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What is it like to train a dog without
treats? Difficult I guess, but what is more difficult? Spending money on
these little incentives for the next fifteen years. Here is the math: $5
per week for treats, multiplied by 52 weeks equals the small sum of $260
per year. Over the course of the dog's life, a person may spend up to
$4160 and you can multiply that by two for the other dog in the family. A
whopping $8320 spent just on bribing your dog.
So why all the hype in the use of treat training, and why are the majority
of trainers and people promoting the use of treats? The answer is simple.
It is the easy route and usually produces fast results. We want quick
results but forget about long-term benefits. Training a dog with food
incentives does not teach them a new behavior. The results are a
sort of false positive and the pattern of a bribe for good behavior
sets up the animal for inevitable failure.
Treat Training
- Cruises counter and tables
- Steals food
- Takes food from children, or other
'easy target'
- Jumps up at people
- Promotes food related aggression
- Promotes dog to an alpha status
- Many times owner becomes co-dependant
on the treat for control
- Encourages negotiations between dog
and owner - no respect
- Canada has one of the highest obesity
rates in dogs around the world
- You get to spend more money
Training dogs without the use of treats
may take more time at the beginning, but you will achieve true positive
results. Treat-less training has fifteen years of proven success. You
get to build a special bond that last's a lifetime, and this bond is
enveloped with respect. Dogs are pack animals. By nature they want to lead
and they can be masters of manipulation. Here's what you should expect
from your dog.
No Treats
- Respect is earned
- Cruising counters are minimal or
non-existent
- Does not promote dog jumping up on
children, or other 'easy targets'
- Minimal or non-existence in begging
behavior
- Minimizes stealing food
- Does not promote food related
aggression
- Promotes a healthy weight not
encouraging obesity
- Builds a healthy bond of respect
- Appreciates the treat when given as a
dessert
- Saves you money
In my 15 years studying and working with
dogs, I have found that most owners have been to, on average, three (3)
trainers - yet minimal change is made in the dog's behavior. Upon
introducing the dog to treat-less training and educating the animal about
its position in the domestic pack, respect is learned and behaviors are
changed. When the hierarchy within the house has been established with
positive training, the battle for control is over; now the owners can
enjoy the companionship of man's best friend.
It is our responsibility to educate our dogs, knowing that we will get a
reliable result anytime we need to issue a command. Whether it saves the
sandwich sitting on the edge of the counter, or saves the dog walking on
the edge of the road, all actions of the dog are our
responsibility.
Creator of the Dog Day Care phenomenon, Brad Pattison has trained dogs in
packs and individual, and opened the first learning institution to certify
trainers/educators to work with dogs without using any bribing
techniques.
Contact Brad Today for more information, or Register
Now to begin your training.
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