by Tena Parker | Jan 30, 2014 | Basic Training Tips, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, Throwback Thursday
V-E-T is not an abbreviation for trainer–Throwback Thursday Originally posted 4/22/11 (has some updates/modifications from the previous version) I love my vet, while we may not always agree, nutrition-wise, he respects my choices and never gives me a hard...
by Tena Parker | Jan 23, 2014 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Reactivity, Socialization, Throwback Thursday
Social Pressures for Perfection…throwback thursday Originally posted 8/28/12 Who would have thunk that peer pressure would have such a drastic effect on dogs. No, I’m not talking about dog-dog peer pressure, I’m talking about the pressure that...
by Tena Parker | Jan 9, 2014 | Fearful Dog, General Dog Care, Reactivity, Throwback Thursday
Best Advice I can Possibly Give… “Be your dog’s advocate.” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people with dogs. “Be your dog’s advocate!” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people who are handling...
by Tena Parker | Oct 25, 2013 | Adding a dog, Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
How Much Snarking Is Okay? I will be pretty honest and say that I have quite the structured and well managed house, in terms of my pets. Nearly all of my critters have some sort of special need that requires some management or structure to mitigate and make our home...
by Tena Parker | Oct 8, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Dog Fitness, equipment, General Dog Care, Puppy Fun
How to effectively Ditch The Food Bowl I’ve written before about ditching your food bowl a few different times over the last few years but I’ve never focused an entire post on the subject (or not a detailed informational post). I have mentioned my use of...
by Tena Parker | Aug 23, 2013 | "How To...", Foster Dogs, General Dog Care, Puppy Fun, Socialization
Puppy Socialization List pt2–Travel’n Man It’s been a week since I brought the little man home and he has continued to improve in a lot of respects. Some things, like potty training, are going amazingly well–darn near perfect actually. He is...
