by Tena Parker | Oct 24, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Now, I want dogs to be saved from kill shelters as much as the next person but I am sometimes concerned about the pressure to adopt from them as well. I sometimes wonder how many of these dogs are adopted out of complete pity and not because the dog is a good fit for...
by Tena Parker | Oct 21, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I got a request a little while back to make an even smaller tug than the smallest size I previously offered. There are teeny-tiny dogs how like to tug but had a hard time picking up even the smallest of my tugs. So now I make an even smaller tug that is about...
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 19, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
(sorry for two farm photo days almost in a row… but it’s been gorgeous so we’ve been at the farm almost daily)… I hope you enjoy! And then…. Rio rolled in poop… weird orange-ish...
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 | Oct 17, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
We haven’t been able to get out to the farm since late August because the farmer put hot-wire up around two of the fields. I didn’t want to let the pups get anywhere near the fencing, so it drastically cut down where we could walk and the pond just made...
