Alison Broadbent

HI Kate,

Thanks for this site. I've been uncomfortable w/ the idea of treats as the
motivator for all the training. Maybe it's my own food issues but it never
felt right. I wonder if there could be some other motivator that would work.

I remember when Gus was just a pup and I was trying to get him to shake
hands. He would just stare at me. Then one day I broke open the treats and
what do you know, up came the paw. It was as though he had gotten a call
from the Dog Union and they told him to hold out for the treats. They were
supposed to get paid big time for performing such un-dog like things. I
don't think I'll ever train a dog to do those things again. But the safety
stuff is so important.

Alison