Time spent in eating the treat during the training

[eman]

Hi,
I noticed that “Mathew” eats slowly. During the training, I give him either a chopped grape or pomegranate seeds as treat. The time spent in eating during the training is more than the time spent in the training itself. To move to the next step, I have to wait for around 50sec, or maybe more “I need to check the clock to make sure”, and because of this he loses concentration, gets bored easily and I lose patience. I don’t know what to do 🤷🏻‍♀️.
Thank you in advance

 

[wrench13]

Try switching to a nut based treat, like pine nuts or sunflower kernals. I cut pine nuts into 1/3's or even less. Makes for a quick reward, and training can move pretty quickly. Make training as varied and interesting as possible, to keep interest up.

 

[eman]

Try switching to a nut based treat, like pine nuts or sunflower kernals. I cut pine nuts into 1/3's or even less. Makes for a quick reward, and training can move pretty quickly. Make training as varied and interesting as possible, to keep interest up.

Wow really thank you! I think this will also minimize the amount of the cleaning after each training session.