What Treats to Use
These days, many people use treats in training. Using food as a reward
can be a powerful tool, but it can also cause problems. If the treats are
too rich, your dog can develop an upset stomach. Feed too many, and
you could be on your way to an overweight dog.
A safe way to use food as treats is to measure your dog’s daily
allowance of kibble in the morning and dip into that for training treats.
This way you can give your dog a food reward for a job well done while
not worrying about causing any problems.
When training, you want to work away from giving a food reward
every time. Sometimes you will want your dog to sit but you won’t
have any food. So start gradually replacing the treat with praise. Once
your dog has learned a command, give the treat every other time,
then every third time.
