Will perform tricks in exchange for treats that aren't very good

I don't know if all dogs are like this, but Meenah is much more willing to eat when she earns a treat. Sometimes she only picks at her breakfast, but I can take a piece of her kibble right out of the bowl and have her 'earn it' by doing a trick. Then she gobbles it right up.

Similarly, she will do tricks for food that I didn't even know dogs like. She is quite willing to work for steamed peas or raw bits of carrot! I kind of feel sorry for her--we would give her nicer rewards if we had to. I kind of feel like a sweatshop owner paying-out less than minimum-wage to illegal aliens.