by Tena Parker | Nov 1, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Last Friday Shayne and Rio had a play-date with “The Spotties,” Delta and Doc. This is the fourth time that the group has, in some configuration, met and hung out (not all dogs were at every meeting). We’ve never had so much as a snark between dogs...
by Tena Parker | Oct 31, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
I am a huge Halloween fan. I love the spirit of the holiday, the revelry, the colors, the candy, the costumes, the spooky (or not so spooky) decorations, and the harmless debauchery that happens. Oh, I totally forgot to mention that I love carving pumpkins, love...
by Tena Parker | Oct 25, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Best Advice I can Possibly Give… “Be your dog’s advocate.” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people with dogs. “Be your dog’s advocate!” That is, I think, the best advice I can give to people who are handling...
by Tena Parker | Oct 20, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
I’m going to have a bit of a cop-out post today… we are having a CRAZY thunderstorm right (lightning RIGHT next to my house) and I am going to unplug Dewey (my computer) so he won’t get fried if we get a bad power surge (plus I had a crazy busy night...
by Tena Parker | Oct 18, 2011 | About, Blogs, Training, Uncategorized
Gotta Buy Into Training How many times have you heard “I’ve tried everything to get my dog to …”? I think I must hear something to that effect more than once a week. People seem to expect instantaneous results from the training that if,...
by Tena Parker | Aug 29, 2011 | personal, Positive Training, Training
Mistakes I’ve Made I’m not perfect–not even close. I have personal faults and I’ve definitely made mistakes with my dogs. I really try not to make the same mistake twice and I do generally learn from my mistakes but I’m human. ...
