To clarify - I meant anything really, not just food! For example, when Dell sees a cat the thing she wants most is to be allowed to PLAY with the cat. (She LOVES cats! We have one and she and Dell play endlessly together!) Food, toys, praise.... mean nothing. If she "acts up" we walk away....

[quote user="pheryn"]Ahh! All these things are getting me excited just because I know her potential! [/quote] Yes, it's exciting isn't it! My dog is highly treat motivated, so much so that I often refrain from offering them because they are too distracting or excite her too much. Sometimes...

[quote user="Lee Charles Kelley"] Too many owners and trainers ignore this, thinking if the dog is producing physical behaviors on command, they've been successful. (I've also heard a lot of clicker trainers complain privately that their dogs have developed food-related misbehaviors...