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...
by Tena Parker | Sep 23, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
In 2010 Premier Pet Products, maker of Ez-Walk Harness, Tug-a-Jug, Busy Buddies toys, and many others, was sold to Radio Systems Corporation for some huge sum of money. Radio Systems Corporation is one of the leading manufacturers of shock collars and other...
by Tena Parker | Sep 22, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve been trying to give all of my students some tips to improve their mechanical skills as trainers. Over the last few sessions I have come up with my “5 Tips to Successful Training”. These are just very simple changes in the mechanics that can...
