Some dogs don’t just like their favorite toy — their reward system lights up when they play with it. That dopamine hit is why toys can be such powerful training rewards for certain dogs. When it comes to training, the three primary ways I reward are: • Food • Verbal + physical praise (voice, touch, connection) • Toy rewards Not all dogs are motivated the same way. Some have a much higher toy drive than others, and while toy drive can be built, certain breeds naturally lean into it more — Labs especially tend to have strong toy motivation. For my crew: 🔴 Padfoot’s favorite toy = the red Kong Frisbee ⭕ Ginny & Arly’s favorite toy = the rubber rings ⚽ Griz’s favorite toy = a ball The goal isn’t to force one reward — it’s to use what your dog finds most rewarding to make training extra fun! 👇 Your turn: What’s your dog’s favorite toy, and will they work for it? 🐾

Walking around a store and she’s giving me alerts and yes my heart rate was at 125 I wasn’t able to record that she’s does get a little distracted here cause of a toy but all in all she did good

Here sh is at a school event I count lift the camera up cause of privacy cause there under age but you can see she in a sit begin really good she only did one sniff but was immediately corrected all in all she was a lady

Post pics and videos of your holiday potatoes 🥔🐶🎄 Griz and Ollie potatoes 👇

Sorry I haven’t been on here in while I’ve had a ton of things going on lately but here a proud moment she’s has been doing so good on her alerts here a small clip of her sniffing then alerts she’s such a good girl