by Tena Parker | Aug 1, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When you have a reactive dog (particularly, though not exclusively, with a dog who may become physical [bite/scuffle] to get the scarey thing to go away or to express frustration/arousal) it is of the utmost importance to advocate for your dog. Dogs that live in a...
by Tena Parker | Jul 29, 2011 | Behavior Modification, Fearful Dog, Reactivity, Reactivity Series
In the first Bumping the Threshold post I talked about cued behaviors–Look at that, look at me, and touch/hand target. Keeping a dog “operant” or able to think in a stressful situation is important and these type of cued behaviors keep a dog...
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 | Apr 20, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m still recovering from a two-day headache/nausea (does that constitute a migraine?) so please forgive any incoherent phrases LOL! Also, I didn’t realize I have used this photo before… there are only so many angry/growly photos to use! LOL!...
by Tena Parker | Apr 19, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Last night I had a killer head ache with some nausea so I couldn’t get to writing a nice post (I struggled through an email to a training student). This morning I’m just not feeling so hot in general… SO, no new blog post for today BUT I’ll...
