Making Dog Rewards worth the effort
Remember that your dog needs rewards if he is to choose to come back to you. Dogs enjoy running around chasing other dogs, playing with a kid, and sniffing around. Make sure that you are prepared with other toys or games as rewards for him. When you teach a dog Come, it is important that he looks in your direction first, when you have achieved this you need to mark his performance with some sort of click, and then give him a reward or snack. Some people may think that this is bribing but actually what you are doing is ensuring that your dog checks with you or asks you before getting what he wants. This game works on most dogs. It is a great idea to use rewards to teach your dog that you are in control and have access to what he wants.
Ideas for dog rewards: Use a range of different rewards and treats to help increase your dog's good behavior and at the same time this will help you in the course of teaching him. Yummy fun treats, like beef jerky, steak, liver, chicken, hot dogs and beef are very enticing or use toy gifts, like Frisbees or stuffed animals etc. Games are a good idea too, like playing fetch and Frisbee, wresting etc. these games will help an active energetic dog to release all that energy and distract him from chasing squirrels, playing with children, running off to jump in the pond, and everything else he likes doing.
