by Tena Parker | Mar 4, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Alright, this week has continued to have some wordy posts and I think I’m ready for a break. The last few days have been chilly but beautiful. Full sun, mild breezes, and generally really pleasant. I have spent as much time outside as humanly possible...
by Tena Parker | Mar 3, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Not you, the dogs! Clicker Training, unlike more traditional training, really allows the handler to build up off-leash reliability from the very get go. Traditional training (especially at its worst) is centered around delivering leash pops and corrections. Dogs...
by Tena Parker | Mar 2, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
We take a break in the clicker action to post about two missing dogs. A good friend of mine runs a small rescue group and a former foster (a dog who was once considered unadoptable for fear issues) has gone missing from her Furever home with another rescue dog in the...
by Tena Parker | Mar 1, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A few weekends ago at agility class Rio had a bit of an accident. We were just working on a simple circle pattern with a crazy entrance/exit from the tunnel (from the back of the curved tunnel). There was a tight-ish turn after a jump to the dog-walk. I don’t...