Basically you get your dog to follow a target to carry out an action. Think of dog shows, where do the big dogs have their nose? By their handlers pocket! The most useful type of target we have come across is a Coachie, these are small pieces of liver cake that do not crumble in your pocket, we have still to met a dog that doesn’t like them. If you have a small dog you can still do target training by using a target stick, Sue and John have one for Millie. You start by conditioning your dog to the stick by smearing the end with the type of cheese you get in a tube or a yeast extract, then each time your dog licks the end of the stick you click and praise. Your dog will soon get the message and follow the stick without the need for food on the end.