It's an old argument. The carrot or the stick? Is using food to train our dogs "cheating" or is it the most effective way to teach our dogs? There's an easy way to find out for yourself.
Head desk head desk. This particular issue drives me bug nuts. ONLY humans empower food with these weird malign things. Dogs do not have a warped relationship with food. We do and we project it onto them and their training.
Head desk head desk. This particular issue drives me bug nuts. ONLY humans empower food with these weird malign things. Dogs do not have a warped relationship with food. We do and we project it onto them and their training.
The only time I never used food was in herding. The sheep were reward enough!
And, very small treats are just as tempting to a dog as a large one if one is worried about too many calories.