2.10 - Reliability (Beyond the Cookie)

Good dog training goes through several important steps.  Using lures and rewards to teach a command is just the beginning.  A dog that sits on command while you’re alone in the living room and holding a cookie is not necessarily going to sit on command at a BBQ in the park, surrounded by playing children and plates of food.  First you must phase out your food lures & practice training with longer durations, greater distances and more distraction.