[Aspen726]

Looking for suggestions on training treats... I have used Zukes for a while but they aren't doing it anymore. Last time I brought them to class, she spit them out

Cheese and hot dogs are her kryptonite - she will do ANYTHING for cheese and hot dogs. I don't want to use those all the time because I don't want them to lose their high value.

I bought THK Quickies to try but they haven't arrived yet. I'd like to have 3 or 4 different ones in rotation so she doesn't get sick of them.

What do you use, my friends?

 

[annageckos]

I use just about anything, Zukes, dehydrated liver( I have other dogs sticking their noses in my pocket for these), beef jerky, dehydrated chicken, cheese, hotdogs, cooked meats(for special training, mostly recall work), liverwurst. That's all I can think of right now.

 

[Aspen726]

I use just about anything, Zukes, dehydrated liver( I have other dogs sticking their noses in my pocket for these), beef jerky, dehydrated chicken, cheese, hotdogs, cooked meats(for special training, mostly recall work), liverwurst. That's all I can think of right now.

Great ideas.

I'm trying to stick with pre-packaged treats for classes. I use the meats and cheeses at home but in class, I don't want my hands all sticky and slimy

 

[Shandula]

You can buy dehydrated lung, liver etc. That's what I used for Levi as a puppy, he loves it. It's totally dry so you can safety keep it in a pocket if you don't have a pouch handy.
The dehydrated liver can give your dog diarrhea if they have a ton though.

I also use cooked meat (very high value/expensive behaviours), Charlee Bears, Zukes (rarely, dogs aren't super crazy), hot dogs, cheese, peanut butter on a spoon...

 

[annageckos]

You can dry meat in the microwave. Cut it up small and then keep checking every minute or so. Dries up into hard little pieces. I do that when I'm being lazy. I also use a dehydrator.

 

[miniaturehorse]

I'll use anything but the main ones are dried liver, dehydrated chicken breast, dry cat food, and Off Leash treats but those are a Canadian brand so I'm not sure how available they'd be for you. I also have other high value gross stuff but i try to stick to the above so my pockets dont end up stinking too bad..

 

[Dawnben]

Looking for suggestions on training treats... I have used Zukes for a while but they aren't doing it anymore. Last time I brought them to class, she spit them out

Cheese and hot dogs are her kryptonite - she will do ANYTHING for cheese and hot dogs. I don't want to use those all the time because I don't want them to lose their high value.

I bought THK Quickies to try but they haven't arrived yet. I'd like to have 3 or 4 different ones in rotation so she doesn't get sick of them.

What do you use, my friends?

pure bites has lots of different meats My dogs do anything for meat.
PureBites® Products For Dogs | Purebites.com

 

[ChessaQ]

Luckily my dogs aren't picky, the only things they don't really like to work for are very dry grainy treats. Chess has IBD, so I can only use her kibble or chicken purebites, and she works great for either.

Echo and Reese will work for just about anything, but I mainly use Zuke's Mini Naturals. They're decently healthy, very small and low cal, and a good price.

 

[Okeedoke22]

Love the Zukes Mini Naturals. So does my pup.

 

[Aspen726]

I loved giving her Zukes but now she won't eat them haha

I ordered Charlee Bears, THK Quickies and Cloud Star Tricky Trainers.

I'm planning on rotating them so she (hopefully) doesn't get sick of them.

 

[Eishun]

Once I took about 10 things which I could use as a treat in the training. Then I made a hitlist which one my dog likes best (we had a funny time ) and then I used them in this way. 5-6 for normal training, around 8 for training which is not so easy and 10 as the highlight for realy hard things.
On the list were things like; cheese, raw meat, crackers, sausage, normal food...

But at the moment I use a special sausage for dogs (without salt), it smells good, it is not as greasy as normal sausage and you dont have crumbs in all your pockets.