by Tena Parker | Mar 21, 2012 | Blogs
Learning a new mechanical skill is hard and can be an incredibly humbling experience. I really think ALL trainers should break out of their box and take a class where they don’t already have most/all of the skills (perhaps some of the people who inspired...
by Tena Parker | Mar 20, 2012 | Blogs
I’m a bit bothered that I even have to write this but I’ve both witnessed and heard an increasing number of stories about other positive reinforcement trainers being… less than positive when dealing with colleagues, with the public, and with...
by Tena Parker | Mar 16, 2012 | Blogs
The weather out this way has been absolutely ridiculous recently. Temperatures in the 70s and lots of sun (occasional storm but that’s also nice). ‘Lucky’ for me I recently lost my voice so going for quiet hikes at the farm have been a really nice...
by Tena Parker | Mar 15, 2012 | Blogs
I’ve had Monty now for 2.5 weeks and he’s finally starting to really settle in. It wasn’t a completely smooth process but it’s gone really well for the most part. About 10 days into the process, Monty suddenly went from running around more than...
by Tena Parker | Mar 13, 2012 | Blogs
It is such a rare occurrence that I’m actually able to get photographs with my own dogs. Photography has been a passion of mine for years. I built a darkroom in my basement years ago, worked in the darkrooms as a technician when I was in college, and was the...
