Reggie is luck to have you as his mommy.
Elvis is my first dog so I read up a lot on positive reinforcement training. I admit, I slacked off on Elvis's training for a while. but we're back at it. We are half way done with
obedience training but honestly, I think I know more about it than the trainer. All she does is give Big cookie treats to get them to do something and we have all small dogs in our class. Their little tummies fill up right away & then they just want to play or nap. I told her my boy is very motivated by toys and play so I use that as a training aid rather than food most of the time. She just keeps at it with the big treats. Her methods are okay but I wish she'd use praise & play more than food. I never used food to teach Elvis Lee to go potty outside - tons & tons of praise did the trick. Now he goes to the door & barks....Good Boy !!
Keep up the good work.
If you are interested in reading these few books are great:
"Dog Tricks For Dummies" by Sarah Hodgson. This book has great obedience training info & is better imho than "
Dog Training for Dummies"
for those of us with small furbabies I highly recommend:
"Little Dogs: Training your Pint-Sized Companion" by Deborah Wood. This is a fabulous book which covers all aspects of owning a small dog.
