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 | Jul 14, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
After yesterday’s blog, I was asked about teaching a dog how to blow bubbles so I started the trick with Rio and took video. With Rio, he offers a similar behavior when drinking from deep buckets/bowls when he’s hot so I figured I could easily shape it. ...
by Tena Parker | Mar 30, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Yesterday I talked a bit about what things may be happening to cause a breakdown in your recall. It really is often just a case of humans not thinking about the recall from the dog’s perspective. So what can you do as alternatives to the mistakes you may have...
by Tena Parker | Mar 29, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
There are a lot of ways that we, as handlers, sabotage our ability to have an awesome recall. Although some may seem obvious, many people often don’t see the big picture until it is pointed out. The number of “ah hah” moments I see when I talk...
by Tena Parker | Mar 28, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Okay, so I may not be able to teach a dog how to fly, but I can teach them how to fly back on a recall. This week (or part of it, I haven’t yet figured that out) I want to talk about recalls. I find recalling, or lack there of, is one of the biggest complaints...
