by Tena Parker | Jan 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s that time of year… if you aren’t already signed up for our quarterly newsletter, there’s no better time than now.You will only get 4 emails a year (possibly expand to 6 eventually) and you can ALWYAS unsubscribe. We will never sell your...
by Tena Parker | Jan 10, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs, Socialization
Linus’s First Trip Out Well, it was slightly less than a 2 week timeout for Linus, as it turns out. Although I strongly suggest a two week time out, I just had a feeling that the right thing for him was to get him out to see people in very low-key environments....
by Tena Parker | Jan 8, 2013 | Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
Dependent on the Group It’s been about 9 days since Linus came to into my home and I have to admit that even though this pup has zero training, he is one of the easiest dogs to live with (is it sad that he’s easier to live with than Shayne and...
by Tena Parker | Jan 7, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Foster Dogs, Training
Foundational Behaviors Linus has been with me for 8 days now and he’s continuing to settle in nicely. He took his first walk around the block the other day and with the added confidence of being with the other dogs, he did a pretty good job! I also...
by Tena Parker | Jan 3, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
When Stress Signals are Encouraging One of the tenents of my training has always been to make things low-stress. If I’m seeing lots of shake-offs, yawns, or panting, there’s a good chance that I’m asking too much for the dog (at their level...
