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Hey even Im willing to learn new things if theres a broiled lobster in it for me.

When Im hungry that is.

If Im not hungry, or if Im so distracted that a lobster wont tempt me, then Ill blow you off to continue doing what I want, not what you want.

Thats pretty much how your dog sees the issue when you train with food. If hes hungry at the moment, and if theres nothing more compelling going on, food can be a great way to reinforce behaviors you teach your dog. On the other hand, if Fido isnt food motivated, or if hes got something better to do, he wont be interested.

Nonetheless, training with food has its benefits when used as a motivator and a reward. For those dogs who just arent normally interested in treats, you can substitute play with a toy if that motivates them.

The first thing you have to know about using food in training is how NOT to use it. The primary rule is not to use it to stop an unwanted behavior. Instead, use it to create a new behavior you want to teach.

With those rules in mind, you wont teach your dog to stop growling at other dogs by using food. But you may be able to teach him to sit more quickly if theres something tasty in it for him.

Before I tell how you to deliver food treats when training, let me tell you WHY you should not use food to try and stop an unwanted behavior. The answer is because you can accidentally reinforce the very behavior youre trying to stop.

For example, lets say Fido growls at other dogs on his walks. If you tell him to stop growling, and distract him with a treat, what has he really learned?

Heres what YOURE thinkinghe stopped growling so I rewarded him for that with a cookie. He wont growl again.

Heres what FIDO is thinkingthis is cool, I growl, then mom pops me a cookie. Lets see if this workslets growl more!

Think of food as a directional reward. How, when and where you deliver it all determine whether the treat teaches your dog what you intended, or something else altogether. For example, you tell Fido to sit, and you hold a treat six inches over his head, while pushing down on his butt.

Sound about right? Wrong! By holding that treat six inches over his head, youre really teaching Fido to sit then immediately break that position in favor of jumping up to get the cookie.

Instead, start Fido standing on a closely held leash. Show him you have a cookie, by holding it at nose levelonly an inch from his sniffer-- while hes standing up. Direct his attention, and nose, slightly higher by raising the cookie only enough so that he must tend toward a sit to view it. While hes focusing upward only a couple of inches over his nose, use your other hand to push his butt down, while your cookie hand keeps the treat only a couple of inches from his nose as it moves.

As soon as he is sitting, deliver the treat to him just slightly above nose level, and slightly toward his rear. This means that to collect the treat, Fido must actually lean back into the sit more to reach it.

Mission accomplished! Food hasnt been just randomly delivered to your dog, leaving him wondering why he got it. Instead, the food has clearly communicated how he can get this treat even faster next time, by sitting when you ask.

Anyone getting hungry?

Marc Goldberg is a dog trainer specializing in the rehabilitation of difficult dogs and improving relationships. He is Vice President of the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) and Editor of SafeHands Journal. The author also educates professional dog trainers in his techniques. Visit him on the web at http://www.chicagodogtrainer.com or http://www.dogtraininginchicago.com.

Do you want to know the real truth about how to get wealthy? The answer is very simple. All you need to do is make your money work for you, instead of you having to work for your money.

Talk to all the people who have become wealthy and I bet theyll all tell you that they make their money work for them. They may not have started out with any money but they learned that if they were smart with what money they did earn they could make it work for them instead of the other way around. This rule does not discriminate. Every one has an equal chance to do this and it is never too late to start.

Why hasnt someone explained this to you before you ask? Why didnt you learn this at school? You are probably like the majority of people who went to school. You went to learn how to get a job and work for money for the rest of your life. Wouldnt you rather have been taught how to make your money work for you? Did any of your teachers show you how to do this. Not likely. They probably didnt know how to do it either.

You were probably told from a very early age to get a good education so that you could get a good job. This good job would assure you of a steady income for the rest of your life. If you were lucky, and got a really good job where you earned lots of money, then you might be able to save up enough money for the deposit on a house. Then you could spend the rest of your life paying off your mortgage and hopefully have a few dollars left to save for your retirement.

Did anyone tell you that by the time you get around to retiring, your savings probably wont go very far. Forget about a pension because there probably wont be one by the time you retire. Well, if thats the case then once you retire it wont be too hard to have to start scrimping and economizing as youve done that all your life anyway so you are well qualified. Your only worry now is that you hope that your money wont run out before you do.

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Baby photos are something that everybody loves even when the baby is not our own. When we become parents, we always want to find every way possible to register all those beautiful moments of our babies and baby photos is one of the more popular, easy and effective ways to do it. One of the first pictures that many parents want to keep is the ultrasound picture which parents can use to show everybody the soon-to-be-born baby.

Some parents use the internet in order to find some information with pictures of the fetus so they can get an idea of what is happening inside the mothers belly during the different stages of the baby development. There is nothing more exciting than having and idea of how their baby is growing and almost feeling that he/she is in their arms. And when the expectant mother feels the kicks of the baby, she couldnt be happier since they start to imagine if the baby is going to become a soccer player.

When the baby is just born everybody wants to take pictures on the little one wrapped in blanket like a mexican taco with a little hat on, theres nothing cutter than that.

Some parents dress up their babies with the outfits that a friend gives away which regularly are two sizes bigger; this is a great opportunity to take very funny and sweet pictures. These pictures of the baby in the hospital are the most popular which are good to give away to every member of the family. At this time, parents start their collection of their baby photos; every pose or gesture is a good opportunity to take a picture on the baby which will be remembered forever.

Baby photos of any kind are beautiful by themselves but when are taken by a professional photographer they become a real master piece. There are parents that hire a professional to take quality pictures either in color or blank and white. Normally parents pose with the baby or babies making a wonderful portrait that will be the envy of everybody. Some parents even take professional pictures and send them to baby photos contests where their babies get to be seen by many people and decide which one looks nicer.

However, the only appearance of their baby to the eyes of lots of people might be enough for the parents to be proud of their little ones.

You might need some baby photos for certain project and dont have your own baby or babies to take pictures on, but dont worry because you can always go to the internet and visit one of the many baby sites where you can find hundreds and hundreds of baby photos that you can use.

There all kinds of them, all of them really cute and some sites are really good in presenting these pictures, they present them in calendars, key chains, greeting cards, wall papers for your computer and lots of other nice ideas which are very good presents for everybody in the family and friends. Take note that some sites are protected and you will need to pay a little fee if you want to download pictures.

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