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Rabu, 18 Mei 2016

Dog Training Treat Recipes

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Tuna Treats
2 x 60z can of tuna in olive oil, DO NOT DRAIN
2 Eggs
1-1 ½ cups of flour (16- tablespoons)
2 Cloves Garlic/ or 2 tsps garlic puree. (optional)

Method
Mash the tuna in oil to remove any big lumps.  Put into a food pressure or liquidiser and blend adding a few drops of water if necessary to liquefy completely. Pour into a bowl and add eggs, flour and garlic. Mix well. The mixture should resemble a cake mix. Spread into a greased tin. Bake in an oven 200 , gas Mark 4 for 15 minutes. The edges should pull away from the tin when ready. Allow to cool and then cut into small pieces. Bag up in small quantities and then freeze until required.

Tuna Treats
2 x 60z can of tuna in water, DO NOT DRAIN
2 Eggs
1-11/2 cups of plain flour (16- tablespoons)
Garlic (optional)
Mash the tuna in water to remove any big lumps.

Method
Put into a liquidiser and blend adding a few drops of water if necessary to liquefy completely. Pour into a bowl and add eggs, flour and garlic. Mix well. The mixture should resemble a cake mix. Spread into a greased tin, lined with foil. Bake in an oven 350 degrees; gas Mark 4 for 45 minutes. The edges should pull away from the tin when ready. Allow to cool, remove foil and then cut into small pieces. Bag up in small quantities and then freeze until required.

Liver Cake
1 pound of ox liver, cut into small chunks
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups of plain flour (16-tablespoons)
Garlic
Follow the method below

Method
Put into a liquidiser and blend adding a few drops of water if necessary to liquefy completely. Pour into a bowl and add eggs, flour and garlic. Mix well. The mixture should resemble a cake mix. Spread into a greased tin, lined with foil. Bake in an oven 350 degrees; gas Mark 4 for 45 minutes. The edges should pull away from the tin when ready. Allow to cool, remove foil and then cut into small pieces. Bag up in small quantities and then freeze until required.

Liver Cake Mark Two

1 pot frozen chicken livers - defrosted (find chicken easier than lamb as they dont break the liquidizer!)
lots of garlic (about three cloves)
plain flour - white or wholemeal
1 v large egg or 2 large/medium ones

1. Bung chicken livers and all the blood into liquidizer and blitz, add chopped garlic and blitz a bit more, add egg and give another mix.
2. Pour glutinous mess into mixing bowl
3. Add plain flour bit at a time and mix with plastic spatula until the mixture starts to come away from the sides of the bowl - quite a thick mixture. Plastic spatula does not absorb the garlic like wooden spoon.
4. Dollop into tupperware/microwaveable container - mine are about 5" or 6" square and about 3" deep. Cover very lightly with lid or cling with holes in and microwave for about 4 mins. Time will vary according to your m/wave/size of eggs/thickness of mixture etc so trial and error until you get used to it. It usually rises up above the rim of the container but then shrinks back down as it cools.
5. Cool and cut into chunks - I cut mine into 6 pieces and put the lid on and bunged it in the freezer, then I can take out a chunk when I need it.

Liver Cake Mark Three

1 lb Liver [preferably Lambs]
1 lb Flaked oats
1 Eggs
2 Cloves Garlic/ or 2 tsps garlic puree. (optional)

Put all the ingredients into a blender until the mixture is smooth, Pour into greased 12-inch square baking tin and place in the oven [Gas Mark 4] for around 30-40 minutes. Leave to cool and cut into bite size pieces. (1/4-inch Square) It can be frozen into individual bags [enough for a couple of weeks of training]

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Rabu, 13 April 2016

Isnt it time to look at how we treat our dogs

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Okay folks, heads up! This Ventura dog trainer says its time we look at "treats" and rewarding our dogs in a new way. Ive been doing this myself for quite awhile now, and Id love for you to join me in this new way of thinking. 

I think we, as humans, are programmed to look at the word "treat" as that something extra we "earn" doing something thats considered "difficult" for us. Maybe something mentally challenging like studying for an exam, and passing with flying colors, "Hey I deserve a treat tonight." Or little Johnny getting an "A" so he gets a piece of cake. Maybe something physically challenging like training and competing in a triathlon...to celebrate, athletes will take themselves out for a nice meal...or ice-cream! Or parents will take their kids for pizza after a game. We earn it, we deserve it... If we dont do something extra special we dont get it... 

Okay, thats fine for ourselves, but what about our pet dogs? Most people end up giving their dogs their meals out of a bowl without asking them to do much of anything besides "sit" before its placed on the floor... big deal. Then I get training calls about needing help with being quiet in the yard, jumping up to greet people, walking poorly on leash... Well geez, why not use your dogs meal and give them pieces of it whenever theyre doing something you want? This way your dog is "earning" it, but youre training at the same time...getting more "bang for your bowl" so to speak. 

Ive been taking Poncho out a lot, all over town, teaching him to run next to me while on leash. I seem to be the only one using "treats"... but what Im actually using is his meal. Sure Im using higher value stuff because I want the behavior badly, so Im going to use something more motivating...at least for now. Once he "gets it" and is trained, Ill be able to use less and less... or something lower value. 


Im not looking at it as "rewards", Im looking at it as his meal, his daily sustenance, and when were running I look at it as his personal "aid station". I mean come on! When Im running a race there are aid stations every mile! Water, electrolyte drinks, oranges, energy gels, bananas, protein bars, and much more.... a lot of non-food items too - just to make everyone happy and as comfortable as they can be. So why cant I be Ponchos "aid station"? His kibble, turkey, and roast beef are equivalent to my energy gels and protein bars? 

So the next time you pack your own lunch, your own snack, your kids snacks, or pass through the burger drive-through or a Starbucks, remember to pack snackies for your dog too... then use them to reward those behaviors you want! 

BTW, this ice-cream moment was because Ponchos dad happened to be eating an ice-cream and Poncho ignored the mail truck driving by...thats a huge "win" in my book! Bonus! 

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