by Tena Parker | Jan 16, 2014 | "How To...", equipment, Positive Training, Throwback Thursday
Don’t let your leash hold you back (throwback Thursday) Originally posted on 4/17/12 Believe it or not, I find that leashes very frequently become weights holding back the potential for training. The more one relies on the leash during the beginning stages of...
by Tena Parker | Jan 14, 2014 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, personal
Tips for Training Class This past weekend Loki started an advanced puppy class. His first adult basic class (taken because I didn’t want him in group play with rowdy puppies) was a small class with 2 or 3 other students in it at any given time (though the first...
by Tena Parker | Jan 7, 2014 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training
Freezing Temps–Fired Up Dogs! It’s Monday night at 10pm or so and it’s already -6F air temp with windchill of -25F. Today’s temps dropped like a rock and it was 0F by this afternoon. We are lucky that these temps are only going to last...
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 | Sep 11, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, equipment
How to Hold the Leash –yeah, really You may be laughing right now thinking, “of COURSE I know how to hold a leash, I do it every day!” Well, just because you do it everyday, doesn’t mean you do it right (there are lots of non-dog examples of...
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...