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Train Your Dog To Refuse Food. |
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Joyce Barker |
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This may sound like an odd thing to train your dog but, in
actuality it is an essential training perquisite. This training
method will help you train a dog to take food only on command.
The reasons for this discipline are intended to protect the dog
and those around him by preventing a dog from snatching food
i.e. from a child's hand and to stop the dog from stealing food
for example of tables etc.
Always try to end the session on a successfully. Remember to
spend at least 5 minutes at the end of the session playing with
your puppy. This will help re-enforce positive association to
the training.
Equipment
Treats such as Barker & Barker Liver Treats
Perquisites Understand his name
Step One
Have lots of treats available and your dog close by, you can do
this activity by either sitting or standing. If you hold a treat
near to your dog they should move to take the treat. If the
puppy goes to snatch pull the treat away and use a keyword like
No! or Ah, Ah, Ah!. Offer the food if the dog gently touches
your hand with its nose. Re-enforce the good behavior with a
positive word i.e. Good! Never be negative or punish the dog.
* Have lots of treats available for the activity * Sit or stand
near your puppy * Use a keyword for inappropriate snatching *
Use a treat and re-enforce with a positive word for good
behavior * Never be negative and punish the dog
Step Two
As the behavior begins to shape in step one start to delay the
interval of treat giving. As in step one a gentle touch on your
hand with the dogs nose is rewarded with a treat and the
positive word. Snatching is not encouraged, the treat is refused
and the corrective keyword is used i.e. No! or Ah, Ah, Ah is
used to suppress the inappropriate behavior.
* Delay the interval of giving treats * Wait until the puppy
touches your hand with its nose * Use a keyword for
inappropriate snatching * Use a treat and re-enforce with a
positive word for good behavior * Never be negative and punish
the dog
Step Three
Once the dog has developed behavior of not snatching try the
open hand method. Fill the palm of your hand with treats and sit
or stand with the treats available for your puppy to take the
treats. If the puppy lunges, jumps or snatches at the treats
close your palm and move your hand back. Use the keyword you
have chosen to correct behavior i.e. No! If the puppy begins to
offer behavior i.e. sitting, laying down etc. give the puppy a
treat and praise the dog. If there are problems with the puppy
consistently lunging or snatching return to step one.
* Fill your hand with treats and present you open palm to the
puppy * Close hand for lunging or snatching, remember to use
your corrective keyword i.e. No! * If the puppy offers behavior
i.e. sitting or lying down, give a treat and plenty of praise *
If the puppy is consistently snatching and lunging return to
step 1
Step Four
Present food to the puppy with the hand pointed as if giving a
treat. Only give a treat if the dog offers behavior like sitting
or going into a down.
Step Five
The next stage of the plan is to teach the puppy to refuse food
while on a lead. Place some treats on the floor, do not let the
dog eat the treat. When the dog goes for the treat use the
command word. Only use the command word when the dog actually
tries to go for the food. When the puppy starts offering
behavior instead of going for the food give the dog a treat and
plenty of praise re-enforce the behavior with your positive
command word.
Step Six
Follow the same procedure for step 5 except this time walk past
the food with the puppy on a lead. Make sure the dog is kept
under control, the puppy must not eat the treat if an attempt to
pull towards the food is made. When an attempt is made use the
corrective command word.
Step Seven
The next step is to attempt food refusal with the puppy off the
lead. Put some treats on the floor but, be prepared to cover the
treats quickly with your hand or a tumbler. If the dog attempts
to go for the treats offer the corrective command word and
quickly cover the food. When the dog begins to offer behavior
reward with a treat and give lots of praise.
Step Eight
Get a third party to offer the puppy food. If necessary refer to
steps one and two. Stay close to the puppy and have a third
party offer food. If the puppy tries to take food be prepared to
use the corrective command word.
Step Nine
Continue to practice with the puppy to make sure the behavior is
being shaped. As the puppy grows up introduce different foods
and people to offer the puppy food. Refer back to step eight if
you are experiencing problems.
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