by Tena Parker | Mar 9, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
A few days ago I was shocked to find that fellow pet blogger Tail Waggin had passed along the “Stylish Blogger Award” it’s a nice bit of positive reinforcement for sure! So I’m sort of “late” in the game and many of the blogs I...
by Tena Parker | Mar 8, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
“He knows what I want but he just refuses to do it!” Okay, well, what exactly is going on? “When we are out for a walk and he does his business, I ask him to sit and he just completely refuses. All I want is for him to sit while I pick up but he is...
by Tena Parker | Mar 7, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When we think about a system being flooded with adrenaline we generally think of super strength, hyper vigilance, jittery, energetic and possibly a crash as the adrenaline works its way out of the body. What I failed to think about what the effect adrenaline had on...
by Tena Parker | Mar 5, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I have always seen myself ending up on a mini-farm with somewhere between 4 and 15 acres. I’d love to have a big barn where I can hold training classes, maybe a small number of goats or a few cows, some chickens, a nice field for agility/frisbee, and I’d...
by Tena Parker | Mar 4, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Alright, this week has continued to have some wordy posts and I think I’m ready for a break. The last few days have been chilly but beautiful. Full sun, mild breezes, and generally really pleasant. I have spent as much time outside as humanly possible...
by Tena Parker | Mar 3, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Not you, the dogs! Clicker Training, unlike more traditional training, really allows the handler to build up off-leash reliability from the very get go. Traditional training (especially at its worst) is centered around delivering leash pops and corrections. Dogs...
