by Tena Parker | Jun 10, 2013 | clicker training, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Training
Play More With Your Dog! Although training is serious work, it does not, in and of itself, have to be a serious experience. Two of the key components that I see missing in the way that many people train their dogs are joy and play. Even when they are training using...
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 | Jan 3, 2012 | Blogs
I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year! We survived New Year’s Eve by playing the popcorn game for every big boom of fireworks… my dogs have learned to LOVE fireworks and Bandit is no longer terribly fearful. I am not someone who issues resolutions...
by Tena Parker | Dec 5, 2011 | Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
I am absolutely terrified of spiders… I once came home at 5:30am after a night of… trouble making (this is a total lie, I was a huge nerd and was out playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends). I parked my car in the garage and walked toward the door to...
by Tena Parker | Dec 1, 2011 | Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Holy cow. Add one dog or take one dog away and the dynamics in this room change so drastically! Rio and Chase are really so very poorly matched. They are SO similar and those similarities really get them in trouble with each other. They bug each other and steal...
