Treats as rewards
Hi there,
Great question. You've done really well teaching Buster to perform tricks on command, now what you need to do is gradually increase the interval that he receives treats for doing them. If you continue on with rewarding everytime, then the reward loses its effect and as you've found, you lose the dog's interest in doing what you ask.
It works similarly to how slot machines work in people. You keep playing in the hope that you'll win and thats what you want your puppy to be doing - sitting when you ask in hope that this'll be the time he gets a treat. So start rewarding every second time he performs whats you ask, then every 3rd, until you can only occasionally reward with a food treat.
Good luck,
Kate
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