by Tena Parker | May 29, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, General Dog Care, Reactivity, Socialization
Be Courteous During Vet Visits Considering they service animals, vet offices are typically not set up with animals (particularly dogs) in mind. Their waiting rooms are set up to provide the maximum number of seats for people to sit and wait. Unfortunately this set...
by Tena Parker | Apr 19, 2013 | Behavior Modification, equipment, Reactivity, Reinforcement, Training
Resolving Window Reactivity pt 2 A little over a year ago, I posted about a home improvement project for reactive dogs using window clings to prevent dogs from barking at dogs they see through the windows. Like mentioned in that post, we had a really serious issue of...
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 | Sep 20, 2012 | Blogs, Reactivity, SJC training, Training, WPHS Classes
Manners classes aren’t right for everyone… I’m the first person to suggest getting a dog into a training class. I think it can be incredibly valuable for learning basic manner or a specific set of skills, for teaching a dog to work in that type of...
by Tena Parker | Aug 28, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, Reactivity, Socialization
Social Pressures for Perfection… 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 GUARDIANS feel from society. Friends, family...
by Tena Parker | Aug 10, 2011 | Behavior Modification, Reactivity, Reactivity Series
First of all, let me apologize.. my reactivity series has been absolutely all over the place! Out of order, poorly planned… just a bit of a mess. I’m putting them all in the “reactivity” category so if you want to find them all and read them...
