Puppy treats....how much is too much?

Question

I have been reading a lot about training and everything I read says you should reward him with a treat, but if you add all the things up that you are supposed to reward for that could be 100 or more treats per day. Anything else really effective besides treats. I don't mind giving him the treats if I knew it was healthy, but I have a hard time believing its ok to do this.

Answer 1

What most people don't realize is that one normal sized milkbone to a dog is like us eating a big mac...Some people give their dogs 5, 6, 7 or even more treats a day, so thats like us going to McDonalds 5, 6, 7 or more times a day... Healthy treats for dogs include (but are not limited too): Carrots, ice cubes, watermellon, most salad veggies but NO ONIONS, most if not all fruits EXCEPT grapes, do not feed those two things, and of course stay away from all chocolates. My dogs will do anything for carrots, ice, and watermellon above anything else!

Answer 2

I have been trying to train my pup since I got him last week. He loves the puppy treats but I only give him a half of one when he is does what he is told. I also praise him a lot, say when he goes to the bathroom outside or on a piddle pad. He likes this too. I would alternate between each one. You can always break the treats in half. I also give him some dog food as a treat when we first started. Good luck.

Answer 3

Treats should make up no more than 10% of what the dog eats per day.
If you get training bits you can break them up into even smaller pieces. Or you can buy that natural balance dog food that comes in a package like sausage, it is soft and you can give him a tiny bit for each reward. You can even use some pieces from your dogs regular meals.

Answer 4

A reward should be a small morsel (not an entire treat or chunk) when you are training. Just enough to keep the pup's attention that you require him/her to do something to get another morsel. You need to become a human Pez machine (remember Pez... hehehe). "Sit"..."good sit" and reward with a morsel.

If you have to wait for them to chew it up before you move onto another task, it's too big. Cut it back to small pieces. After your 15 minute training sessions, yes, an entire treat or 2 is fine, kind of like a "Jackpot" for doing a great job.

Answer 5

the directions on the puppy treat box i have says up to 5 a day. What I do is just break the treats and give her a piece to reward her, not the whole thing.
you'll definately know you're giving her too much when she isn't interested in her food.

Answer 6

That depends what kind of dog you have and what treats. If you have a small dog (20lbs. or under) and you have biscut treets then about 2-3 a day...if you have chewey treets such as chicken only 2. If you have a medium dog (between 20 and 40 lbs.) 3-5 if you have biscuts. If using chewey treets 3-4.
if you have a big dog like me (over 40 lbs.) with the biscuts you can go from 5-10 but if they are chewey treets only 5-7 and remember...that is each day!
Hope it helps
Domie<33

Answer 7

break up the treats into a LOT of pieces. put them into a zip lock bag and smash them.. offer TINY pieces, that is what they do in dog shows... this way, you are not "overfeeding" the animal....

once your dog learns how to sit, stay or whatever you are teaching him, you don't have to give him treats constantly. praise works well after a dog has learned to obey you.

i hope things work out well for you! take care and all the best with your puppy!

Answer 8

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Answer 9

ok treats u should only feed him 2 or 3 a day because after awile they will get fat and unhealthy u could give him the good boy in a baby voice (for some reason that always works) anyway thatll pretty much do it

Answer 10

Just give him a little bit treats and some bones