by Tena Parker | Apr 6, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“Ruby, you need to look at that dog! Look at how good she is being! Why can’t you be like her! You should take a lesson!” So says a lady at Petsmart yesterday. She had a young adult Border Collie who was pulling her, lunging forward, circling...
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...
by Tena Parker | Mar 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
There are a lot of things I’m learning about Dexter as he comes out of his shell a little (not that he was very far in, but you get the idea). Many of the things are absolutely wonderful and fantastic–like how he is almost lab-like in his sheer happiness...
