by Tena Parker | Aug 7, 2017 | Positive Training, Rally, SJC training, Training
Well Trained Dogs Can Do More Contest! We know that we have some of the BEST students (dogs and humans) out there and we want to reward our hard working students and brag about their great accomplishments with everyone! We also want to encourage our students to get...
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 | Dec 12, 2016 | Dog Sports, Rally, SJC training
Wise Choices in Dog Sports Are handlers setting their dogs and themselves up to fail by listening to old wives’ tales? I overheard a conversation recently at a training club that had me mentally furrowing my brow and shaking my head in disagreement (from...
by Tena Parker | Sep 30, 2013 | Rally, SJC training, WPHS Classes
Why Aren’t You Rally-ing With Us? There is so much fun to be had at Rally-O class at WPHS! We are continually laughing and having a good time together as dog and humans work together to learn new skills. Not interested in the competition aspect of the sport?...
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...
by Tena Parker | Aug 2, 2013 | General Dog Care, Rally, Training
Responsible Canine Athlete Handling This may ultimately be more of a rant than an educational post but it’s something that has been getting under my skin recently. Over the last year I have been to (not necessarily competed in) 4 agility trials, 6 rally trials,...
