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Permalink Reply by Juno on June 28, 2012 at 11:23pm

Juno really likes "pet botanic's omega salmon treats" it's really easy to tear into small pieces & it seems healthy..smells really good too(both to the dog and humans) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UUMUOS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?p...
 :D oh...he likes steak too

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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on June 29, 2012 at 1:00am

I use peanut butter in a tupper wear and Frank loved that. Or the canine carryouts. I also make my own "insert type of meat here" jerky. Basically you can use anything (chicken, beef, hotdogs) put your oven on a very low setting (150-200) and let it cook for a few hours. The chicken and hotdog jerky were the highest reward treat.  Frank isn't picky though and will jump through hoops for something as boring as a plain cheerio or a piece of kibble lol. He gets soooooooooo excited when I am asking him to do a trick or some form of obedience that he doesn't care what the reward is, I can even fake treat him with air lol. I really liked the peanut butter for agility and rally though bc I would just use a popscicle stick and dunk it in the peanut butter and that way I never had to bend down super far to treat him like I would if it was an actual treat and when I was using actual treats he would sometimes accidentally bite the tip of my finger and the peanut butter fixed that issue too.

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Permalink Reply by Jane on June 29, 2012 at 9:04am

Zukes, cheese, chicken.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on June 29, 2012 at 9:44am

For me it depends where you are doing the training. In classes I have found that the dry treats take much too long for them to chew and swallow so I use string cheese quartered and cut into tiny pieces or do the same with cheap hot dogs.I also use Bil-Jac liver treats as my dogs love them and they are soft and can be broken in half.

 

At home I love the Bil Jacs,Charlee Bears and samples of good dog food that I have picked up for free

 

.Pieces of leftover steak or chicken work well too. Just cut small and freeze for when you need them.

 

Since the human food is just small amounts I would not worry. Some people actually have carried a can of the cheese spred for crackers in our class also.

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Corkern on June 29, 2012 at 5:54pm

I'm training my puppy Luke and his friend, an 8 month old shih tsu that stays with us during the day.  My older corgi, Leia is a big help too.  I use the Blue Buffalo Lamb and Apple sticks.  They are semi-moist and I can break them into small pieces easily.  They have lots of smell, so everyone wants to obey!  I also use ice chips in a glass.  All three love ice and will do anything for it.  Today I used apples and peanut butter.  It took a while to prepare (like 5 min) compared to the grab and go treats mentioned above, but it worked best of all!  In a pinch, my cat's food is always nearby and I can just grab a few morsels of cat food kibble!  Everyone wants that!  Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by Nora on June 30, 2012 at 7:47am

Ice chip in a glass? Like water-ice with no flavor?

I give my dog ice cue to play in hot summer day, but never thought of giving as a treat!
Hahaha....

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Permalink Reply by Lindsey Corkern on July 2, 2012 at 11:55am

Yep - just regular ice chips!  Also, the peanut butter I use is natural, no salt, no sugar added.  I get it from HEB in TX, but it can be found at Whole Foods and Trader Joes in other states.  Any grocery store that has a health food section.

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Permalink Reply by Lemmy Winks on June 30, 2012 at 9:54am

I use little bits of carrots, green peppers and cooked liver, ... I don't buy dog treats, I find it's cheaper to use whole foods. Lemmy is also 100000x more willing to do what I tell him too ahha

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Permalink Reply by Roger/Laurie on June 30, 2012 at 12:06pm

My boys will do anything for an apple or carrot. But I have to buy the baby carrots in the bag.  If I try to give them a piece of whole carrot they turn up their noses (unless I peel it) I guess the skins don't taste good.  I never thought unpeeled carrots tasted bad.

I am deathly allergic to peanut butter so we don't have it in the house.  Someday they will need to try it.

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