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...
by Tena Parker | Jan 2, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
72 Hour Free Pass Like I mentioned on Monday, being rehomed (or finding a forever home) is a very turbulent experience for dogs. Their whole lives get turned upside down and the often don’t know which end is up. Besides a two-week timeout, I think there are a...
by Tena Parker | Dec 31, 2012 | Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
Two Week Timeout For New Dogs Most of the time when new dogs enter our lives it is on the heels of some sort of serious life changes for the dog. They may have been pulled away from their mom and siblings, they may have been transported between states, they...
