If
you are an experienced dog owner then you may know and
understand the principle of positive reinforcement. It is
used throughout training to ensure that your dog is rewarded
for correct behaviour and can really help to achieve any
number of things. For example, it can be used to stop your
dogs chronic barking. One essential tool if you choose to do
so is the treat.
Treats are fantastic tools for capturing your dog’s
attention, especially when trying to stop your dogs chronic
barking. In terms of the principle of positive
reinforcement, treats should be used to reward your dog for
being quiet for a period of time. If he or she barks then no
treat should be given but if your dog is quiet or a few
seconds then he or she should be rewarded accordingly. In
conjunction with training your dog to be quiet for
increasingly longer periods of time, the treat can work
wonders for you and enable you to stop your dogs chronic
barking without acknowledging bad behaviour.
It
is important to use treats only during training times to
begin with and then spontaneously a little later on to
ensure that he or she gets the message to stop your dogs
chronic barking. Make sure that they are used initially with
training to encourage concentration and ensure that your dog
understands why he or she is being rewarded.
