by Tena Parker | Sep 26, 2013 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Reactivity
Having The Meds Talk With My Vet Last year I wrote a blog about the events at the vet, years ago, that have made my life with Shayne so much more challenging. In a total and complete nutshell, she had two idiot vet techs corner her in the exam room (after I told them...
by Tena Parker | Aug 13, 2013 | "How To...", Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, personal
Resource Guarding Between Pets–Triage and Treatment For those of you unfamiliar with Shayne’s history, she came to me with a food protocol from the humane society because of food aggression. She would stiffen, growl, hover over the bowl, and snap if a...
by Tena Parker | Aug 8, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care, personal, Video blog
I May Be A Dog Trainer, BUT… My dogs are not perfect. Rio earned his CGC at 10 months old, he won second place (novice) at a frisbee competition at 9 months old, he has an agility title, he has an RL2 title with an award of excellence, and he is a therapy dog....
by Tena Parker | Jun 24, 2013 | Behavior Modification, Body language, Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, Positive Training
Trigger Stacking–“but he’s normally fine!” Recently I found myself on a short road trip. During part of the trip I was driving on a bridge over a body of water. This particular road actually has two bridges–the northbound bridge has...
by Tena Parker | Jun 6, 2013 | Dog Behavior, General Dog Care
Sudden Changes In Behavior Did your previously quiet dog suddenly start barking up a storm? Did your previously dog friendly dog suddenly start disliking other dogs? Have you seen a sudden increase in unfriendly behavior towards strangers? Your previously...
by Tena Parker | Jun 4, 2013 | Dog Behavior, Fearful Dog, product reviews, Reactivity
Best Books For Understanding Reactivity (Squidoo) Just yesterday I published another Squidoo article I thought you would like to read or be linked to. You can get a quick preview from the screen shot below! Get reviews/synopsis for 5 of my most frequently referenced...
