Once they are trained with treats, then the verbal love is good with occassional treats! As mentioned from other repliers, a clicker can be used too. I'll tell you something-in less than 2 days, he knows to sit on command and whenever I try something new (like bring him outside) and he is frightened, I give him a treat for being so brave and that helps him relax a bit.
Joan --- In [email protected], "charlierom2003" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not to be judgemental, but something about training dogs to be > obedient thru giving them food always rubbed me the wrong way. Now I > know that for many species, this kind of "food if you do what I want" > routine is the only way to get co-operation. Cats, squirrels, and > birds seem to need this "payoff", and I don't mind working that way > with them. I've got a couple of the squirrels in my yard so they will > come, sit, and back up a step on command, using the food routine. But > the magic of dogs is that they WANT to please you, it is part of their > makeup. For 25 years now all my dogs have been extremely obedient, > all can be trusted off-leash even here in New York City, and I have > never had to give them food to get their cooperation and obedience. > For me paying them off to be my good dog would take much of the joy > out of our relationship. It would be kind of like paying a woman to > keep company with me; I know it can be done, and in those > circumstances I guess I'll get what I want, but its not really what > I'm looking for. > > Just my personal opinion, I know it may not be for everyone. > > --- In [email protected], Stefanie Brannan <stef481@> wrote: > > > > I used a couple of good books: Getting Started: Clicker Training > for Dogs by Karen Pryor and Clicking with Your Dog by Peggy Tillman > are both good books and easy to follow. Also, lots of puppy and basic > obedience classes offer clicker training. > > > > Stef > > > > dasha48 <dasha48@> wrote: > > Did you use a book to guide you? I want to do this but > really don't know which book to choose. > > > > Sheila > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stefanie Brannan > > Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:07 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: not eating treats > > > > > > > > You can get a clicker at Petsmart or Petco. There are also > lots of books on clicker training. It's easy and is all about > positive reinforcement. The clicker sound is used to "mark" the > behavior (ex. sit, down, ect.) that you want. The idia is to "click" > the second they sit (or whatever you are training them to do) and then > give them a treat reward. My Australian Shepherd is 2 years old and > knows about 20 tricks! He learned them all with clicker training. I > just got my little Chi puppy but I plan on training her that way too. > > > > Stef > > ,___ > > > > --------------------------------- > > Now that's room service! Choose from over 150,000 hotels > > in 45,000 destinations on Yahoo! Travel to find your fit. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a PS3 game guru. > > Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at > Yahoo! Games. > > > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
