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As my mother is a dog trainer too she told me yesterday that one lady that she put through a ring runout used food with her dog but didn’t know how to use it correctly. And what this lady used is dry kibble and the dog paid more attention to mum than its trainer.

Particularly when the dog knew that my mum had meat which it thought was more appetizing than what its owner had. Also if people are going to use food they also have to find out how to use it by experimenting and observing how other trainers use it. And then they should judge for themselves whether the way the people they observe methods are effective or not.

And another way to find out how to use food is by watching dvd’s and reading books but if people find it hard to watch television or read books on dog training then I say that the next best thing is to observe how other dog trainers train. Also if a trainer uses food it doesn’t just teach dogs to sit, drop, stand, stay, and come when called but it can also influence dogs behaviour in other ways.

Also some people learn how to use food through clicker training. And clicker training is about waiting for the dog to do the behaviour naturally by themselves and then click it when they do it without putting a cue word on the behaviour as the dog’s trainer should just click to begin with whenever the dog does what their trainer is trying to teach.

And then after the dog catches on and does this clicked behaviour more often then the cue word is added. Also some people that train dogs don’t always use just use one type of food to reinforce their dog. As they might switch from using cooked sausage, to cooked lamb, or cooked chicken. They might even use a bit of cheese every now or then. Or play games with their dogs such as fetching games, or games that entices the dog to use its nose. Praise is also very important in dog training.