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Ant-Sized Treats
No tiny treats for my dogs! How often have you read the following words? “For clicker training you need some tasty treats for your dog. We recommend treats about the size of your pinky fingernail.” If...
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Let the Treat Fit the Feat
I am taking Susan Friedman’s Living and Learning with Animals professional online course. Woo hoo! It is incredible. My brain is so happy with all the new stuff I am feeding it. And the sense of...
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Safety Behaviors: Down at a Distance and Recalls
These behaviors may save a dog’s life someday. Today I practiced two of our three main safety behaviors: coming when called, and dropping and staying at a distance. We left Zen, the third, for another...
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There is Hope: One Trainer’s Journey from Liverwurst to Kibble
Recently on a dog training Yahoo group, a trainer wrote about needing to use hot dogs and lunch meat to train her dog. She was dismayed that her dog wouldn’t work for kibble. She asked the group if she...
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Level 1 Breakfast
Those who have read for a while know that I use Sue Ailsby’s Training Levels to structure my training. For you new folks: go check them out! They are a great resource if you are training your dog on...
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Dog Faming: Zen on the Move
Pictures of dogs exhibiting self-control while covered with or surrounded by cookies, dog biscuits, or hot dogs are popular ways people Fame their dogs. You can see plenty of them on the Dog Faming...
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How to Give Your Dog a Pill: Several Methods
Zani mainlining spray cheese Emergency Method: If you are currently in a struggle trying to administer a pill to a reluctant dog, try the multiple meatball method. The other techniques in this blog are...
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How I Count Out Training Treats for Three Dogs
Train us or just feed us! When questioned about possible weight problems from training with food, we R+ trainers always say something like, “No problem! Just subtract the training calories from your...
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“Respect” Is SO Last Year
Shhh, don’t tell anyone!! I don’t know for sure, but I kind of think my dogs don’t “respect” me. But that’s OK. Dogs probably don’t do “respect” anyway. It’s a human concept, and it depends on human...
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Level 1 Breakfast
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The Secret to Quick Non-Crumbly Homemade Dog Treats
The secret is to use tapioca flour. If you can wing it in the kitchen, read no farther. You’re on your way. This is not usually a recipe blog, but it is definitely a concept blog. The concept here is...
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The Secret to Filling a Food Tube
Yummy goodness for dogs. Recipes below. A food tube (aka squeeze tube) is a vehicle for delivering soft, tasty food straight into your dog’s mouth. Food tubes are great for general dog training...
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Flavors: Ideas for Ultra High Value Treats
Spaghetti Bolognese as a training treat? Is that even possible? See below! OK, I’m going to break the ultimate taboo here and talk about giving so-called “people food” to dogs. 1)Nutritionist Linda...
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Tricks for Frozen Dog Treats
I am all about efficiency. You could also say I’m lazy. Also, my freezer is usually stuffed full. So rather than freeze whole filled food toys for three dogs, I use several gadgets that let me freeze...
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No More Cutting! Making 500 Non-Crumbly Dog Treats From a Mold
Best dog treat hack ever! Here’s how to make batches of more than 500 small treats at a time without having to cut them up. Buy a silicone cooking mat for low-fat cooking. One brand available by mail...
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Peanut Butter Dog Treats With No Sticking! Another Silicone Pan Recipe
Sorry I’m not filling my pans as neatly as I did before! That part got old. I posted in January about making hundreds of small treats at a time in a silicone pan. I had no idea how lucky I was that I...
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How to Give Your Dog a Pill: Several Methods
Zani mainlining spray cheese Emergency Method: If you are currently in a struggle trying to administer a pill to a reluctant dog, try the multiple meatball method. The other techniques in this blog are...
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How I Count Out Training Treats for Three Dogs
Train us or just feed us! When questioned about possible weight problems from training with food, we R+ trainers always say something like, “No problem! Just subtract the training calories from your...
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“Respect” Is SO Last Year
Shhh, don’t tell anyone!! I don’t know for sure, but I kind of think my dogs don’t “respect” me. But that’s OK. Dogs probably don’t do “respect” anyway. It’s a human concept, and it depends on human...
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The Secret to Quick Non-Crumbly Homemade Dog Treats
The secret is to use tapioca flour.1)A reader has let me know that tapioca flour and tapioca starch are the same thing, and the latter is much cheaper. It can be found in most Asian markets and other...
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