We spend a lot of time training. I have a lot of fun working with the dogs and I think it’s a great way to bond. Hopefully, the fluffies will be ready to test for their Canine Good Citizen title soon.
Training a pyr is much different than training most other breeds of dogs. The Great Pyrenees was bred to work independently. They have amazing instincts that help them guard sheep without any help from humans. These instincts make obedience training extremely difficult.
I can almost hear the question “why?” when I ask Mauja for a sit. She’s not going to perform a task simply because I asked her to like most breeds. She needs a reason or to simply be in the mood. Usually, I have to give her a reason. Same goes for Atka.
Thankfully, a good treat usually does the trick.
I love treats that are already in bite size pieces (although the fluffies would argue that these are much smaller than bite size). We have bags of training treats around the house because if I don’t switch it up frequently, they’ll stop caring about the treat. Our cabinets are filled with different meat flavored treats, but we really needed to spice it up.
Fruitables makes a variety of bite sized treats pyrfect for training. We were given the opportunity to try the skinny minis, watermelon flavor. They really smell like watermelon!
No, I didn’t try them 😉
The Fruitables treats are free of gluten, wheat, corn, soy, and artificial colors/flavors. They’re chewy, delicious-smelling, US made, and full of good ingredients. They’re pyrfect for a dog needing to lose a little extra fluff as well. Each treat comes in at only 2 1/2 calories! You can give your pup several without worrying about overdoing it.
Fruitables has several other flavors of skinny minis including pineapple bacon, grilled salmon, apple bacon, pumpkin mango, rotisserie chicken, and grilled bison. They also have lines of Greek Yogurt Crunchers, Jerky, and Crunchy Pumpkin Baked treats. There’s something for every palate!
Would you try Fruitables as a training treat? What’s your dog’s favorite?
Disclaimer: I was given the product mentioned above in exchange for my honest opinion. However, It’s Dog or Nothing only shares products we believe in and feel our readers would enjoy.
We’re joining the Tasty Tuesday Blog Hop hosted by Sugar the Golden Retriever and Kol’s Notes!
Fruitables work great for training treats, I agree. We get lots of those in Bowzer box and Bark Box.
Pyr’s sound a whole lot like huskies!!! The huskies will choose when and where to listen, and that is final! BOL!!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Such stinkers, aren’t they?! 😉
The Fruitables skinny minis are perfect for puzzle toys! We use them in my toy all the time. I have not tried the watermelon flavor yet but many are talking about how yummy they are. I would imagine those treats would be quite small for a Pyr…almost like a tic-tac for dogs. BOL
BOL! I’m sure that’s what they think!
We just received these to try as well, but haven’t opened them yet. We’re learning the importance of the value of the treats when training with Luke. He’s far more motivated by something he really loves, so we hope he’s going to love these too.
I hope he loves them! I can’t wait to see what you think.
Yumm. Those treats look really great. I love their small size. Thanks for sharing. – Petnet(io)
I totally would have tasted those. They look delicious.
I was really tempted to. I also thought about asking Nick to try them 😉
One of my dogs insists on treats before she will deign to follow a command. These look perfect for her.
Whatever works, right!
I’d definitely consider trying Fruitables. I’m extremely lucky that my dog will train for kibble most of the time; if it’s something more difficult I switch to sugar snap peas. For some reason she things those are the most amazing thing ever created. I admire your dedication to your breed, I don’t know how much luck I’d have trying to train your dogs.
LOVE the size of it. Soon Sugar will be tasting this treat. ENJOY. Happy Tasty Tuesday. Golden Woofs