Dog Health Questions: Question About Dog Training?

Okay, I have a 3 year old maltese/poodle mix, and he is well trained. I've always been good at training dogs, but this scenario has me stumped. Before I give him a treat I have him do his tricks just to keep his training up, but when I do this, he whines and growls like the most pathetic thing you've ever heard. He does his tricks correctly, but he whines and growls the whole way through them. He only does this when he knows i'm going to give him a treat, if i have nothing he does his tricks without problem. I've tried telling him "No" everytime he makes a sound during doing his tricks, but this i think confuses him, because he is doing the tricks correctly. How can I associate his noises with wrong, and not his tricks as wrong? Any thoughts will help, Thanks.

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I had to laugh at the thought of your dog whining and growling all the while doing what he is told. I agree with the first answer. Omit the treat for training...and just give him one once in a while "just because". I will say, it is so good to hear someone being so attentive in teaching and training. It takes a lot of love, consistency, and time. Your dog is very blessed to have such a great owner.

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• Take out the treat, when using treats in training, they're usually taken out of the picture once the dog has got the hang of a command. At this point there is no longer any need to treat, he's got it right. A simple pat and praise will do just fine or if you want to give him some thing, use his fav toy instead.