by Tena Parker | May 21, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
Life Changes Can Be Problematic Stress effects dogs in much the same way that it effects people and if you’ve been following this blog over the years, that should come as no surprise. What we are sometimes surprised by is that events that are seemingly...
by Tena Parker | Apr 24, 2013 | Body language, Dog Behavior, photo blog, Socialization, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Canine Body Language Edition Shayne and Rio got to enjoy a lovely social walk with James Bond yesterday. It was gorgeous weather outside for our walk–mild temperature with lots of sun and a gentle breeze! We went for a 20 minute...
by Tena Parker | Apr 15, 2013 | Behavior Modification, clicker training, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training, Reactivity
STOP Treating Symptoms and Treat The Disease! This past weekend I went to an all day seminar with a local holistic vet, Dr. Doug Knueven of Beaver Animal Clinic. I have not personally taken my dogs to him, but if I ever had a medical issue with either, he would be...
by Tena Parker | Apr 11, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Body language, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog
“He’s fine” is often code for “he’s not biting” Hi my name is _____ and I have a 3 year old miniature Schnauzer. I am emailing you because I’m interested in training for him. I have a problem with him and my...
by Tena Parker | Mar 19, 2013 | Dog Behavior, personal, Positive Training
Prong collars on therapy dogs… Few things anger me as much as seeing prong collars on therapy dogs. I think it is absolutely inexcusable to have a public ambassador traipsing around with a collar with the potential to cause some gnarly injuries, or at the...
by Tena Parker | Mar 14, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Dog Behavior, Positive Training, Training, Uncategorized
Training Results are Not Always Linear When we talk about progress in training, it is very rarely, if ever, strictly linear. This is especially true when we talk about behavior modification. There will always be forward and backwards steps in the process. Some days...
