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Date Posted: 05:55:51 06/01/03 Sun
Author: Ann M R
Subject: Food in Traininig
In reply to: David 's message, "Re: What is "Freedom Ring?"" on 04:21:13 06/01/03 Sun

David wrote:

>Food is a great motivator, but you may find it a
>problem later on when you have to introduce the food
>refusal exercise and, of course, there is loose food
>on the field at the higher levels.

Hi David,

I used to think the same thing, but I have spoken to a lot of folks with years of experience that use food (i.e. Schh tracking) yet also have their dog trained for food refusal as a poison proofing measure so they won't get poisoned while on the job. They all claim that the dog comprehends it is a diffent excercise or situation.

This is a subject that really interests me as the breed I ultimately love is the Rottweiler. (The Malmonster I work now is actually a Rottie in a Mal body!!! But I digress.....) I am convinced that if you take a good working rottweiler, given rewards of food and challenge of a fight, you can get them to do anything. I want to get a Rott pup to raise for Schutzhund and maybe also do MR with it. I will most likely use foood and Kongs as rewards, but as I say, it is something I am still learning about.

Playing the Devil's advocate, couldn't the same argument be made for "toy/object" rewards? If for example, I use a tug or tennis ball for the jump placement, would that give him the idea he can now go and grab whatever distractions are out there? This is a problem I am having now with my Mal that needs to be broken if he is going to do MR. He wants to grab anything lying around on the field, and this will definitely cause problems later in MR.

BTW, I am just tossing these ideas out for discussion, as I really don't know the correct answers.

See you at the Empire Trial,
Ann R.

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