by Tena Parker | Apr 30, 2012 | Blogs
Let’s continue our look into the mistakes people make when choosing to use punishment. Last week I wrote about two common mistakes people make: Correcting Unknown Behaviors and The Punisher Not being Unpleasant but those are only two of the issues I frequently...
by Tena Parker | Apr 27, 2012 | Basic Training Tips, Blogs, clicker training, Positive Training
Ineffective Punishment pt 1 Honestly, it’s a rarity when I use any punishment for Shayne or Rio’s mistakes in basic obedience/tricks–no click is, in most instance, enough information for them to know that wasn’t what I was looking for. If they...
by Tena Parker | Apr 25, 2012 | Blogs, clicker training, Dog Behavior, Positive Training
Punishment… it happens It is one of my biggest pet peeves when people call clicker trainers permissive. I may not use physical punishments but I’m probably one of the “strictest” doggie moms out there. I have rules and expectations of my dogs...
by Tena Parker | Apr 24, 2012 | Blogs
Holy cow, it must be coming up on agility season or some such fun because I’ve gotten lots of tug orders in the last week–6 orders for a total of 40 tugs. So, I’ve been braiding and braiding and braiding! Tug making is a surprising workout! I never...
by Tena Parker | Apr 23, 2012 | Blogs
It’s been a while since I talked about a few common mistakes I see with dogs and their handlers along with some solutions to these problems. “My dog hates to sit. She’ll listen to other things but hates to sit and won’t when I tell her...
