by Tena Parker | Jul 29, 2011 | Behavior Modification, Fearful Dog, Reactivity, Reactivity Series
In the first Bumping the Threshold post I talked about cued behaviors–Look at that, look at me, and touch/hand target. Keeping a dog “operant” or able to think in a stressful situation is important and these type of cued behaviors keep a dog...
by Tena Parker | Jul 27, 2011 | Behavior Modification, Blogs, Fearful Dog, Reactivity, Reactivity Series
There is a distance for a reactive dog where they can see another dog and not go into total meltdown mode–this may be 15ft or this may be 150ft. They may stare or focus on the other dog but they don’t respond with a reaction as an immediate response. ...
by Tena Parker | Jan 10, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about how common it is for people to actually create food aggressive dogs by trying to get the dog used to people taking the food bowl away. What people thought was proper socialization, was actually causing their dog’s aggressive behavior. ...
by Tena Parker | Dec 16, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
It isn’t until we push the boundaries that we find out just exactly how far we have come. Days like today absolutely force me to take notice to the amazing 180 turnaround Shayne has achieved over the last 4 years. It has been a labor of love to build up the...
