by Tena Parker | May 1, 2012 | Blogs, Dog Bite Prevention Month
It’s that time of year again… National Dog Bite Prevention Month! Two of my most popular blog posts to date were from last year’s Dog Bite Prevention Series. They’ve gotten a little funky with their format for some reason but can find To Pet or...
by Tena Parker | Apr 30, 2012 | Blogs
Let’s continue our look into the mistakes people make when choosing to use punishment. Last week I wrote about two common mistakes people make: Correcting Unknown Behaviors and The Punisher Not being Unpleasant but those are only two of the issues I frequently...
by Tena Parker | Apr 23, 2012 | Blogs
It’s been a while since I talked about a few common mistakes I see with dogs and their handlers along with some solutions to these problems. “My dog hates to sit. She’ll listen to other things but hates to sit and won’t when I tell her...
by Tena Parker | Feb 24, 2012 | Blogs
Alright, I’m going to cough up my super secret to an hour or so of quiet in a house with 2 high energy dogs… That’s right ladies and gentlemen, that is a bully stick frozen into a stuffed Kong–also known as a Kongcicle! Alone these two great...
by Tena Parker | Feb 8, 2012 | Blogs
Raising a puppy isn’t rocket science but there are definitely things a handler can do to set themselves up to have a smoother transition from puppy to teen to adult. I haven’t had the pleasure of raising too many puppies but the ones I have raised (or ones...