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It’s a lot easier to find tasty, healthy treats for our dogs than for ourselves!

by Nancy Kerns

Rearranging the treats I was photographing for this article, I decided to spell a word. The decision to spell out the word “love” was not a conscious one, but it was automatic.

Treats are love, as long as you buy healthy products and feed them to your dog in moderation, preferably as a reward for good behavior. Why not train your dog while just hanging out and having fun with him? That’s the best time to do it!

To our dogs, food is love – and security, affirmation, and reinforcement. When we give our dogs what trainers refer to as “high-value” treats – foods that are especially sweet, meaty, or pungent – our message gets through to them especially loud and clear. Behaviorists are highly appreciative of the ability of food treats to “classically condition” a dog to tolerate, and then even enjoy, environmental stimuli that he previously found frightening or threatening. …

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