by Tena Parker | Jul 31, 2013 | Basic Training Tips, Body language, Positive Training, Training
Be Your Dog’s Joy There are many things that dog guardians can do to improve their dog’s manners and listening skills. Over the last three years blogging, I’ve mentioned many things but as I was reflecting on my blogging the other day, I realized...
by Tena Parker | Jul 24, 2013 | "How To...", equipment, Positive Training, Training
Weaning off Treats Pt. 2 On Monday I wrote about how to wean off of treats during your training. I really focused that post exclusively on the mechanics of how to reduce treats during training but there is a piece of the puzzle that I didn’t really write about...
by Tena Parker | Jul 2, 2013 | Fearful Dog, General Dog Care, Positive Training, Training
I spent this weekend prepping for the mayhem that will be the fourth of July. Five of our neighbors are very big into fireworks and we have, what seems like, a 2 hour show every 4th by the time they are all finished. Shayne is pretty much rock-solid in terms of...
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,...
