in this episode I'll explain why I don't
suggest training dogs with treats or
food
today I'll explain why I don't suggest
using treats or food to train dogs and
at the end of the video I will also
expose a secret that is going to change
the way you look at dog training if you
like content like this please make sure
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started if you look back at history you
realize that dogs were bred for some
form of work they were bred to help us
in our lives they were working dogs they
were bred for a specific reason for
example that Doberman was bred to
protect the taxman it was for protection
whether it was for protection or
guarding for herding for hunting
alarming us pulling or carrying they
were designed and bred to work for us
therefore the dogs and the human had a
different form of connection they had a
different form of bond it was called
working but in those days people didn't
train their dogs nobody went to training
school what they did they lived and work
together they bonded naturally dogs were
also considered pet dogs back then were
fed after they were also dogs were fed
what the family ate back then that
didn't get fed for sitting or staying
they were fed because they had worked
that day they had helped the dog owner
that day and because they were part of
the family they were family pets dogs
didn't get trained they were just shown
what they were supposed to do and if
they were capable of doing what the dog
owner was asking it to do they were kept
as another family member
dogs went to work with the dog owner ate
played rested and did the work among the
dogs in the neighborhood
among the animals
The domesticated animals in the in the forms
dogs didn't get in fight with another
dog
so the concept of dog training kind of
started in a late 50s early 60s in the
second Industrial revolution this was
when people started moving to live in
urban settings in the cities and that's
why people started to get busy with life
and living in the city so their dogs
became unemployed now the dogs who were
working dogs had become unemployed dogs
so basically your dog is an unemployed
retired dog so humans had to figure
out how to deal with these dogs
behavioral issues because dogs now they
didn't work anymore so they were
developing new form of behaviors new
behaviors that the dog owners were not
familiar with so professionals started
to do some studies and they started
studying wolves in captivity now we know
that all those studies were wrong not
right and they were not accurate the
result of those studies that had been
done on captive wolves has developed the
idea of dog training using the dominance
or alpha or force training dog training
some others started training dogs
with treats because of Ivan Pavlov or
Pavlovian effect his study and idea was
to prove completely something else but
people took it as dog training system so
they started using that system for dog
training using treat so now let's start
exploring the training dogs with treats
and why I don't suggest training dogs
with treats or food think about it what are
you doing when you're giving treats or
food to your dog just think about it for
a second would you say you are feeding
your dog? treat training is basically
feeding a dog eating food or treats
for a dog or an animal
has a different meaning food is
very important for dogs and as a
matter of fact for any living creature we all
need to eat without food we can survive
we all give the food a tremendous
importance some give a lot of importance
some other give not much
importance when it comes to food or what
they eat dogs are the same they give
importance to food it doesn't mean that
they are food motivated every living
creature is food motivated when you
involve food or treats to train a dog
dogs get confused they take it but they
don't understand why they are given food
or being fed ask yourself would you like
me to tease you with a burger in my hand
how do you feel when you watch a burger
commercial on TV don't you salivate
don't you want to have it right away how
would you feel if I was holding a piece
of juicy burger in my hand and I was
explaining my dog training program to
you would you pay attention to the
burger or the program that I'm
explaining that's what every dog goes
through every time you treat train a dog
it just annoys them it just distracts
them it just makes them salivate and
think about food not think about what
you're trying to teach or what you are
trying to build as a relationship you can't
win a relationship or bond or build a communication
between you and your dog by winning
their stomach you have to win their mind
I'm not against using treats or giving
treats to a dog giving treats to a dog has
its own time and a place
I just don't suggest you to give
treat because your dog did something
that you asked like sitting or staying you
can give treats like I give treats to my
dogs when they're just behaving properly
just for nothing no reason maybe just
because they are just calmly lying
down or staying I give them a treat not
because they did something that I asked
if you provide your dog what it needs
your dog will give you what you want so
the answer is basically by understanding
what your dog needs are and providing
those needs to your dog and your dog
will give you what you want which is
results and respect to you and others
and many things your dog will give you
what you want I'll have more videos about
this topic in future but for now that's
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have fun with your dog
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