by Tena Parker | Jan 7, 2014 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training
Freezing Temps–Fired Up Dogs! It’s Monday night at 10pm or so and it’s already -6F air temp with windchill of -25F. Today’s temps dropped like a rock and it was 0F by this afternoon. We are lucky that these temps are only going to last...
by Tena Parker | Jan 6, 2014 | Basic Training Tips, Body language, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog
Hey! That’s Not Dominance! I regularly get asked questions from dog guardians that are worried about their dog being dominant (this happens more often than I would like to mention). They are often genuinely concerned because they’ve either heard a T.V....
by Tena Parker | Oct 8, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Dog Fitness, equipment, General Dog Care, Puppy Fun
How to effectively Ditch The Food Bowl I’ve written before about ditching your food bowl a few different times over the last few years but I’ve never focused an entire post on the subject (or not a detailed informational post). I have mentioned my use of...
by Tena Parker | Sep 20, 2013 | Basic Training Tips
Measuring Successes In String Cheese A few weeks ago I wrote a blog post and made two videos about teaching loose leash walking. My method for teaching loose leash walking is based around using a high rate of reinforcement to shape the leash manners. Whenever we are...
by Tena Parker | Sep 11, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, equipment
How to Hold the Leash –yeah, really You may be laughing right now thinking, “of COURSE I know how to hold a leash, I do it every day!” Well, just because you do it everyday, doesn’t mean you do it right (there are lots of non-dog examples of...
by Tena Parker | Sep 5, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Video blog
STOP PULLING ME!!! Dogs need exercise and they need to get out for adventures. If dogs don’t get exercise and don’t get out they can start having a wide range of behavior problems. Although most people know this, lots of dog guardians struggle with...
