by Tena Parker | Feb 16, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
You want a dog…right, I get that, but why do you want a dog? For me, this questions is of the utmost importance when deciding on what type of breed/dog to bring into your home. If you want a dog to hang out on your lap while you read a book you are probably...
by Tena Parker | Feb 15, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
About two weeks ago I received an e-mail from someone struggling with their recently purchased “Miniature Aussie” (not purchased from a reputable breeder). In this email she admitted she had no intention on getting a dog but saw a photo of this amazingly...
by Tena Parker | Feb 14, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Alright… I’ve written and deleted about ten attempts of a post about choosing the right dog for your family. I give up. I’m just going to go for it in short little sections–what I end up with will probably not be perfect, exactly how I want...
by Tena Parker | Feb 11, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
While I may not shop there frequently, I sure spend a lot of time at my local Petsmart. It is a favorite place to take the dogs to work in a real-life, high distraction environment. I go there so frequently that most of the managers and employees know me. Sometimes...
by Tena Parker | Feb 9, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“I’m at a loss of what to do. I bought a Border Collie and she is impossible. She gets a walk everyday, I play fetch everyday in the yard, and her job is herding and chasing a big ball in the yard. After all this, she is a nightmare at night when I just...
by Tena Parker | Feb 8, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“No, no, no, no, no!” I’m not going to lie and say it never pops out of my mouth… in the heat of a dangerous or scary or shocking moment it does. Not too long ago I was outside shoveling snow off of our front porch when Shayne did something...
