"Treat Motivated" Dogs - What Does This REALLY Mean?

About this episode

This episode explores the meaning of 'Treat Motivated' in dogs and discusses the implications of focusing on treat motivation in training.

Welcome! First off! I apologize for the dead air space, I am using a different recording platform that apparently does not like my taste in music :-) And, as you cat lovers can relate to, I had to attend to my cat's needs. :-) This episode explores the term "Treat Motivated" referencing common scientific studies to determine what this really means and if the focus on treat motivation means the study is missing some very important information about our dogs! Secondly, I use t...

People in this episode

Host: Billie Groom

Topics covered

• dog training
• treat motivation
• animal behavior
• scientific studies
• pet care

Keywords

• treat motivated
• dog training
• animal behavior
• pet training
• scientific studies

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