by Tena Parker | Apr 30, 2013 | Training, WPHS Classes
Canine Enrichment Games Class! Do you struggle with keeping your dog physically and mentally entertained? Are you running out of ideas for keeping Fido occupied? Is your stuff suffering because your dog is starting to keep himself busy by chewing, shredding, or...
by Tena Parker | Apr 25, 2013 | Foster Dogs
Former Foster Linus Update! I’ve been lucky enough to run into Linus’ new mom a few times since he was adopted. It’s not terribly difficult since she works at one of my favorite local pet stores but I figured it was time for a bit of an update....
by Tena Parker | Apr 24, 2013 | Body language, Dog Behavior, photo blog, Socialization, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Canine Body Language Edition Shayne and Rio got to enjoy a lovely social walk with James Bond yesterday. It was gorgeous weather outside for our walk–mild temperature with lots of sun and a gentle breeze! We went for a 20 minute...
by Tena Parker | Apr 23, 2013 | Body language, General Dog Care, Positive Training
Dog Sports Should Be About The Dogs Rio is my awesome boy. He does everything that I ask him to do and he really tries to do it with a smile, whether or not he really likes it. He has competed in rally-o and is actually pretty good at it. He earned his RL1 title in...
by Tena Parker | Apr 22, 2013 | clicker training, Positive Training, Rally
Shayne’s Second Rally-O Weekend! This past weekend Shayne and I were entered in an APDT Rally-O trial at Splash N Dash in Plum. I decided to only run Shayne and not Rio, but there will be more info on this in tomorrow’s post, so it was a nice weekend of...