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By: Wild Dingo

Wild Dingo — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:14:41 +0000

oh i hear people say dogs are not food motivated all the time. the problem is they aren’t doing 2 things: 1. either not feeding the dog before training (the dog should be hungry) or 2. not finding the right food. if not going for the typical zukes or training treats, i have two words for that person: Oscar Mayer. I have a hard time believing a dog would refuse hot dogs, steak, tri tip, real chicken breast. shoot, i’ve used cheerios! i think it’s fine to train with a toy but can be too distracting. food is better…
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By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:53:52 +0000

@Wild Dingo I'm just having trouble getting my mind around the idea that there might be non food motivated dogs out there! (I have two Lab mix mutts who live for treats!)

By: Wild Dingo

Wild Dingo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:11:38 +0000

OM Dogs…don’t get me started on this. i have an old article in july 2008 called “frack the flexi”… but it isn’t so much about that as it is getting Loki to do his job of heeling. and ya, a flexi isn’t going to do it. besides, they’re heavy and cumbersome. and if the idea is to prevent pulling … the dog runs to the end anyway and pulls. i find them dangerous too. i personally like 6 foot (or 4 foot if for other training purposes) leather. Nylon can be painful if you are dealing with a difficult dog. Leather if you can afford them are great and strong. I also use a 6″ tab for agility training so i can grab a “leash” handle if needed to but the dog is safe from a long leash getting caught on the equipment.

the more new fangled dog equipment gets the worse dog behavior gets. gentle leaders are also not a great way to train a dog. I have a lot of trainers recommend them, but I personally find them dangerous for the dog’s cervical spine. i would not want to force my dogs nose in any direction via a harness or ‘force’. (using food to lure a dog under his nose is better than a gentle leader!)

then there’s the regular harnesses and no-pull harnesses. which i admit to using when i first go loki, because i just could not handle his strength on leash. of course it did NOTHING to train him.

a flat buckle collar, a 6 foot leash and some small bites of food are all you need to start training. Other “equipment” i also like is the prong (controversial, i know0 and the e-collar (not regularly though). for non food motivated dogs, a favorite toy is an option, but only a toy he doesn’t get to play with 24/7. If i only had 3 things i could use, i would use prong, 6 foot leash and a handful of AMAZING food (over a toy).
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