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What can be used as a reward
for your dog doing as you ask?
Here’s a list of 107+ items
to get you started…Only your dog can decide which of these items
he/she really sees as a reward!
Some of these same items
could be a "punishment" for some dogs, so it is important to use
what YOUR dog likes.
(This list is modified
from a list created by Officer Steve White – www.i2iK9.com – who uses
positive reward training for police K-9’s)
Foods:
Hot dogs,
Cheerios,
Capt’
Crunch and other cereals,
Freeze-dried
liver,
Crumbled
ground beef,
Pounce
cat treats,
Bil-Jack
dog food or treats,
Rollover,
Kibbled
dog food,
String
cheese,
Cheese
slices (broken into small bits),
Leftover
steak pieces,
Hard-boiled
eggs (may cause gas),
Sardines
(will cause fish breath),
Trout
pellets,
Rabbit
pellets (the food, not the end result),
Cheetos,
Cheese
Whiz,
Popcorn
(this is a grain in case your dog has grain allergies),
French
fries,
Ice
cubes,
Carrots,
beans and other veggies,
Pineapple,
raspberries and other fruit,
Bread
crust,
Croutons,
Rice
cakes,
Pureed
liver (use a spoon or finger tip),
Canned
cat food (use a spoon or finger tip),
Cooked
pasta (many forms),
Rice
balls,
Peanut
Butter,
Baby
food,
Lunchmeat,
Any meat
(cooked is easier to work with),
Most
leftovers,
Unsalted
crackers,
Dog
treats found in pet stores (what a novel idea)
More
items below the photo
Objects/toys:
Tennis
balls,
Kongs,
Rope
tugs,
Frisbees,
Sticks,
Firewood,
Boat
bumpers,
Buoys,
Bicycle
tires,
Car
tires,
Burlap
sacks,
Puppy
tugs,
Protective
sleeves,
Sweatshirt
or Jacket sleeves (not my 1st choice),
Ring
suits,
Leashes,
Tracking
harnesses (an expensive toy!),
Fire hose
tugs,
Street
hockey balls,
Hockey
pucks,
Soccer
balls,
Basketballs,
Boomer
balls,
Ultra
balls,
Piece of
garden hose,
Five-gallon
buckets,
Carpet
rolls/squares,
Plastic
bag on a rope, fishing rod or lunge whip operated by
you
I’m sure
there are many more and your dog might find his own favorite
objects. Read about using playtime as a treat.
More
items below the photo
Activities:
Fetch,
Get in
the crate (especially if it’s in the car and takes the dog fun
places!),
Get out
of the kennel,
Go into
the house,
Go out of
the house,
Get in
the car,
Go out of
the car,
Eat
dinner,
Fight the
water hose,
Belly
rub,
Back
scratch,
Wrestle,
Play with
other dogs,
Chase the
cats,
Play with
the kids,
Down,
Heeling,
Jumping,
Chase the
laser spot,
Tracking,
Find-it
games,
Building
searching,
Target
stick,
Swimming,
Dope
searching,
Chasing
Squirrels
Agility
Lure
Coursing
Going for
a walk,
Barking,
Digging,
Marking
territory,
Dock
Diving,
Getting
dollar bills and dropping them in a bucket,
Holding a
basket for people to put donations in,
Greeting
people,
Therapy
Visits,
Carting,
weight
pull,
sledding,
Skijoring,
Flyball,
Herding,
Biking,
Cuddling,
and
Praise
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