by Tena Parker | Jul 18, 2017 | clicker training, Dog Sports, personal, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Rally, SJC training
Reflecting on Raising Oswin Raising puppies is hard–plain and simple. It takes an incredible amount of work to simply raise a well-adjusted dog, but when you are looking to raise a performance dog and a working dog, the stakes are that much higher and the work...
by Tena Parker | Mar 23, 2017 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Socialization
Younger is Not Better! Why it is critical for puppies to stay with their moms and littermates until they are at least 8 weeks of age! First of all, let’s make this incredibly clear… AHEM… In Pennsylvania (and many other states) it is...
by Tena Parker | Dec 22, 2016 | Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Reactivity, Socialization, Training
Double the Fun or Triple the Trouble? The scoop on littermate syndrome! I will admit it, if there was a Puppy Addicts Anonymous organization, I would be President and meeting leader. “Hi, I’m Tena and I’m a puppy addict.” I love puppies–I...
by Tena Parker | Oct 23, 2013 | Dog Fitness, Foster Dogs, Puppy Fun
Kyjen Slow Feeders–A review I don’t know about you but I have some serious food inhalers in my house. It’s not so much an issue now since I feed primarily raw and when I feed kibble it’s not in a bowl, but I am still really intrigued by the...
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 19, 2013 | APDT C.L.A.S.S., Puppy Fun, Rally, Reactivity, SJC training, WPHS Classes
Sign Up Now! New Classes! I have just finalized my schedule for the end of the year with WPHS and it is looking really really exciting! I have two very exciting announcements to make… Rally-O Thanks to all of the support from my Rally students we are adding...
