So many people worry that they're bribing their dogs, first of all. And secondly, they also

worry that they may always have to do this. Yes. What are your thoughts? Oh, you're, you've hit a

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Okay, so every piece of food has a purpose and really redesigning the way we think about

feeding our dogs. Now, Michelle, you're joining me today and you see lots of owners from the ground up, from the

grassroots, right from the very, very beginning of their journey. And so many people worry that

they're bribing their dogs, first of all. And secondly, they also worry that they may always

have to do this. Yes. What are your thoughts? Oh, you've hit a topic

that I'm really passionate about. They're also worried that they're going to have a dog that's going to pester them for food all the time if they use food. And it's one of the biggest challenges as a trainer that I have where people just, they're, I'm going to always have to use food. Why am I using food? And my best analogy,

I love a good analogy, is I don't work for free. I get a paycheck at the end of the month.

So the dogs all have different reinforcement. And food is probably one of the easiest ways that you can

communicate to your dog that they're doing what you want them to do. So some basics that we might use food for, let's just do a little bit of like tips tennis. And I'm going to say recall. I reward my dog all the time for proximity to me. So when I'm out on a walk, I walk seven dogs earlier. And it was really enjoyable. And the thing I find really enjoyable about it compared to like five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten years ago is my dogs all want to hang out close. Yeah. They all like being close. They're all close to me. It's such a pleasure. Yes, relationship. Exactly. Relationship. What would one of yours be? We were talking earlier about vehicles. Every time my dogs go in the vehicle, they get a few little bits of food because I want it to be a positive experience for them. I want them to feel safe and comfortable and happy. And that's a nice way for me to communicate to them that you're going into somewhere that's good. When I was out and about with Skittles this weekend and we were hanging out in cities and doing a bit of a city break, I reward a lot for loose lead

walking, because loosely walking, I feel needs paying in the bank for her, especially seeing as

she discovered something we've not discovered before. Pigeons. You know what? We just don't see

pigeons here, or at least not at that scale. And so at every opportunity, she was like,

like, bubub, bab, babbub, like her little head was

like bubbling over. And every corner had at least 25 pigeons sat in it or on it or round it or

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