by Tena Parker | Jul 18, 2017 | clicker training, Dog Sports, personal, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Rally, SJC training
Reflecting on Raising Oswin Raising puppies is hard–plain and simple. It takes an incredible amount of work to simply raise a well-adjusted dog, but when you are looking to raise a performance dog and a working dog, the stakes are that much higher and the work...
by Tena Parker | Dec 22, 2016 | Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Reactivity, Socialization, Training
Double the Fun or Triple the Trouble? The scoop on littermate syndrome! I will admit it, if there was a Puppy Addicts Anonymous organization, I would be President and meeting leader. “Hi, I’m Tena and I’m a puppy addict.” I love...
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...
by Tena Parker | Jan 4, 2012 | Blogs
I’m getting a puppy!!! Well, a temporary puppy. Sometime this weekend I will be bringing home a 10 or 11 week old Collie/German Shorthaired Pointer mix foster puppy. It will be quite the adventure. I haven’t had a puppy that young in 15 years or so. Rio...
