by Tena Parker | Mar 21, 2012 | Blogs
Learning a new mechanical skill is hard and can be an incredibly humbling experience. I really think ALL trainers should break out of their box and take a class where they don’t already have most/all of the skills (perhaps some of the people who inspired...
by Tena Parker | Jan 19, 2012 | Blogs
About 4 months ago I got a sample of the “Walk Your Dog With Love” harness. I’d seen lots of advertisements for it and was curious about it since it boasted features that interested me. For those of you who haven’t ever heard of it before, it...
by Tena Parker | Nov 21, 2011 | About, Blogs, Home Page, Training, Uncategorized
I have had chase for just under three weeks and he learned down reasonably well within about 3 days with a few sessions a day (that may or may not have actually included ‘down’). That is a FAR cry from teaching Ralph the bulldog to lay down. It has been...
by Tena Parker | Nov 17, 2011 | About, Blogs, Home Page, Training, Uncategorized
I know I’ve said it before, “It’s all in the time and effort you put into the training” and as much as I do believe it… there’s something that has to be said about how we do our training. I’m not just talking about the...
by Tena Parker | Nov 16, 2011 | About, Blogs, Home Page, Training, Uncategorized
It’s a really ridiculous name, but the “Pooch Ball” is a long-term favorite toy in my house. It seems to find its way to the surface of the toy box every few months and today Chase found it when I rotated the toys around. This was one of...
