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...
by Tena Parker | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year… if you aren’t already signed up for our quarterly newsletter, there’s no better time than now.You will only get 4 emails a year (possibly expand to 6 eventually) and you can ALWYAS unsubscribe. We will never sell your...
by Tena Parker | Dec 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
I Have No Impulse Control–New Web Design! As I expected, I have had really poor impulse control and have debuted the new website earlier than planned! I think it was half excitement about sharing my hard work and half was my total and complete fear of...
by Tena Parker | Sep 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
by Tena Parker | Dec 22, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A while back I posted 5 tips to help you train more effectively– 5 Ways To Train Like a Pro. I talked about timing, rate of reinforcement, quiet hands, not repeating cues, and precision placement of rewards. These are definitely things I’m regularly...
by Tena Parker | Dec 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“He does great in here but as soon as we step outside he’s a raging lunatic on the leash! I just don’t understand!” The trainer answer is that dogs do not generalize well. Basically this means that dogs do not automatically understand that the...
