by Tena Parker | Jan 27, 2014 | Behavior Modification, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training, Reactivity, Socialization
The Power Of Classical Conditioning Over the years, one of the things I have heard over and over again from people use utilize aversive training tools like shock collars and prong collars is that their dogs love these devices and they get excited when they are...
by Tena Parker | Jan 23, 2014 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Reactivity, Socialization, Throwback Thursday
Social Pressures for Perfection…throwback thursday Originally posted 8/28/12 Who would have thunk that peer pressure would have such a drastic effect on dogs. No, I’m not talking about dog-dog peer pressure, I’m talking about the pressure that...
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 25, 2013 | Adding a dog, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
How Much Snarking Is Okay? I will be pretty honest and say that I have quite the structured and well managed house, in terms of my pets. Nearly all of my critters have some sort of special need that requires some management or structure to mitigate and make our home...
by Tena Parker | Sep 26, 2013 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Reactivity
Having The Meds Talk With My Vet Last year I wrote a blog about the events at the vet, years ago, that have made my life with Shayne so much more challenging. In a total and complete nutshell, she had two idiot vet techs corner her in the exam room (after I told them...
by Tena Parker | Aug 13, 2013 | "How To...", Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, personal
Resource Guarding Between Pets–Triage and Treatment For those of you unfamiliar with Shayne’s history, she came to me with a food protocol from the humane society because of food aggression. She would stiffen, growl, hover over the bowl, and snap if a...
