by Tena Parker | May 30, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
After a month of Dog Bite Prevention posts (Be Your Dog’s Voice, Keep Kids Safe, What Say You Fido?, Do NOT Pet, To Pet or Not to Pet, How Dogs Say NO!, Numbers Aren’t The Whole Story, “Bite Proof” Dogs, So You Have a Biter, and Do’s and...
by Tena Parker | May 21, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
Okay, so there are no such things as “Bite Proof” dogs–not even close. All dogs are capable of biting but there are certainly things people can do to help create a dog who is comfortable in a wide range of situations and who is less likely to bite....
by Tena Parker | May 14, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
Last year I wrote two popular photo blogs about reading doggie body language. I’m going to re-post these this week on this blog while perhaps adding additional images along the way because I think they are important and include great examples of body language....
by Tena Parker | May 7, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
Dog Bite Prevention Month–pt 3 You invite some friends over for a movie night and your dog is resting nicely on the floor when one of your friends jumps up and down right next to your dog. She then drops to her knees and lays over your dog and rolls around a...
by Tena Parker | May 4, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
For my first post in my DBPM series, I want to talk about something that seems so obvious but is somehow often overlooked. It must feel like I harp about this but it has again reared its head–BE YOUR DOG’S ADVOCATE. Yep, it’s that phrase again. If...