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 | May 17, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips
Two Bits of Information–newsletter and new post It is that time again for our quarterly news letter (and by that I mean it’s about a month or so late). I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to sign up for the newsletter if you haven’t already....
by Tena Parker | Feb 13, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Foster Dogs, Training, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Teaching Stay pt. 2 A few weeks ago I posted my Stay for Duration How-To Video. Here is the companion piece, How to teach Stay focusing on Motion and Distance. Stay tuned for another video in the stay...
by Tena Parker | Feb 11, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Dog Behavior, Foster Dogs, Positive Training
Tired Dogs are Crazy Dogs? Yep, you heard that correctly. Many dogs, particularly youngsters and puppies, are like toddlers– when they are at their most tired is when they are running around, screaming, and causing chaos. Although tired dogs are happy...
by Tena Parker | Feb 6, 2013 | "How To...", Basic Training Tips, Positive Training, Video blog
Wordless Wednesday–Back up With Shayne Edition Here’s Shayne learning how to “back up” in heel position. I talked about the process and how I decided on the process in yesterday’s blog but here’s the video to accompany it! ...
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...
