Not Food Motivated? Are You Sure?- Training Tip Tuesday

A dog may not take treats for a variety of reasons:
-You've got crummy treats! Up the ante with something really delicious
-They're satiated because they nibble on food all day long
-They're stressed/anxious/over threshold
-They're not capable of doing what you want in that environment for that reinforcer yet
-Something else is currently more reinforcing than food
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[@nunyah9118]

See i partially agree i have to dogs one is only motivated by any thing that inst kibble so ppl food cat food if i were to offer and dog treats, where as my other dog is motivated by just kibble so i think it all depends on how you raise them up the first dog was raised eating ppl food forever and whatever she wanted while the other never had a bit of it until he reached about 6 months old and now still rarely ever gets any.

[@attapuptraining]

What they get on a regular basis can definitely affect their training. I was working with a dog that was fed premium food on a daily basis. So, it took some trial-and-error to figure out what would work as his training treats. MOST of the time when parents say "not food motivated," they haven't tried amazing treats. It's been stuff the dog considered boring. I know a cat that gets premium food daily and considers kibble to be a treat!
It can also depend on the surrounding location or the requested behavior. Many dogs I see wouldn't care about kibble outside of the home.

[@bastrma4670]

My dog won't eat outside home ever. How should I train him in that case?

[@attapuptraining]

I just saw this.... I would venture to guess the world outside of your home is either too exciting or possibly anxiety-inducing. I would suggest doing it gradually and make sure the treats are amazing. This means starting in your house and then moving to something a bit more distracting like your garage. From there you add in the next distracting location which might be a back porch, then the yard, eventually working your way around to the front of the house. You only advance when your dog is able to really focus in the location where you currently are.