by Tena Parker | Jun 10, 2013 | clicker training, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Training
Play More With Your Dog! Although training is serious work, it does not, in and of itself, have to be a serious experience. Two of the key components that I see missing in the way that many people train their dogs are joy and play. Even when they are training using...
by Tena Parker | Jun 6, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
Sudden Changes In Behavior Did your previously quiet dog suddenly start barking up a storm? Did your previously dog friendly dog suddenly start disliking other dogs? Have you seen a sudden increase in unfriendly behavior towards strangers? Your previously...
by Tena Parker | May 29, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, General Dog Care, Reactivity, Socialization
Be Courteous During Vet Visits Considering they service animals, vet offices are typically not set up with animals (particularly dogs) in mind. Their waiting rooms are set up to provide the maximum number of seats for people to sit and wait. Unfortunately this set...
by Tena Parker | May 25, 2013 | Body language, Dog Behavior, Dog Bite Prevention Month, General Dog Care
Originally posted 5/25/12 DBPM–The Do’s and Don’ts of Greeting a Dog We’ve talked extensively about dog body language, why dogs bite, how to prevent dog bites, how kids should interact with dogs and more…but one thing I haven’t yet...
by Tena Parker | May 24, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, General Dog Care, personal, SJC training, Training
My Hope For Everyone Last week I got together with SJC blog guest star, Meika and her mom for a walk at a local park. After our walk we decided to hit up a local ice cream shop for a post-walk snack. It was a gorgeous evening and there were a handful of people in...
by Tena Parker | May 22, 2013 | Behavior Modification, General Dog Care, photo blog, Socialization
Counter Conditioning–Grooming Bandit Edition About 6 months ago, our groomer of Bandit for the last 10 years retired (she’s also our neighbor). She has kept a barebones shop together so I (and a few others) can utilize her stuff to groom our pups....
