by Tena Parker | Feb 20, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, personal, Positive Training, Reinforcement, Training
A Confession I talk a lot about building up behaviors, starting small and gradually increasing criteria, and about consistency when training. Well, I have quite the confession to make… I apparently neglected to follow through with my own advice when it comes to...
by Tena Parker | Feb 13, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Foster Dogs, Training, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Teaching Stay pt. 2 A few weeks ago I posted my Stay for Duration How-To Video. Here is the companion piece, How to teach Stay focusing on Motion and Distance. Stay tuned for another video in the stay...
by Tena Parker | Feb 7, 2013 | APDT C.L.A.S.S., Training, WPHS Classes
APDT C.L.A.S.S. Evaluation WPHS has set the date for the very first APDT Canine Life And Social Skills BA level evaluation in Pittsburgh! We will only be offering the BA level exam this time around (since we are the first in the area to offer CLASS, we...
by Tena Parker | Feb 5, 2013 | clicker training, Positive Training, Training
Problem Solving I may be biased but I have to say that positive trainers are some of the most creative, think-outside-the-box, and dedicated problem solvers out there. I am constantly hearing from “balanced,” “alpha,” or “aversive”...
by Tena Parker | Jan 31, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Training, Video blog
How To Teach “Stay”–focusing on duration Whenever we are training any behavior, but most particularly with stay, we need to think about the “3 D’s.” Duration–how long can the dog do the behavior. Distance–how far away...
by Tena Parker | Jan 24, 2013 | Foster Dogs, Training, Video blog
How To Teach “Go To Mat” Mat-work is one of my favorite behaviors to teach and is a behavior that has a ridiculous number of uses. Do you have a dog who has rude door manners with visitors? You can fix it with mat-work. Do you have a dog who begs...
