@charlie84 Great thanks! We are working on loose leash walking with our heeler mix and this sounds helpful
The high-value treat Big Dog Food doesn't want you to know about
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alexbright922
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@kim75 I found these salad dressing containers perfect https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LPZQUS0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_PtY3s1geHQjOq
talkingbunny
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@charlie84 For anyone who wants to use fish, something like sardines will be way better to give your dog on the regular, tuna has a lot of mercury. For training treats you want to be able to feed pretty liberally without worrying about mercury poisoning or anything like that.
@talkingbunny That’s a great point!! I’m going to edit the post to include this 
@talkingbunny What about canned salmon?
@charlie84 Ooooh gonna try this for squirrel distraction
@seahawk22 sending good vibes your way! if your dog is particularly fond of some flavor (pb/bananas/etc) you could sub/add it in for flavor!
agirlhasnoname
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@seahawk22 Can confirm it works on distracted squirrels too!
imagebeastmarkbeast
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@charlie84 My dog's fave treat is ice cubes, funnily enough. Big Dog Food can keep their "kibbles" and "fancy feasts" to themselves!
@imagebeastmarkbeast guess their feasts aren’t fancy enough compared to ice cubes!! I love that for you and your dog 
phoebeamory
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@charlie84 Reading this and saving it for when I get my puppy. Also when I read "lick of chicken n' yogurt" I thought of the nickname "lickin' chicken" and can't stop laughing at that.
@phoebeamory Don’t let Big Dog Food steal that name! It’s the perfect branding!!
amazingorange
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@charlie84 That’s fascinating. My dog will not eat, but will scent-roll, any fish product, even commercially made treats (like salmon etc.). Maybe I’ll get your chicken variation to work for him!
@amazingorange I hope it does! Our girl loves tuna but the smell is less than optimal.
tiarnajayde
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@charlie84 This is a great tip! Do you just store it in the fridge when not in use? About how long is it good for without spoiling? I'm so scared to use something like this for fear of food poisoning.
@tiarnajayde We have two tubes in the fridge (planning to use a tube every couple of days) and I froze two to use within the next week or so. I would definitely be mindful of the quality and freshness of the individual components–I would feel comfortable eating the slurry from a food safety perspective (tho I desperately do not want to)
Hope it works for you!
Hope it works for you!
tiarnajayde
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@charlie84 Thank you! I think we might do something like yogurt / peanut butter / banana. He LOVES all of those but they're all goopy and I haven't been able to figure out how to utilize them out in the world.