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There's lots of strategies for working with puppies who take treats too hard. Here's a couple examples of how to feed a treat without getting teeth on skin, as well as an exercise to work on a softer mouth through licking instead of biting.


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Cathy

So balancing this with impulse control (holding back and being patient and food will come to you), is it using the timing of the marker when he's patiently waiting, then present the food in a way that encourages taking it softly? I know that's probably nit-picking, just trying to make sure I understand the sequence in a way that neither puppy or I are confused, LOL.

DOGGY•U

Hey Cathy! I'm not sure I totally understand the question, but, if you were doing the exercise where I'm feeding from the cup of kibble like in my recent video, I'd mark and then feed in a way that doesn't get me nipped, like horse style. Then seperately I'd work on taking food gently. It's difficult to work on two things at once, so I'd try to break them down into seperate exercises when possible.

Ana

Laura, I’ve been watching the mechanics video because I think my mechanics have somehow been making my dog mouthier with treats. Although I haven’t been aboe to test this well enough yet, I believe the cause is a change from dehydrated pork loin to baked pork loin as treats. Could you please do a specific video on the mechanics for very soft food such as cooked/baked meats, cooked sweet potatoes and veggies? I’ve been using baked pork loin these past few weeks because he is in treatment for gastritis and other GI issues and the vet asked to leave dehydrated food aside for now to let the wall of his stomach heal properly. Having said that, I need to make these mechanics work well enough to continue training normally throughout the treatment since I’m not sure how log it will last (vet cleared him for training already).

DOGGY•U

The pork loin may be super high value causing excessive mouthiness. Feeding in a bowl instead of out of your hand should help. Playing the game I play here where they lick it out of your hand will also help.