by Tena Parker | Jan 31, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Training, Video blog
How To Teach “Stay”–focusing on duration Whenever we are training any behavior, but most particularly with stay, we need to think about the “3 D’s.” Duration–how long can the dog do the behavior. Distance–how far away...
by Tena Parker | Jan 30, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Foster Dogs, photo blog
If You Want Something, DO Something “Wow, why won’t my dog walk like that!” said the man who stopped me while walking Rio down a busy sidewalk earlier this year. I know I’ve written it time and time again, but my response was,...
by Tena Parker | Jan 28, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Foster Dogs, Video blog
101 Things To Do With A Box Looking for a fun winter-time activity to burn some mental and physical energy with out freezing your toes off outside or making Fido get too amped up on the house? Have you ever thought about playing with a box? 101 things to do with a...
by Tena Parker | Jan 24, 2013 | Foster Dogs, Training, Video blog
How To Teach “Go To Mat” Mat-work is one of my favorite behaviors to teach and is a behavior that has a ridiculous number of uses. Do you have a dog who has rude door manners with visitors? You can fix it with mat-work. Do you have a dog who begs...
by Tena Parker | Jan 23, 2013 | photo blog
Wordless Wednesday–Linus goes for a hike Last week Linus experienced his first hike and he did an awesome job! Almost no moments of being scared or startled even though the wind was absolutely howling and there was snow melting from the roof (ie falling off in...
