by Tena Parker | Oct 12, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
This past weekend was a “holiday” weekend in the US. It was Columbus Day… though to most of the US, it’s just another day off and a reason for shopping the big weekend sales (and really, I can’t say I want to celebrate what Columbus...
by Tena Parker | Oct 7, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
First a reminder Tug Toy Caption Contest Ends Saturday 11:59pm (EST)–you should go and enter if you haven’t yet! I was recently reminded about how important energy is when working with dogs. Now I’m not talking the type of energy a...
by Tena Parker | Oct 6, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I am not going to lie, I have very high expectations of my dogs. I expect them to eliminate in the proper place (outside), to behave in potentially crowded public spaces around people and dogs, to be reliable on-leash and off-leash, to be able to perform in highly...
by Tena Parker | Sep 30, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I know, I know, I have been a little lazy this week–two photo heavy posts and two shorter (sort of) posts. Life got a little crazy this week with prepping for Saturday (weather looks less than ideal for the dogs… Rio’s gonna have to wear a...
by Tena Parker | Sep 22, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve been trying to give all of my students some tips to improve their mechanical skills as trainers. Over the last few sessions I have come up with my “5 Tips to Successful Training”. These are just very simple changes in the mechanics that can...
