by Tena Parker | Sep 20, 2012 | Blogs, Reactivity, SJC training, Training, WPHS Classes
Manners classes aren’t right for everyone… I’m the first person to suggest getting a dog into a training class. I think it can be incredibly valuable for learning basic manner or a specific set of skills, for teaching a dog to work in that type of...
by Tena Parker | Sep 19, 2012 | Blogs
Okay, I lied, a less-wordy Wednesday Well, over the last 5 or so blog posts we’ve gone on an interesting journey from Shayne to food aggression. Shayne was quite the little food guarder when I got her. If lightly pushed, she would absolutely lunge/snap at people...
by Tena Parker | Sep 18, 2012 | Blogs
I’ve been ruminating over a video I saw posted online for a few days now. The video involved a TV personality trying to address food aggression with a yellow lab. In the video the person was trying to “claim” the bowl and the space around the bowl to...
by Tena Parker | Sep 13, 2012 | Blogs
After yesterday’s post, I got to thinking about just how far Shayne has come over the years. I can certainly see the changes she’s made even recently but I sometimes overlook just how far she has come since day one. It absolutely leaves me feeling warm and...
by Tena Parker | Sep 12, 2012 | Blogs
I don’t know Shayne’s birthday… when I adopted her in the end of June, they said she was between 9 and 10 months old. So I’ve always estimated her birthday as around the middle of September (it works out since it seems many of my friends,...
by Tena Parker | Sep 11, 2012 | Blogs
I am sorry for the lack of blog posts the last few days. After nearly 5 years, my laptop died. I have been stuck using a phone and a borrowed iPad to answer emails and stay semi-connected to the world since Saturday. Well, I finally got my new laptop up and running...
