by Tena Parker | Jun 27, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, clicker training, Positive Training
What’s In Your Dog’s Wine Glass? On Monday I published a post about Trigger Stacking and created a graphic using wine glasses to help get my point across. It occurred to me that it was actually quite similar to the way I explain increasing the...
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 21, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Positive Training, Training
Bribery Is Against The Law I cannot tell you how many times I come across people who really struggle with their dog “only listening when he sees that I have a treat.” I also constantly hear the same warning from people who are against using treats,...
by Tena Parker | Jun 19, 2013 | clicker training, General Dog Care, Positive Training
Positive Reinforcement Isn’t For All Yep, you just read that correctly. Positive reinforcement isn’t for everyone, but not for the reasons many people think. I firmly believe that dogs do not need to have aversives as part of their training in order to...
by Tena Parker | Jun 18, 2013 | APDT C.L.A.S.S., WPHS Classes
B.A. C.L.A.S.S. Test Time! WPHS will be hosting the B.A. level Canine Life And Social Skills evaluation for the class students next week and there are a few extra spots available WHEN: Tuesday 6/25 and Wednesday 6/26 various time slots between 6:40 and 8:40pm (only...
