by Tena Parker | Apr 20, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m still recovering from a two-day headache/nausea (does that constitute a migraine?) so please forgive any incoherent phrases LOL! Also, I didn’t realize I have used this photo before… there are only so many angry/growly photos to use! LOL!...
by Tena Parker | Apr 19, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Last night I had a killer head ache with some nausea so I couldn’t get to writing a nice post (I struggled through an email to a training student). This morning I’m just not feeling so hot in general… SO, no new blog post for today BUT I’ll...
by Tena Parker | Apr 18, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I had such a good time reading through all the blogs from the Blog The Change event. If you haven’t had an opportunity, I really suggest checking out some of the great blogs. I wanted to take a moment and expand on the idea of my blog for the event about...
by Tena Parker | Apr 15, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Today is Blog the Change for Animals day–this is a virtual event where bloggers from around the blogosphere come together in support of animals. Sharing inspiring stories, sharing information about rescues, and spreading information about a variety of causes. ...
by Tena Parker | Apr 14, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When working with a project dog (reactive, fearful, aggressive, etc) it is generally a process of slowly changing the threshold and the reaction to the stimulus. In doing this, there is this very strange push and pull effect going on…we are pushing boundaries...
by Tena Parker | Apr 13, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
One of the things I think new trainers (or those new to positive reinforcement) struggle with is the idea of having to pay the dogs for behaviors. Many people still believe (or previously trained with this belief) in the old adage that dogs do things just to please...
