How do I correct bad behavior?

• spiritdogs Posted : 4/27/2006 6:36:07 AM I'm not sure how much of her listening so well is because of the treats she is getting, but I've been trying to praise with both treats and hugs/pets.   Who cares how much she does is because of treats (*rewards*)?  You go to work every day for a paycheck, right?  The key is really in the reward, but it doesn't always need to be food, and, in fact, can be anything the dog wants.  Example: Wanna go out? "Sit"  Dog sits, so gets to go out (going out is the reward - no food necessary).  When you do use food, once she is doing as you ask fairly reliably, switch to using the food only occasionally, and use praise, toys, or other stuff (like getting to go out, or for a ride) in between times. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sandy Posted : 4/27/2006 11:49:02 AM Example: Wanna go out? "Sit" Dog sits, so gets to go out (going out is the reward - no food necessary). ORIGINAL: spiritdogs I guess I wasn't really thinking about the "action" being the reward.  I have been giving out extra treats, but I've also been using the hugs/pets.  I don't want her to think that she will get a treat "every" time I ask her to do something and she complies!  Thanks for pointing that out to me. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sandy Posted : 4/27/2006 11:49:50 AM Sorry - I obviously didn't know what I was doing when I tried to use the quote! 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login