Teffy

Hello,

I was wondering which pocket you place your treats in when training for obedience. I have been told to keep them in my right but I am not coordinated enough to juggle this, I've also heard that the right pocket encourages the dog to forge and go slanted. What are your experiences with this?

If any of my non-dog sport friends read this thread they'd , they would commit me I swear.

bigpoodleperson

I Much prefer a nice treat pouch instead!! I hate nasty pockets!

Teffy

Treat pouches are discouraged in class, and as much as I'd like to use them...uncoordinated me has flipped the damned pouch upside down one too many times. I hate nasty pockets too. After washing, I find the crusties still in there or a smell.

Off topic story, one time on a date I was thinking "boy, he smells fishy...he didn't shower before meeting up with me...what a turn off...eww he smells" O-M-G...it was ME AND MY DAMNED TREATS crustied up from a wash and heating up because I was nervous. :P

Beach girl

That's hysterical! So, did you date the guy again??

Why does your class discourage the treat pouches? My agility instructor encourages them. Further, she encourages TWO of them, because in agility, sometimes we run the dogs on the left, sometimes on the right, and she wants us to treat from the side we want the dog to be on.

For training in the backyard, I often have the treats in a plastic sandwich bag. I just take out two or three itty-bitty treats to have in my hand. Right or left varies depending on what I'm training.

fjm

Both - that way they are always the right side! I don't have a problem with anything left in my pockets - Sophy pulls them out and cleans them very thoroughly every night.

Olie

Pretty embarrasing date story

I am planning to do both sides when I dont use the treat pouch. I have to use hotdogs because your not allowed crumbs on the field. I do not want to put hot dogs in my pockets! But it will be a small price to get the results is how I must look at it.

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debjen

Generally treats are in the left pocket and toy in the right pocket..I swear the wet spot on the pants is from the chicken in the pocket..*G*

CharismaticMillie

I use a canvas treat belt/apron thing that ties around my waist. It was given to me for free where I train and I find this much more effective than pockets. Pockets have never really worked for me. The treat apron is especially useful now that we are working on formal heeling and I basically put her meals in a baggie, drop the baggie into the apron and feed her dinner to her as treats while she heels.

When I am walking down the street or in my neighborhood sometimes I use a plastic baggie instead of the apron so I don't look so dorky.

Beach girl

Could you post a picture of that treat belt/apron thingie? Do you know where they are sold?

CharismaticMillie

Well, great! I literally just searched my entire house and cannot find it. What the heck! I used it on Tuesday!

Oh well..I just did some googling and found these on the web.

Police K9 Military K9 Working Dog Equipment - Closeout Items - scroll down towards the bottom
Wide selection of White Dog merchandise printed with our Westie logo. - scroll down.