alexrcraig
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@beta2 Can I add one other dimension? Trying to work through leash reactivity you use treats sometimes. My dog is little so the difference between 17 pounds and 19 pounds is healthy weight to FAT. And I measure out the food to use during the day. And even though I was using little bits of HIGH VALUE treats, they add up. I felt so so so bad ![Weary face :weary: 😩](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f629.png)
did I want my pup healthy or did I want him confident on walks?! I picked healthy. We figured out to remove a few kibble from his measured out 3/4 cup, use those kibble as his inside treat and green beans as his outside treat which kinda worked but not great. Now I’m in training again but this guy breaks down the behaviors and builds confidence, relationship, and clear expectations away from the triggers FIRST so it’s working with lower value treats and he looks like he’s still a healthy weight!!!!
(when I first got my dog he was underweight as well so getting him to the magic zone took practice).
On the other hand, I was at Starbucks working and looked out the window to see this elderly couple who obviously love their chihuahua but they are feeding/loving it to death
it was the most rotund chihuahua I have ever seen. I saw them feeding it TJ’s ice cream sample, big treats etc etc. I felt so so bad for that dog.
![Weary face :weary: 😩](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f629.png)
![Loudly crying face :sob: 😭](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f62d.png)
![Grinning face with big eyes :smiley: 😃](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f603.png)
On the other hand, I was at Starbucks working and looked out the window to see this elderly couple who obviously love their chihuahua but they are feeding/loving it to death
![Pleading face :pleading_face: 🥺](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f97a.png)