by Tena Parker | Oct 13, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m of the opinion that most dogs who have highly arousing jobs (herding dogs, hunting dogs, police dogs, performance dogs) must learn how to work while in drive mode. Border collies learn that they must have some impulse control around stock, that they cannot...
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...
