So here's something that I've always found interesting. Clients will almost always ask, When can I stop using treats? But you know what they almost never ask? When can I stop saying no? Or when can I stop correcting or punishing my dog? And I think that says a lot about how people view training. Treats feel like something extra to most people. You have to buy them, you have to carry them, remember to use them. And for some people it can feel like bribery. Corrections, on the other hand, feel natural. They just roll off the tongue. You don't have to prepare, you don't have to hold anything in your hand, you just react in the moment. So people assume rewards are temporary, but corrections are permanent. And part of that comes from the way most of us were raised. In school, at home, even at work. We're used to hearing don't do that or stop that way more than we're used to getting rewards. So it just feels normal that discipline sticks around while praise or rewards should taper off. There's also that feeling of control. When you say no or physically stop your dog from doing something, you see an immediate effect. You feel like you did something. And rewards don't always look that obvious in the moment. They're shaping habits in the background. And that takes patience. But humans love quick feedback, and corrections give us that. And then there's this underlying belief that a lot of dog owners carry, which is my dog should just do it because I said so. So if you're thinking your dog shouldn't need treats, then of course you'll be eager to ask when you can quit using them. But for some reason we don't hold corrections to that same standard. We don't ask when we can quit saying no, because deep down we assume we'll always have to. And the funny part is it's actually just the opposite. With reward-based training, when you're consistent, you can fade the food out over time. You replace it with life rewards, like access to play or freedom on a walk, or just the habit of doing the right thing because it works for the dog. But if your whole system is built on corrections, you don't usually get to phase those out. They end up being part of your dog's life forever. So the next time you catch yourself wondering when you can stop using treats, it might be worth flipping the question around. Why aren't we asking the same thing about corrections?