by Tena Parker | Feb 24, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
German Shepherd Dogs are widely considered one of the most versatile breeds. Herding, military work, personal protection, police dogs, scent detection [bomb, drugs], search and rescue, and service animals are just some of the jobs GSDs are capable of doing well. ...
by Tena Parker | Feb 23, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The clicker is not: –A remote control: “Sit”-CLICK (done in a forward motion like w/ T.V. remote that has dying batteries… hoping the forward motion helps push the signal to the box 10 ft in front of you) –An attention getting tool: ...
by Tena Parker | Feb 22, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Okay so this SHOULDN’T have been in this Clicker Training series but I was inspired by a completely disheartening video I found on Youtube (my heart literally ached for this dog). I’m not exactly sure how I came across the video, but I had searched for...
by Tena Parker | Feb 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Sometimes it frustrates me when people claim to be “Clicker Trainers” when in actuality they are just people who happen to use clickers. There is a very big philosophical difference between Clicker Trainer and clicker trainer. See the difference? One is...
by Tena Parker | Feb 18, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
This happened a few years ago… and I can laugh at it now, but I was really embarrassed at the time because I know I offended this man…it honestly wasn’t intentional. *Now this was not a person in a class or a client… just a man who struck up a...
by Tena Parker | Feb 17, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I find this one attribute can be one of the biggest “make or break” features in selecting a dog. It hurts my heart when I see dogs and humans miserable because energy levels don’t match up. These mismatches are terribly frustrating for both dog and...
