PetSafe Manners Minder Treat & Train Remote Reward Behavior Dog Trainer

I was introduced to this by a trainer I worked with and it’s an outstanding device to teach a dog to go to his bed. My crazy golden learned patience and focus. The ability to immediately mark a behavior from a distance is a great tool. I primarily use it to feed my dogs their meals. They no longer eat too fast and it keeps them focused and occupied for as long as you need.

I wasn’t sure that this would be worth the cost, but now that I’ve had it for a couple months, I think it’s a steal. Not only does it come with the kibble/treat dispensing device, it comes with an incredibly thorough training program laid out as both a book and dvd that is the equivalent to at least one, more like two, positive training classes. As a new dog trainer, I really appreciate having all the steps laid out for me, so there’s no guesswork. The dvd includes examples of common training mistakes as well as examples of how to do it right, which is incredibly useful. I’m so grateful Dr Sophia Yin designed this. I have a one year old minigoldendoodle named Nessie who loves to go-go-go: I wasn’t sure that this would be worth the cost, but now that I’ve had it for a couple months, I think it’s a steal. Not only does it come with the kibble/treat dispensing device, it comes with an incredibly thorough training program laid out as both a book and dvd that is the equivalent to at least one, more like two, positive training classes. As a new dog trainer, I really appreciate having all the steps laid out for me, so there’s no guesswork. The dvd includes examples of common training mistakes as well as examples of how to do it right, which is incredibly useful. I’m so grateful Dr Sophia Yin designed this. I have a one year old minigoldendoodle named Nessie who loves to go-go-go: she loves to run and jump. She’s very sensitive to changes in her environment and has always had a hard time settling. She was also a very picky eater who frequently left most of her kibble in her bowl at mealtimes. So I was worried about whether this would even work with her. I started at the beginning, following the directions for teaching your dog to eat. I was deeply skeptical, but in less than two weeks Nessie was reliably eating her full kibble portion as soon as I put it in her bowl. It worked! I then started working through the down stay program: we are currently at the 15 second interval (about halfway through), and the changes in Nessie have been marvellous. Not only does she love her mat & robot, she settles much more easily around the house at other times of day. I had tried teaching her settles before, but she rarely got to the point of true relaxation. Now she just chills on her mat, and it’s a wonder to behold. I’m just delighted with the progress she’s made and can’t wait to see her at the end of the program! Caveats: this is a weeks-long training program. It doesn’t take a huge amount of time every day (I spend 5-10 minutes at both of her mealtimes working on it), but it is a daily thing. I needed a lot of patience/faith at the beginning, as I adjusted Nessie’s eating habits and worked to teach her to understand she had to keep laying down on the mat. Her behavior changes have been more incremental (every week I seem to really notice more calmness) instead of an overnight switch. The robot & mat need to be picked up between training sessions, so they’ll need a storage space that’s easily accessible since you’ll be pulling them out at least twice a day. At first I had a lot of issues with kibble jamming the device (Taste of the Wild Appalachian Valley small breed, with the smaller dispenser). I was adding 2/3 of a cup in the morning-Nessie’s daily portion. Then I tried filling it up to the 1 cup mark (the lowest marker), and I almost never get jams anymore. Maybe 1 every 10 sessions. The beginning down-stays involve 20 reward dispensers/minute, so if you can’t get your dog to work for kibble, that’s going to be a challenge. That being said, Nessie was the kind of puppy who only worked for boiled chicken and rejected 90% of store bought treats, much less regular dry food, and now she’ll happily work for her kibble. So the directions in the book really did work for her. Also Nessie previously had worked through a different down-stay protocol & knew the cue ‘bed,’ although she certainly didn’t stay there until I released her. She’s been attending positive training classes since she was a baby, so she was already familiar with some of the concepts in the book (we could skip the sit to say please chapter). … more

Wow, talk about an auction money-maker! Our beloved agility facility is closed due to the COVI-19 epidemic and students held an auction to help pay the rent. Our instructor has a Manners Minder and has used it in classes, helping several dogs overcome training blocks on difficult-for-them skills. We all loved it! I purchased this item specifically for the auction and it was a very popular item!

I just received this, watched the DVD and was anxious to try it out with my puppy, only to find I’ll need to make a trip to the store in an effort to find a 23 battery. The packaging indicates it is included;however, this is false, it is nowhere to be found. Very disappointed we must wait.

With the treat n train my young dog is much more motivated to get to the end of the weaves!

I guess l had wanted something smaller and simpler....

Initially purchased to set over the top of my dog's travel kennel while we are at agility class so I could reward him for being quiet and settled in his kennel while not right next to him. Helped to give him confidence and become relaxed in the kennel when I am not in sight and there is a lot of distractions. The little bowl/tray easily snaps on and off to make it possible for a treat to drop into the kennel from above. We have also used it in our agility training to help with forward focus. TONS of other uses in training as well.

I’ve only had this for about two weeks but it really helpful for training. It has settings for single treat and for multiples. Had occasional jams but hasn’t been an issue so far.

I have 2 Granddogs barely a year old. Both are unruly and rambunctious. The German Shepherd mix suffers from Separation Anxiety. I am hoping to start them both on training sessions w Treat & Train. We will see.

I needed a way to reward my dog from a distance and this is a good tool to use. I have been following the process suggested and so far it's been going great. My dog has shyed at noise so I keep volumn off and then he is fine