A lot of puppy parents ask what puppy training treats work best. It all depends on your puppy. Like people they have preferences for certain types of food.
If your puppy has a full belly he probably will not be very motivated to work for food. Usually the best time to work on training is right before mealtime. The best foods to use for training sessions are small and smelly. The treats should be no larger than 1/4 inch in size--smaller than the tip of your pinky finger. If you give larger treats the puppy spends so much time chewing it up that he forgets why he got rewarded in the first place.
Treats that seem to work well are cooked chicken, hot dogs, cheese, and dried liver. Once again, make sure these treats are SMALL. You will be going through a lot of them during a training session and you don't want to overfeed him. You can even use pieces of his kibble as training treats but he may not be very motivated by that. It is usually best to use treats that he wouldn't get any other time.
Over time you may find that puppy loses interest in the treats he used to get. You may want to change the treats up a bit every once a while to keep his attention.
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