by Tena Parker | Sep 6, 2011 | "How To...", Positive Training, SJC training
You Gotta Be Picky When Picking A Trainer Nowadays when I’m looking for a trainer for myself I almost always find him/her through word of mouth from other colleagues. It makes finding a trainer much easier–if my other positive reinforcement colleagues...
by Tena Parker | Sep 5, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve been making tugs for quite a while now and I’ve been accumulating the scraps for about 4 months because I felt bad about throwing away so much stuff–I really try to reduce the amount of trash I create. I have bags and bags of fleece scraps and...
by Tena Parker | Sep 2, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The very first trainer I took classes from was selected based on the suggestion of a friend of the family (and their “recommendation” of me to the trainer to shadow him). I didn’t ask about methods, qualifications, background–nothing; I...
by Tena Parker | Sep 1, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I know I’ll probably get some flack from people about this but it is what it is. I love canine sports, I love the bond it creates, I love the communication it builds, and I love the positive outlet for natural drives. I think sports are so great for the canine...
by Tena Parker | Aug 31, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I wanted to give everyone fair warning that in a few weeks my blog is going to be making a drastic change. When I started my journey into blogging, I told myself that if I was able to continue to blog reliably for 6 months that I would buy a URL, find hosting, and run...