by Tena Parker | Jan 5, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“You know those cookie or clicker trainers, they are just bribing their dogs to obey the commands. Once the dogs leave the house or there is no food, they are out of control. My dog knows he has to comply or he gets a swat at a distance (she then brandishes...
by Tena Parker | Jan 4, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Like alluded to previously, I don’t tend to frequent dog parks. They can be incredibly unpredictable and somewhat risky; since neither of my dogs are particularly great dog-park dogs I largely avoid them. It really isn’t the end of the world not...
by Tena Parker | Jan 3, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Imagine for a moment that you are at a restaurant and you are eating your favorite dinner after a long day at work. You’ve just had a chance to take a few bites of the main entree and your two side dishes, when suddenly, the waitress returns and snatches the...
by Tena Parker | Jan 2, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Today Shayne, Rio and I met up with a friend and four of her dogs for a nice walk together. Shayne, again, absolutely blew me away with her social skills (though I still use those terms loosely). My friend brought three really social dogs (Kobi, Potter, and Spencer)...
by Tena Parker | Jan 1, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I am totally and completely against resolutions… I don’t think I have ever even made a resolution. Perhaps it’s simply an issue with the word resolution and my never ending conflict with semantics. Given that some 80% of resolutions are broken...
