It's Me And My Dog

We often tempt our dogs with treats in order to help them learn faster during a training session. But do we always have to reward them with food when we want them to perform a specific act? What happens when we don’t have treats on us? Can a dog trained using food rewards ‘perform’ without food?

Of course it can, if you use food rewards correctly – as a reward and not a bribe. Kang Nee, a certified professional dog trainer with a PhD in Zoology, works with us and the dogs in our shelter. Under her Canine Education programme, she works with our volunteers and helps us train our dogs so they can better adapt to their environment.

Canine Education @ SPCA Life Skill #6: It’s Me and My Dog

See the teamwork between Nee and Kiyo of cheerfuldogs.com as they play the game of life skills together!

http://youtu.be/nQRvFDHlZCM



Training should be fun and enjoyable – and in the end, it’s teamwork. See how Nee and Kiyo fare!

Source: http://youtu.be/nQRvFDHlZCM

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA Singapore) is the first registered animal welfare organisation in Singapore. The two main objectives of SPCA Singapore are: to promote kindness to animals and birds, and to prevent cruelty to animals and birds.

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