by Tena Parker | Sep 5, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Video blog
STOP PULLING ME!!! Dogs need exercise and they need to get out for adventures. If dogs don’t get exercise and don’t get out they can start having a wide range of behavior problems. Although most people know this, lots of dog guardians struggle with...
by Tena Parker | Jul 31, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Body language, Positive Training, Training
Be Your Dog’s Joy There are many things that dog guardians can do to improve their dog’s manners and listening skills. Over the last three years blogging, I’ve mentioned many things but as I was reflecting on my blogging the other day, I realized...
by Tena Parker | Jul 22, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training
Weaning Off Of Treats One of the first things that many students ask me is about when they can “stop using all the treats.” I will be honest and say that for most behaviors, I don’t completely wean off treats. Yup, you heard that correctly. There...
by Tena Parker | Jul 16, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training, Training, Video blog
Go Faster! More Cookies! I spent part of the weekend trying to find a link to a study that I read years ago that looked at the skills/mechanics trainers used more effectively than average pet owners. Unfortunately I couldn’t find anything–so I can’t...
by Tena Parker | Jun 27, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training, Positive Training
What’s In Your Dog’s Wine Glass? On Monday I published a post about Trigger Stacking and created a graphic using wine glasses to help get my point across. It occurred to me that it was actually quite similar to the way I explain increasing the...
by Tena Parker | Jun 21, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Positive Training, Training
Bribery Is Against The Law I cannot tell you how many times I come across people who really struggle with their dog “only listening when he sees that I have a treat.” I also constantly hear the same warning from people who are against using treats,...