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Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by mikestew on Saturday September 07, 2024 @05:26PM (#41476583)
Most dogs are, yes. I train dogs at an animal shelter, and I can tell you that not all dogs are motivated by food. Some will just turn their nose up at even the tastiest of treats. Some of those dogs might rather have a pet on the head or some praise. A rare few don’t seem motivated by much of anything.

But for the 80% case, yeah, grab some string cheese and a clicker.[0]

[0] https://www.rover.com/blog/clicker-training-dogs/

Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by switch007 on Saturday September 07, 2024 @05:46PM (#41476670)
Perhaps overfed? Have owned dogs all my life, also trained 4 rescues, and various friends' dogs and never yet met one who can resist chicken. Relativity small sample size of about 20 dogs I admit
Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by llamaimperative on Saturday September 07, 2024 @07:00PM (#41476970)
Perhaps all yours were underfed?
Re:Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing th... by elawler24 on Saturday September 07, 2024 @09:56PM (#41477659)
My dog is far more motivated by human attention than food. There’s only one food that he’ll do anything for - freeze dried chicken hearts.