by Tena Parker | Aug 8, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, personal, Video blog
I May Be A Dog Trainer, BUT… My dogs are not perfect. Rio earned his CGC at 10 months old, he won second place (novice) at a frisbee competition at 9 months old, he has an agility title, he has an RL2 title with an award of excellence, and he is a therapy dog....
by Tena Parker | Jun 24, 2013 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training
Trigger Stacking–“but he’s normally fine!” Recently I found myself on a short road trip. During part of the trip I was driving on a bridge over a body of water. This particular road actually has two bridges–the northbound bridge has...
by Tena Parker | Jun 6, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
Sudden Changes In Behavior Did your previously quiet dog suddenly start barking up a storm? Did your previously dog friendly dog suddenly start disliking other dogs? Have you seen a sudden increase in unfriendly behavior towards strangers? Your previously...
by Tena Parker | Jun 4, 2013 | Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, product reviews, Reactivity
Best Books For Understanding Reactivity (Squidoo) Just yesterday I published another Squidoo article I thought you would like to read or be linked to. You can get a quick preview from the screen shot below! Get reviews/synopsis for 5 of my most frequently referenced...
by Tena Parker | Jun 3, 2013 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Socialization
Aging Out Of The System–dog play “My dog used to love going to the dog park and playing with all the dogs. He was always fantastic and never had a problem with any of the dogs at the park. Recently he’s been getting into fights at the dog park and...
by Tena Parker | May 25, 2013 | Body language, Dog Behavior, Dog Bite Prevention Month, General Dog Care
Originally posted 5/25/12 DBPM–The Do’s and Don’ts of Greeting a Dog We’ve talked extensively about dog body language, why dogs bite, how to prevent dog bites, how kids should interact with dogs and more…but one thing I haven’t yet...
