Treat-based positive reinforcement & training- Upping the Ante???

I’ve been training dogs for a while now.. I use a variety of tools- one of these tools is food rewards. For those of you who use food rewards in addition to the other tools you use to train your dogs:

Do you ever find that you need to “up the ante” so to speak?

Does the dog’s attention ever waver until you have a better, higher value treat?

Do you HAVE to walk around with “rewards” in your pocket?

For obedience training, no. If the dog stops enjoying the treats that I’m using, there is a larger problem and I need to figure out what that is. If their attention wavers, we end with something easy to succeed, and we stop.

My Siberians are not known for their discriminating tastes.

Do I HAVE to walk around with cookies in my pocket? No. Do I usually? Yes. Just ask my washing machine.

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