by Tena Parker | Feb 14, 2014 | personal, photo blog
Puppy Love It might be a “Hallmark Holiday,” but I think the sentiment of celebrating love is a powerful one. If we placed as much value on love (not just romantic love) as we do on other more superficial things, I think the world would be a far more...
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....
by Tena Parker | May 16, 2013 | photo blog
Spotty Day! Shayne and Rio had a fantastic adventure the other day with one of their good buddy’s, Doc the dalmatian. The three were fantastic together even though it had been about 9 months since they all hung out. We were missing the second spotty, Delta,...
by Tena Parker | Apr 24, 2013 | Body language, Dog Behavior, photo blog, Socialization, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Canine Body Language Edition Shayne and Rio got to enjoy a lovely social walk with James Bond yesterday. It was gorgeous weather outside for our walk–mild temperature with lots of sun and a gentle breeze! We went for a 20 minute...
by Tena Parker | Apr 10, 2013 | photo blog
Wordless Wednesday–First real spring day edition It has been an incredibly long winter here in Pittsburgh… I wasn’t sure it would ever end! Well finally, in the second week of April, we finally got late spring/summer temps of mid 70’s to 80 so...
by Tena Parker | Apr 5, 2013 | General Dog Care, photo blog, Socialization
Social Dog Walks Socialization is not just about play. I think sometimes dog owners think that the only way that their dog can socialize is through rough-housing with other dogs. There is so much value in dogs going on walks together, going on hikes together, and...
