by Tena Parker | Dec 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“He does great in here but as soon as we step outside he’s a raging lunatic on the leash! I just don’t understand!” The trainer answer is that dogs do not generalize well. Basically this means that dogs do not automatically understand that the...
by Tena Parker | Dec 20, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
With the start of Hanukkah tonight (Happy Hanukkah to my Jewish pals out there!), comes the start of the holiday family party season. Along with the awkward family party photos can come some awkward family apologies for inappropriate canine behavior. I once heard a...
by Tena Parker | Dec 19, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I am a big gift giver in general but it’s definitely heightened during the holiday season. Now, finances prevent me from doing all the things I’d like to do (and giving all the things I’d like to give) but here’s a list of some of the *awesome...
by Tena Parker | Nov 21, 2011 | About, Blogs, Home Page, Training, Uncategorized
I have had chase for just under three weeks and he learned down reasonably well within about 3 days with a few sessions a day (that may or may not have actually included ‘down’). That is a FAR cry from teaching Ralph the bulldog to lay down. It has been...
by Tena Parker | Nov 17, 2011 | About, Blogs, Home Page, Training, Uncategorized
I know I’ve said it before, “It’s all in the time and effort you put into the training” and as much as I do believe it… there’s something that has to be said about how we do our training. I’m not just talking about the...
