[NAGDU] Treats

[Sherry Gomes]

I buy a brand of treats called wet nose. I get them from amazon. They have maybe four ingredients, human grade organic. Definitely not greasy or crumbly. They have small one that I use for training type treats, and ones that are the size of small cookies, that I use as a snack for Petunia. She likes the pumpkin banana variety, but they come in carrot, apple, and several other flavors.



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Subject: [NAGDU] Treats

'Been following the treat talk. Folks seem to have some pretty strong opinions about treats.

Claire Rose was trained at GDF almost 4 years ago, where they use treats for targeting and behavior. I carry a pouch on my belt and treat about three or four times per week for particularly good or complex responses. 
When I trained her to find traffic buttons, I figured it would take several tries at different corners using a clicker and treats Three tries at one corner and she generalized to all other corners, no need to follow-up. She seems to get a kick out of finding them.  'Same thing with trash cans for poop. She likes complex morel than simple. In fact, she gets bored and distracts for smells on repetitive walks. Very occasionally, if she is acting really ditzy, I'll use up three or four to keep her attention and get her focused, along with push ups and time-outs.

I make our own treats. Pumpkin puree, eggs, peanut butter, a little bit of cinnamon, flour, and a tiny bit of salt. They aren't sticky, or greasy, and they don't smell. I roll out the dough, cut them so they are about three quarters of an inch long and about half an inch in diameter, and then bake them. They have a nice crunch and are not messy.

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*David in Clearwater, FL*
*david at bakerinet.com*
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