Poppy Dop! Using a remote-controlled treat dispenser to teach a positive interruptor, and more
Summary: <p>Annie has always loved using the <a href="http://Schoolforthedogs.com/TT">Treat & Train</a>, a bare-bones, battery-operated remote-controlled treat dispenser, but she has found it particularly useful for her current situation: Being busy and also largely pregnant in a city apartment with a toddler and a rambunctious adolescent dog. She describes how she has turned the word "Dop" into a tertiary conditioned reinforcer that, with the help of the Treat & Train, she uses to get her dog Poppy to stop jumping, leave her daughter alone, and more. </p> <p>Through the end of June, get 10% off your purchase of a Treat and Train using code TREAT21 at <a href="//Schoolforthedogs.com/TT">http://Schoolforthedogs.com/TT</a></p> <p>Also get 10% off the <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/diggs">Revol crate and all of Diggs' products </a>using code DIGGS21 at <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/diggs">https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/diggs</a></p> <p>Like this episode? Please make sure to rate and review School For The Dogs Podcast on <a href="http://schoolforthedogs.com/listen">iTunes</a>!</p> <p>---<br> Partial Transcript:</p> <p>Annie:</p> <p>So a couple of weeks ago, <a href="https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/podcasts/episode-152-10-products-that-new-dog-owners-need-and-probably-dont-know-about/">in the episode I did about products that I think new dog owners can really benefit from</a>, I mentioned that one of my favorite gadgets, probably my number one favorite dog training gadget, is the Treat and Train, which is a remote controlled treat dispenser that works on a radio frequency. There’s four different channels. It’s been around I think for about 20 years. I’ve been using it for about 10 years, and I’m always finding new fun ways to use it in training.</p> <p>It’s interesting cause it’s really, it’s not very slick looking. It doesn’t operate on Bluetooth. There are not a million options to it. There’s no camera, there’s no speaker. It’s a pretty bare bones gadget as far as dog gadgets go these days, but it is a workhorse. I have many Treat and Trains and they tend to last a really long time. They’re just battery operated. We use them at School for the Dogs, too.</p> <p>And anyway, since getting Poppy, I’ve been using it a lot, for a couple of reasons. One is simply that I’ve been pregnant the whole time we’ve had her. And I got pretty big pretty quickly. And I normally like to sit on the ground when I’m training. It’s just sort of how I’m most comfortable. And I’ve really had a hard time with my massive belly being able to sit on the ground these last few months.</p> <p>So it’s been sort of more comfortable for me to train her with a remote control, requires less movement overall from me. And I just fill the Treat and Train with dry food. I usually put in like her regular dry kibble. And then some like I mix some hard treats in with it.<a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/search?q=tricky+crunchy"> I like to use the tricky trainers, crunchy treats</a> or tiny pieces of <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/products/lamb-lung">lamb lung</a> or <a href="https://storeforthedogs.com/collections/crumps-naturals/products/crumps-naturals-mini-trainers-beef-liver-grain-free-freeze-dried-dog-treats">crumps naturals</a>, which makes what they call mini trainers, which are these very small bits of beef liver.</p> <p><br> Full Transcript at <a href="https://www.schoolforthedogs.com/podcasts/episode-156-poppy-dop-using-a-remote-controlled-treat-dispenser-to-teach-a-positive-interruptor-and-more/">SchoolfortheDogs.com/Podcast</a></p>
