Their are different opinions on giving dogs treats.
When I give a dog a treat it is not to train them or reward them for good behavior. It is to gain their trust. I find that a dog who will take a treat or wants the treat after the groom doesn't want to bite me or doesn't hate me. I want to get the groom done quickly and efficiently like anyone else and I find that offering a nice small treat before the groom, sometimes during the groom, and then after the groom wins dogs over. With few exceptions every dog that does not take a treat before the groom or during takes it after and is a happy dog. If a client didn't let me give their dog a treat I would not groom it. I do other things throughout the groom too that keep the dog as mellow as possible but if I could not give dogs treats I would not groom.
When I give a dog a treat it is not to train them or reward them for good behavior. It is to gain their trust. I find that a dog who will take a treat or wants the treat after the groom doesn't want to bite me or doesn't hate me. I want to get the groom done quickly and efficiently like anyone else and I find that offering a nice small treat before the groom, sometimes during the groom, and then after the groom wins dogs over. With few exceptions every dog that does not take a treat before the groom or during takes it after and is a happy dog. If a client didn't let me give their dog a treat I would not groom it. I do other things throughout the groom too that keep the dog as mellow as possible but if I could not give dogs treats I would not groom.
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