by Tena Parker | Jan 10, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs, Socialization
Linus’s First Trip Out Well, it was slightly less than a 2 week timeout for Linus, as it turns out. Although I strongly suggest a two week time out, I just had a feeling that the right thing for him was to get him out to see people in very low-key environments....
by Tena Parker | Jan 3, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
When Stress Signals are Encouraging One of the tenents of my training has always been to make things low-stress. If I’m seeing lots of shake-offs, yawns, or panting, there’s a good chance that I’m asking too much for the dog (at their level...
by Tena Parker | Jan 2, 2013 | Adding a dog, Fearful Dog, Foster Dogs
72 Hour Free Pass Like I mentioned on Monday, being rehomed (or finding a forever home) is a very turbulent experience for dogs. Their whole lives get turned upside down and the often don’t know which end is up. Besides a two-week timeout, I think there are a...
by Tena Parker | Nov 6, 2012 | "How To...", Adding a dog, Blogs
Best Dogs for a First Time Dog Owner There is no one size fits all dog but there are certainly some breeds that are typically more user friendly than other breeds. Of course, there will always be exceptions to the rules but there are definitely breeds/types that I...
