by Tena Parker | Jul 18, 2017 | clicker training, Dog Sports, personal, Positive Training, Puppy Fun, Rally, SJC training
Reflecting on Raising Oswin Raising puppies is hard–plain and simple. It takes an incredible amount of work to simply raise a well-adjusted dog, but when you are looking to raise a performance dog and a working dog, the stakes are that much higher and the work...
by Tena Parker | Jul 23, 2014 | personal, Reactivity
A Reflection on Resolving Reactivity The vast majority of my private training clients are dealing with some level of reactivity. Leash reactivity is something very close to home and personal for me. I’ve had a long journey with Shayne and her variety of...
by Tena Parker | Mar 10, 2014 | General Dog Care, personal
I Hate Extra Warm Days in Winter This past Friday and Saturday, Pittsburgh was gifted with a slight respite from the deep freeze also known as our winter. Nearly everyone in Pittsburgh rejoiced as we hit the 45 degree mark–I won’t lie, I saw at least...
by Tena Parker | Feb 14, 2014 | personal, photo blog
Puppy Love It might be a “Hallmark Holiday,” but I think the sentiment of celebrating love is a powerful one. If we placed as much value on love (not just romantic love) as we do on other more superficial things, I think the world would be a far more...
by Tena Parker | Jan 14, 2014 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, personal
Tips for Training Class This past weekend Loki started an advanced puppy class. His first adult basic class (taken because I didn’t want him in group play with rowdy puppies) was a small class with 2 or 3 other students in it at any given time (though the first...
by Tena Parker | Jan 8, 2014 | agility, personal, Video blog
Getting Back Into the Game December 9th 2012, the last time Rio touched a piece of agility equipment other than my backyard weave poles. August 2012, the last time Rio had any type of agility training. Flip to the last week of December 2013, I happen to catch a post...
