First relies you 1488 rudder failed of commitment that sciences The system starts with food and not toys. The reason we start with food is that high drive dogs can't focus the presence of a toy. They go into a zone where they can't think. This doesn't happen with food. we set the foundation of markers with food and once that's done we introduce the dog to the work for to rewards. The first training step is called It can be done anywhere, your kitchen, your basement, or your back yard. The goal of is to teach the dog to associate hearing YES with knowing he is going to get a high value reward. When we start charge the training the dog does not have to do anything to get marked. We simply say YES or click the clicker and give the dog a food treat. He doesn't have to sit, he doesn't have to come to us, he doesn't have to d anything. We just say YES and feed the dog, YES and feed the dog, YES and feed the dog. New trainers need to understand that the only dog training going on during CHARGE THE is to make the dog realize that saying YES means handler is going to give me a really good food treat. There are handler responsibilities CHARGING THE It is important that the word YES is never said at the same instant you move your arm to reach for the food treat. For this program to work there must be short time lapse time between saying the word YES and moving the arm to produce the food reward. You know your dog is getting it when you say YES and the dog looks at you like HEY, GIVE ME THAT TREAT!!! Most dogs pick up the concept of a the first training session. If you go out and say YES to a dog 30 to 50 times a row he is going to connect the dots. Use Pieces of High Value Treats What are they? The first goal for the handler marker training is to figure out what their dog considers a high value food reward. Different dogs have different ideas of what treats they like the best. To get the most out of marker training handlers need to determine what trips their dogs trigger. I guarantee you that going to Wal-Mart and buying a bag of biscuits is not going to cut it. There are a couple of important points about treats. Treats should be large enough to motivate your dog to want another one and small enough that the dog does not take minutes to eat. I used to say that 2 or 3 treats should fit on a quarter. I have since learned that there is such as to small of a training treat for some dogs. If a dog eats a treat quickly that it seems like he is inhaling the food and he then loses focus and checks out then the handler want to increase the size of the food treat. other words a slightly larger treat be a high value for that dog to result him staying focused for a longer period of time. This is graphically demonstrated DVD on THE POWER OF TRAINING DOGS WITH FOOD. The concept of using treats is not to feed the dog but rather to offer a reward that has a high enough value that it keeps the dog engaged. When treats are large they slow down the training because we have to wait for the dogs to chew them up we need to reduce the size or change the treat. I also have a classic example of this DVD on food. The best treats are soft and 't break up into pieces that fall on the floor. When the handler picks a reward that the dog loves it stay engaged. This leaves the dog wanting more his drive stays high. You can the size I cut the venison steak above and below. These pieces are very small treats. This is where to start the training and then if you need to modify the size for your specific dog. We sell a lot of all-natural dog treats here at Leerburg. and more companies have become aware of the fact that people want quality treats for their dogs. our case if our dogs 't like them we 't sell them. I like the Soft Training Treats and the Zuke's Mini Natural treats. They both come different flavors, they are soft and they are the right size for our dogs. Trainers want to take the time to establish and prioritize a list of dog treats that their dogs really You find that your dog becomes too distracted by the highest value treat. Some dogs can lose focus and they can't think. If that happens you need to drop down to a lesser value treat training. When you move your training into area where there are a lot of distractions you can go back to the highest value treat because the distractions offset one another. This is example of how trainers need to constantly think about what they are doing their work and be willing to adjust