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Hey guys so today i’m going to do a Little video for you on how to make food Rewards more rewarding for your dog a Lot of dogs they like food but maybe They don’t love food or their drives a Little bit more mediocre for food so i’m Going to show you guys a little trick i Like to use to up the food drive of my Dog i got on my new this is a shameless Plug mcrs Vest this is the vest that have internal Pockets for the magnets is the vest you Always see me wear a training we carry Them in our online store check it out The mcrs best we use it with all our Magnet balls and i like to stuff the Pockets with food and whatever else i Need to carry for training All right guys i’m here with yaxi so Yaxi unlike my other dog gage has a more Medium food drive he likes food but he’s Not gonna die for it okay so how do i Increase his food drive so that i have Enough energy And arousal that i can work and create You know a Nice competition obedience with this dog Because i don’t want a dog who kind of Half-ass does everything and you know Munches the food that’s okay for pet dog Training but for competition training we Want a little more gas in the tank so to Speak well what yaxi does have and what Most competition type or performance
Type or even working type dogs have Is prey drive So here’s How I like to do food delivery for dogs like This instead of just here you go there’s The food right what i like to do Is i like To reward the dog in a dynamic way He gets to chase the food Before he eats the food so i’m opening The prey drive it’s not just here’s the Food pez dispensed into your mouth it’s You get to chase the food plots You see and the act of chasing the food Makes it much higher value Than just The value he gets from consuming the Food Lots So even just moving my hand You see how he pounced on my hand there And took the food right Just the way that you move from slow to Fast Right to slow Right i can create that kind of stop set That stalking behavior And from stocking i can create that Pouncing behavior right so i can utilize The prey drive in my food delivery to Open the docks Dry so sit Wow
Good job So i can create pursuit And then create some Or pray frustration yeah Yes Right and just that okay now i can’t get The food and i’m frustrated okay and Then from that frustration back into the Chase right opening the components of Pre-drive Set And using them In the food delivery Creates a dog Who becomes much more excited to work For the food but Wow Good job right and the way that you do This Will depend on the dog that you’re Working with different things work for Different dogs so exactly what i’m doing With this dog might not Work for your dog but the big thing here Is i create a situation where He’s not just eating He’s chasing and he only gets to eat it When he catches it okay so it’s like Playing with a toy except the reward Isn’t to chew the reward is to eat right Or the roar doesn’t have the toy in his Mouth the reward is to eat Right so again we’re going to open some Frustration here
And you see How he takes the food right a lot more Intensity and now i can start to channel That Into behavior Look at his paw Now when he sits he’s got the prey paw Going right [Applause] There’s no prey right now But Why And i always want to use that Anticipation that pre-anticipation right He said Good and now i can use the food he’s Much more Willing to pursue the food and to track The food so i can use it To create What i’m looking for in the dog’s Behavior in his body right because if he Wasn’t very motivated to go after it he Wouldn’t be very motivated to track it And i wouldn’t be able to lure him Into Desirable Positions That i want him to go in so The other key is short sessions Right i’ve already kind of been at it For too long and the drive is lower Because i’m not really paying attention To the dog right if i was paying
Attention to the dog and we were flowing More he’d be a lot more motivated for The food but I see so many people Do not make this mistake Just giving the dog food Do not make this mistake don’t just give Your dog food here’s your here’s your Stupid hot dog here’s your kibble people Always ask me what food are you giving i Just give the dog his regular kibble It’s rare that i use anything special But i make the delivery so entertaining And enjoyable and dynamic for the dog That he feels like he’s achieved Something more than just filling his Stomach and many people really struggle With that concept i just see so many People here you go eat your food and They like practically force it into the Dog’s mouth and he’s just like whatever Dude right So the key Number one Make your delivery exciting and Interesting make sure the dog works hard To catch it but don’t make it impossible A lot of people overdo it and the dog’s Like okay man i quit like this is too Hard for me the other thing don’t work For long periods of time your session Should be no more than five to ten Minutes okay and finally if your dog Really has very low food drive my
Suggestion is spike the food okay add a Little something extra to the food right So you can still give them his regular Kibble but add a little bit of um you Know some some pieces of hot dog in There so now all of a sudden all the Food smells a little bit more exciting And entertaining for the dog right but Don’t go out of your way everyone’s oh What brand of treats and this it doesn’t Matter it’s how you deliver the food the Vast majority of dogs now there are some You can’t but the vast majority of dogs They’ve got some food drive in there That you can open up if you learn to Optimize your delivery and optimize the Time that you train the dog All right guys i hope this helped check Us out shieldk9.ca we have online Training courses Protection training competition Obedience functional obedience behavior Mod and so much more Also Uh check out our sponsor eric outdoor Usa they’re the people that provide us With these training paths that you Always see me wearing in training thanks For watching i’ll see you guys next time