by Tena Parker | Jan 17, 2023 | Adolescents, Arousal, Dog Behavior, Reactivity, Training
Petting initiated, attention seeking, and arousal driven mouthiness in adult and adolescent dogs is an annoying and often painful problem! But thankfully there’s a lot that we can do to help! I had a dog staying with me once years ago who was an excellent case...
by Tena Parker | Jun 22, 2018 | Dog Fitness, General Dog Care, Socialization, Training
Summer Safety! It’s summer time and time for fun in the sun and lots of outdoor activities and events that welcome and encourage dogs! These can be awesome opportunities to spend time with our dog doing things you both enjoy but they can also be...
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 | 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 | Dec 14, 2016 | Behavior Modification, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Reactivity, Rescue or Sheltering, Training
Hard Decisions in Responsible Rescue and Sheltering Imagine for a minute that I have this awesome car. This car gets amazing gas mileage, although it only has front wheel drive, it handles beautifully in the snow, it is small enough to fit in those tight parking...
by Tena Parker | Feb 11, 2014 | Basic Training Tips, equipment, Positive Training, SJC training, Training
Bigger is not always better “The more tools you have in your tool box the better. If you purposely exclude a particular tool and a problem pops up that requires that tool, you won’t be abel to fix the problem. I’m not one of those cookie pushers...
