[NAGDU] NAGDU Digest, Vol 169, Issue 18

[Peter Wolf]

This is a self-trainer’s answer.  We have two working dogs in our family.  Metukah (guide and balance) by her nature, responded well to treats.  But it is rare that once working that we use them at all, only for “touch ups”.  Kira (mobility) didn’t need treats.  This means that it was up to us to discern our dogs’ individual personalities, and work in the way that worked optimally for each of them.  

Cheers,
Peter
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> Hello all, 
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> I figure there are folks here who would know the answer to this question. I know many of the schools use positive training methods and rely heavily on treats as part of training. I am wondering if various schools use treats more or less than others. I seem to have it in my head that the Seeing Eye uses treats only for target training, and uses more verbal and physical praise for general work/training. Is that true? Just curious. 
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> Jean
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> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 20:47:06 -0500
> From: Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
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> Hi, 
> Yes, The Seeing Eye uses treats when targeting a specific object or behavior. The rest is a praise-based method, unless specifically instructed on a case-by-case basis. 
> Aleeha Dudley  
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> Hello all, 
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> I figure there are folks here who would know the answer to this question. I know many of the schools use positive training methods and rely heavily on treats as part of training. I am wondering if various schools use treats more or less than others. I seem to have it in my head that the Seeing Eye uses treats only for target training, and uses more verbal and physical praise for general work/training. Is that true? Just curious. 
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> Thanks. 
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> Jean
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