Training Your Dog For Food Refusal

There are lot of ways which one can train their  dog for food refusal. One of the many training methods for food refusal that we use at CCk9 is, first to make sure that every time you feed your dog whether it’s dog food, or a bone, it is always presented in a bowl. Second, always make sure that your scent is the only scent that is on the bowl and food. It is important that you

always clean your hands with hot water and soap before massaging the food. To prove the food refusal we also use a special substance that we pour on the food. This helps as a deterrent for our protection dogs to not take the food. All of our dogs are all trained for food refusal.

When using these methods to train for food refusal it is a lot easier to start when still a puppy. With that in mind, if we have a litter of German Shepherd puppies, Belgian Malinois puppies, we know that one or two out of a litter have the genetics to be trained up to a top level, we will start them early. This makes it 100% Guarantee for food refusal.

The method that we use is very effective unlike what you will see in the sporting world where the dog is in a down stay on a groomed field and the decoy presents the food. This may look impressive, but this is not real food refusal. To train your protection dog for food refusal is not easy, it requires communication, patience, consistency, discipline. 

If you would like to learn more on how to get your dog trained for food refusal, check out our website, www.cck9.ca