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I'm curious to what you guys have figured out as your dogs highest value treats are. I have Aayla in classes but only takes treats 60% of the time. The rest of the time she spits them out. This is the only place she does not take them, on our walks and hikes she takes them almost 95% of the time. While at our class she still listens, though while a little distracted. She gets all excited for the marker and then takes the treat, only to spit it out on the ground.
The things that have worked the best:
Her own kibble
Freeze Dried Raw
Freeze Dried meat (sojos)
Even with those she will spit out about half way through our night. I always make sure she hasn't eaten before class, I have a variety of different treats in my treat bag that I give out.
Things she was not crazy about:
Zukes Minis
'Real Meat' Jerky
Plato Small Bites (actually I have tried about everything from Plato)
Cut up boar's hearts
Things that cause major stomach upset:
Cheese
Hot Dogs
I'm debating trying to cook some chicken or ground beef or something. (She does get raw but I don't want to be handling raw in a treat bag) It gets frustrating at training when I have a pup that is only 1/2 interested. She listens because that is what I've taught her but I can tell she isn't as enthused about it, I want her to be thrilled.
I've started working on tug for reward, cause when she looses food interest sometimes that works but that is only 50/50.
The things that have worked the best:
Her own kibble
Freeze Dried Raw
Freeze Dried meat (sojos)
Even with those she will spit out about half way through our night. I always make sure she hasn't eaten before class, I have a variety of different treats in my treat bag that I give out.
Things she was not crazy about:
Zukes Minis
'Real Meat' Jerky
Plato Small Bites (actually I have tried about everything from Plato)
Cut up boar's hearts
Things that cause major stomach upset:
Cheese
Hot Dogs
I'm debating trying to cook some chicken or ground beef or something. (She does get raw but I don't want to be handling raw in a treat bag) It gets frustrating at training when I have a pup that is only 1/2 interested. She listens because that is what I've taught her but I can tell she isn't as enthused about it, I want her to be thrilled.
I've started working on tug for reward, cause when she looses food interest sometimes that works but that is only 50/50.