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In the final stage of lure-reward training, you can eliminate the need for any external rewards at all. At this point, your praise and the fun nature of training should be more than enough to motivate your dog.

Shakti the Shiloh Shepherd female dog performs 26 tricks for Novice Trick Dog Title. Shakti was awarded the Novice Trick Dog Title by the Trick Dog Trainers Association and Kyra Sundance. Part 1 of Shakti's Trick Movies.

In order to fully eliminate the need for food as a reward you can use a toy, a game, or an activity.

Even after you’ve stopped using food as a lure it is valuable to continue using food as a reward, but it is important to be selective and reward only your dog’s best responses.

The easiest way to begin training your dog is by using food as a lure. But you don’t want the dog to listen to you only when you have a treat, so the first step is to phase out food lures.

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