Where should you deliver a treat? The (easily forgotten) importance of treat placement during training
Summary: <p>If you want to get the best work out of employees, do you send them on a scavenger hunt each week when it's time for them to get paid, or do you put the money directly into their bank account? When it comes to dog training, it's equally important to think about where you're delivering "payment." Annie suggests where you might want to put a treat, depending on the circumstances, why this is an important thing to think about, and talks about how she once witnessed a dog training miracle that involved nothing but a paper plate.</p> <p>Are you in NYC? Apply to School Yard, our members-only off leash service, at <a href="http://schoolforthedogs.com/application%20" target="_blank">http://schoolforthedogs.com/application </a></p> <p>Learn more about all our services at <a href="http://schoolforthedogs.com/services%20" target="_blank">http://schoolforthedogs.com/services </a></p> <p>Have a dog training question? Annie will try to answer it during next week's Q and A! Ask away at <a href="http://anniegrossman.com/ask">http://anniegrossman.com/ask</a></p> <p>---<br> Partial Transcript:</p> <p>Annie:</p> <p>I wanted to give a quick update on the friend I spoke to during last week’s episode. Right after we talked, she text messaged me: “Thank you for having this conversation with me tonight. I’m so clueless. I feel so comforted after our talk. Can’t wait to try the <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/products/flirt-poles">Flirt Pole</a>, and I bought some bully sticks already. We’ll get lots of toys and I will do everything you said.”</p> <p>And then the next morning she wrote me, “I literally just made a maze on the ground with his food this morning. And he was so happy. I should’ve called you when my kid was struggling in school and was quote unquote bored. He really was bored, and we fixed it by packing his schedule with activities.”</p> <p>And then about a month passed. And I didn’t hear from her. And I had sent her access to a couple of our <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/online-courses">on demand courses</a>. But I could see she hadn’t logged in. And I thought, you know, maybe she did decide to go the shock collar route, or maybe they decided to re-home the dog.</p> <p>So anyway, I texted her to check in and she wrote, “Hi, I was just thinking of how grateful I am for your help today. We had a playdate with a Coonhound. Much better. I did what you recommended with the intro to drop it by throwing hotdog pieces at him that helped a lot. Mike,” that’s her husband, “occasionally works with him in the field.” He does skeet shooting? Or I don’t know what you call it. Something with guns. [laughs] “Mike occasionally works with him in the field but has the shock collar on vibrate just to get his attention to come back. He’s having lots of play dates with my mom’s dogs.”</p> <p>So that was really nice to hear. And I’m glad she and the pup and the family are doing well. Tangentially related, if you are in the New York City area and you were trying to figure out how to get some good play time in for your dog, which was one thing that she and I spoke about last week, do make sure to check out a School for the Dogs’ web page, where we have information about our off-leash sessions.<br> </p> <p>Full Transcript at <a href="https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/podcasts/episode-172-where-should-you-deliver-a-treat-the-easily-forgotten-importance-of-treat-placement-during-training/">SchoolfortheDogs.com/Podcast</a></p>
