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BALLS & TOYS
Back in my early days of training, when I was training marine mammals, I learned a very important thing about rewards. You want to use as many as you can. The more variation in rewards, the more interesting training becomes for the animal. Another thing that you learn as a marine mammal trainer is to try to stay as unpredictable as you can.
If you have a dog that likes balls and toys, you're in luck because now you have something else to offer your dog besides treats. This will offer more varitation and really get your dog even motivated into thinking what type of treat, ball, or toy he might recieve.
BALLS
I think that balls are great to use as rewards because many dogs like to simply play a game of "fetch". That game is an excellent type of reward, and will always continue to strengthen your bond and your relationship.
There a wide variety of balls that you can use but one of the most common and cheapest are used tennis balls.
Remember that when you are using the game of "fetch" as a reward, it is a game all about the dog and what makes him happy. Don't try to start training the dog to do anything with the ball. If he wants to drop it, that's great. If he wants to chew it for a few seconds that's OK too. Whatever the dog likes is a reward. One thing that I do like to do when I am playing "fetch" with a dog that has a very high prey drive (really likes toys) is let him chew on the ball a bit before I take it from him.
TOYS
For a dog with a high prey drive, toys are great rewards too. Obviously there are many to choose from. One of the most basic is a simple rag the dog likes to pull on and tear. Remember that it's all about the dog and making sure he feels good. Some high prey driven dogs like tearing things.
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