What Dog treats are the best for dog training?

Question

I have a 7 month shih tzu who is really smart but not obedient , i have trained him to do all the basic things like housebreak ect. but i want to teach him some tricks . Everytime i play fecth with him , he refuses to give up the ball . I would like to know some recommendations on doggy treats , i have gone to Petsmart and spent quite a bit on some brands that he has no interest in them . What are some doggy treats that my puppy will more likely love ?

Answer 1

A tiny, tiny piece of cheese.

Answer 2

The best treat? Praise from you.

Next best: Charlee Bear Dog Treats with Liver all natural--3 calories per treat. They are really small, a little bigger than an 'M&M'. (and real handy to stuff in your pocket just in case you are working on off-leash training or outside training and need an extra bit of incentive to make you appear more desirable than that squirrel they're chomping at the bit to go after.....)

Might help you further to know I worked with a shih tzu who, at 5, decided he would NOT go potty unless he got a walk first....I usually don't use treats--- but being the stubborn, independent breed that they are...had to resort to them in this case. He loved them (except the ones w/cheese, gave him the runs).

I really love these dogs, their facial expressions seem to look like they have the 'wisdom of the ages' within them. Sometimes called him 'Buddha Dog'...It's that or when you want them to come to you for a belly rub, they calmly look at you as though to say, "EXCUSE YOU? YOU want ME to come all the way over THERE? Are you SERIOUS? That would simply take too much of my time, I am quite comfortable staring at you here. How about YOU come to ME? In the end, I could really care less anyway...." Oh, well, enjoy him. He will never be boring, I can assure you of that! Woof.

Answer 3

1. Not all dogs view food as a reward. Sometimes you can change this.

2. Do some reading on NILIF (nothing in life is free)

3. No free feeding. In fact *I* would make the dog earn every bit of food it eats (see #2).

4. I use a variety of treats.. usually a DIFFERENT brand of premium kibble for low value treats or a premium brand of catfood and tiny miniscule bits of leftovers or cheese or apple for higher value treats.

I do NOT buy doggie treats... partially because I'm frugal.. partially because MOST of them are just not very good for dogs.

Answer 4

Johanne's Liver Treats

1 lb. beef liver
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup cornmeal
2 eggs
Puree liver in food processor. Add eggs, whole wheat flour and cornmeal. Grease cookie sheet and pour mixture onto cookie sheet. Bake in 350 oven for 20 minutes, flipping over halfway through baking. Cut into desired sized squares.

I usually place 1/2 of this recipe in a tupperware and keep in the fridge. The other half I freeze.......these freeze well.

These have worked for me
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Answer 5

right that's an incredible coaching cope with: purchase any variety of warm canines that are on sale. minimize them lengthwise X 2 and then cube the quarters. unfold them out on quite a few sheets of paper towel and placed them interior the microwave on a heavy glass plate and nuke them for 10 minutes. whilst cool placed them in a plastic field. no might desire to refrigerate by way of fact they are going to be dried out like jerky and that i'm specific your dogs will bypass via them long until now they might ever smash!!! (notice: This works with liver, too!) And the better area is the fragrance keeps to be on your hand ...

Answer 6

we use tiny pieces of hot dog, cheese, and those bil jac liver treats. I cut everything up into pieces about the size of my finger nail even for my 120 lb mastiff. You want it to be a quick little reward for doing the task, not a 1/2 hour long chewy break.

Answer 7

Can I say something? We trained my 6yo chow chow Dexter to behave much better in just 2 days. nuthin 2 it. My secret system is the Dog discipline magic system that I found with google.

Answer 8

I like to give my dog something he rarely gets at home.. I cut up hotdogs into tiny pieces and use those as training treats or bits of cheese cut up really small...

Answer 9

Get a seperate bag of soft treats in liver, chicken, beef, salmon and lamb or turkey flavors. find out which one he likes and continue to train with it.

Answer 10

I found that any human food worked the best. The best thing for my dogs where hotdog or bacon bits.