by Tena Parker | Oct 25, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Best Advice I can Possibly Give… “Be your dog’s advocate.” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people with dogs. “Be your dog’s advocate!” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people who are handling...
by Tena Parker | Oct 20, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
I’m going to have a bit of a cop-out post today… we are having a CRAZY thunderstorm right (lightning RIGHT next to my house) and I am going to unplug Dewey (my computer) so he won’t get fried if we get a bad power surge (plus I had a crazy busy night...
by Tena Parker | Oct 18, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Gotta Buy Into Training How many times have you heard “I’ve tried everything to get my dog to …”? I think I must hear something to that effect more than once a week. People seem to expect instantaneous results from the training that if,...
by Tena Parker | Feb 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Sometimes it frustrates me when people claim to be “Clicker Trainers” when in actuality they are just people who happen to use clickers. There is a very big philosophical difference between Clicker Trainer and clicker trainer. See the difference? One is...
by Tena Parker | Feb 8, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“No, no, no, no, no!” I’m not going to lie and say it never pops out of my mouth… in the heat of a dangerous or scary or shocking moment it does. Not too long ago I was outside shoveling snow off of our front porch when Shayne did something...