My name is Bailey. I am six years old and in my years I have tasted a lot of dog treats, some good, some not so much. I thought I would share my expertise on this subject with you.
My parents Jason & Cindy are always trying to find me healthy dog treats that I like. They found out that going down the dog treats isle is like going down the snack isle of the grocery store, some dog treats are like junk food and some are like healthy snacks. Once they find ones that will keep me in shape, I test them out and let them know how I like them.
I will rate all of these Dog Treats on a 1-5 Paws rating with one being the lowest (yuck!) and 5 being the highest (yum!). I hope you like this site. Please feel free to let me know what Dog Treats you like too!
Dog treats for training. Trust me when I say that Bailey’s preferred method of training is by the use of dog treats! We have successfully used dog treats for training Bailey to do her tricks. I have tried the clicker method and the dog treat method of training and I have found that a dog will try really hard to learn when you have a tasty treat in hand.
How can you use dog treats for training your dog? When you are trying to train a dog to do a new trick, or just to sit or stay, patience and dog treats go a long way toward succeeding and having fun with your dog. What you need to do is to state a clear command and make sure that you always use the same command. For example: to a dog “Sit” and “Sit Down” are two different things, so you should pick one and stick to it. Once your dog makes small effort to do what you want reward them with a small treat or piece of a treat. Repeat this process rewarding your dog with a treat each time he makes progress in doing what you are trying to train him to do.
Dog Treats can also be effective for training your dog to break a bad habits. Recently Bailey started getting into a bad habit of pulling away from me on the leash when I would try to get her closer as a car approached. This was a habit that needed to be broken quickly. To train her to break this habit I had a few options, I could have gotten a training collar which would inflict a bit of pain when she would pull. Instead, I chose to use dog treats for training. I started by rewarding her for coming quickly when I would say “Come” when there were no distractions. After a week or so of this she was coming much more quickly. Then I started using dog treats to reward her when she would come when there were distractions. Now she happily comes quickly when I call her close even when there are distractions and she would have ignored me in the past. Chock one up for using dog treats for training! And as I mentioned, Bailey fully endorses this method!
Here is a great video about how to find out what treat will be the best to train your dog with.
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Bailey’s Review
Well I must say mom and dad have done a good job of coming up with tasty dog treats. I really like these dog treats and will do all of my best tricks to get my paws on them. However mom and dad prefer that I stick to the Pet Botanics treats because [...]
Bailey’s Review
These have been my favorite since I was little. I can chew on this for an hour working my way down to that delicious chicken jerky that is hidden inside. Then once I have finished about half of it I like to spend another hour looking for a good place to hide [...]
