The eBark: Rockingham Dog Club Issue 3 April 2016 | Page 18

Also, understand that you are a
reward as well; you responding
happily to something your dog
has done will work better than a
treat, and have the added effect
of upping your “celebrity quotient.”

By all means, initiate new behaviours with treats. But once
Fido learns the behaviour, replace treats with praise, play,
toy interludes, or whatever else
he likes.
Remember that unpredictable treat rewards work to
sharpen an behaviour, while
frequent, expected rewards
slow performance and focus.

(Our Instructors may have mentioned
some of these, especially in the higher
classes, good advice….Ed.)

Have a look at the words below,
someone was very clever in juggling
the letters around or had too much
time on their hands?!!
A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE

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