A must for dog, pup training or treats. Good for cats too
Today, I got my 7 wk old adodpted pup to the first stage of ringing bell. In preparation to getting him to ring bell when he needs to go out. He was doing fair with it. I have a different brand of chicken jerky. I didn't like it 100%. It is imported and has preservatives. I have doubts because the label puts a daily limit on amount to feed dog. I am of the school that treats are treats. The only real limit is calorie and nutritional intake based on dog. Also the jerky is in strips that are hard to break in small enough portions for my pup. I got these and was impressed with packaging. The amount was broken down into 3 sealed packages. 2 went into freezer. #3 was opened. It smelled so good that I honestly had to stop myself from taking 'just a little taste'! The cats were there sniffing along with the pup. These are the perfect size for a pup (or cat) treat. They are perfect for any dog training. Dogs prefer frequent small treats vs rare large treats. As said earlier, my pup is at stage 1 bell ringing. In theory, I say 'bell', he rings it, I gave a bit of the other chicken jerky treat. After he got a taste of this, he ran to bell. Then proceeded to train me. He rang bell, I give a treat. The only way I stopped him was to put him in his sleeping area. Made me feel kinda guilty. Updated 03Nov2017. The mini bites make pup/dog training so much easier. The key to reward for doing something is immediate reward, praise. The key to reward is for treat to be large enough for a taste but small enough to be eaten in a few chews. My pup is (currently) small. I break the mini bites smaller. In a few short weeks he has learned his name, outside facility usage (now nearly 100%), sit, come, stay (only 5 minutes), kennel (his private area), tub (yes, bath tub for those future baths), paw (not shake, this is for nail trims) and more. I keep a zip lock bag with treats in them at strategic places. The treats came subdivided into 5 or 6 ounce sealed bags. I am liberal with treats. I decrease the frequency as needed. His name,, outside facility usage, sit, tub, and kennel now only get treats a few times a day. Other things or new I treat as indicated. A 5 ounce bag, with me breaking treats smaller as needed, lasts about 8 days. This makes these treats an excellent investment. Since it has been so long since I had a pup, I looked at various on line training videos. The vast majority of trainers gave treats of some sort. One individual gave cooked chicken breast chunks. Well these are far easier for me then cooking and chopping the chicken.
Rating: 5 stars