by Tena Parker | Jan 13, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Why “dog trainer” is not the most accurate term for what I do most of the time–a tail of semantics. One of the things that can frustrate some people that take training classes with their dogs is that the “dog trainers” don’t spend...
by Tena Parker | Jan 11, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
This is Shayne. She is Ms. Serious. Everything about her is no-nonsense. She likes to play, but even her play is work. She is generally quite stoic and observant. She does not let herself loose to be silly and crazy (unlike Rio who embodies...
by Tena Parker | Jan 10, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Last week I wrote about how common it is for people to actually create food aggressive dogs by trying to get the dog used to people taking the food bowl away. What people thought was proper socialization, was actually causing their dog’s aggressive behavior. ...
by Tena Parker | Jan 9, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
One year ago, I was living in a studio apartment in Westchester County, NY, I had a really good full-time job as a community educator, and Shayne was my only companion (and other than work, she was pretty much with me all the time). For over a year and a half, I...
by Tena Parker | Jan 7, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Rio’s Gotcha Day is on Sunday and I will be posting a special post for him. I wanted to post a photo tribute to my little man a day in advance but since I will be competing at a winter frisbee competition, Arctic Air Games, on Saturday, I’m pushing the...
by Tena Parker | Jan 5, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“You know those cookie or clicker trainers, they are just bribing their dogs to obey the commands. Once the dogs leave the house or there is no food, they are out of control. My dog knows he has to comply or he gets a swat at a distance (she then brandishes...
