Comments on: Is it true that some treats work better than others when training a dog?

By: somethingelse

somethingelse — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

Sure, dogs have food preferences. One of my dogs will do anything for peanuts or peanut butter in a Kong; the other one can take it or leave it. The other one loves cheese.
The best ones I’ve found are cut up wieners.
Pieces of cheese.
Begging strips (I break it into smaller pieces) they have a strong smell that gets the dogs attention.
If I’m doing allot of training I just use the dry dog food that I would give the dog as her breakfast. I measure out what she would get into a plastic bag or the pouch I clip on my waist that is made for dog training and use that.
I’ve even used cold pizza.
I think my older dog would do cartwheels for strips of meat.

By: GSD Owner

GSD Owner — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

Yep. Why? Because meat/tripe/cheese smells so much better and tastes so much better than biscuits do.

When a dog knows you have a nice piece of ham in your hand they are willing to do more for you than they would if you were holding a generic dog biscuit.

Congrats on the progress!

By: Marie13

Marie13 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

The best treats are meat or cheese no fillers. Cut up a chicken breast into tiny pieces and put a sprinkle of garlic on it your dog will go nuts.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

I use cut up hot dogs, cheap and effective.

By: T

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

Im sure it does…its much more tasty! I give my puppy small soft and chewy treats. Those work better than biscuits. They have more flavor (at least I think…I havent tried them myself lol).

Boil a chicken breast (one per week). Shread it with a fork. Keep a bowl in the refrigorator and treat him with tiny strips for going outside.

I used chicken with my puppy too and he loooooved it. It worked very well.

By: Chihuahua Meme

Chihuahua Meme — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

The gal that trains on the TV show out of England called "It’s me or the dog" uses chicken. We use Hollywood Stars Liver Treats that you can get at Walmart. They go nuts over them and my husband has trained 8 dogs to go leash free on our farm. They stink to me like liver but they have a lot of protien and I can’t see any junk so I prefer them over some. Meat is hard to keep fresh.

By: dovereleaser

dovereleaser — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

OOOOOOOOO yes. Don’t WE all have favorite foods? What’s yer poison? Um, gimme a Bil Jac liver treat with a little cheese on the side!

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

Absolutely! Just be sure to reserve that specific type of treat that is working so well for training.

Good luck and congrats.

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

YES! I gave my dog Milk Bones and they didn’t work and then I gave him some other kind my neighbor makes and they work like a charm!

By: N AO

N AO — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 12:50:58 +0000

a dog does not have discriminating taste. Think about it dogs like garbage and kitty and other dog poop. Are those the tastebuds of a discriminating dog? A dog will eat anything and he will do anything for a treat. We think it is better and we transpose our feelings onto the dogs