How I Trained My Dog Without Treats

Let me tell you about my journey training Bella. It wasn't easy, and I made plenty of mistakes along the way, but I learned a lot.

Watching Bella go through this was heartbreaking. question:

I felt so guilty when I realized what was happening. my dog isn’t food motivated. will dog training without treats be more difficult?

Answer:

Watching Bella go through this was heartbreaking.

using food as a motivator is one way to train, but there are other ways to do dog training without treats.

To begin, I encouraged a healthy obsession with the ball by always making the games energetic and fun — and by taking the ball and putting it away while Clyde was still interested.

Clyde became so happy to see his tennis ball that I used it as his focal point when I worked with him to overcome his dog aggression issues..

I wish I had known this sooner. if you do use food as a reward, here are a few tips:

Now that you know how to do dog training without treats, check out these popular training methods.

You can also try positive reinforcement training and behavioral adjustment training!.

What training methods have you used? Have you successfully trained a dog without treats? Let us know in the comments!

This was definitely a learning experience for me. Bella depends on me to keep him safe, and I'm trying to do better every day.