Basic Training Tips

Diana and Astro
Diana Logan, CPDT-KA Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge-Assessed Pet Connection Dog Training,
North Yarmouth, Maine
http://www.dianalogan.com
207-252-9352
Recent Column Posts (1 - 13) Additional Posts (14 - 117)
Off-Leash Etiquette
By www.dianalogan.com - May 01Last month, I talked about handling dogs on-leash in public and how our artificial, designed-for-humans-only environment of sidewalks and cities ...
What’s that Noise?
By www.dianalogan.com - Mar 01Tips on how to teach a great recall We regularly subject our dogs to meaningless noises. I'm not referring to environmental sounds, but rather our ...
New Year’s Quiz
By www.dianalogan.com - Jan 01Happy New Year! Let's start it out with a fun little quiz to test your dog knowledge. Good luck! 1. Dogs respond best to: a) visual cues; b) ...
The 3-Second Rule
By www.dianalogan.com - Nov 01Call me crazy, but I have a theory that we unwittingly practice the 3-Second Rule in many different human contexts as a matter of course. The rule ...
The Rule That Makes All the Difference
By www.dianalogan.com - Sep 01As a puppy, she enthusiastically pulled on leash in her desire to get close to the people and dogs she saw. She was very friendly and social, at ...
Good Intentions, Bad Decisions
By www.dianalogan.com - Jul 01As we climb slowly out of our pandemic cocoons into the bright sunshine, we are going to encounter many dogs who have been hiding in the metaphoric...
"Uh oh!"
By www.dianalogan.com - May 01Some dogs go through life confident that all is well with the world: their metaphorical supper dishes are perpetually half full. Others are the ...
“Rules for Handling Dogs in Public”
By www.dianalogan.com - Apr 01You can google any variation of “Rules for Handling Dogs in Public,” but because there is no official Dog User's Manual or even a standard ...
“Error-Free Learning"
By www.dianalogan.com - Feb 01When I started to throw myself into dog training, I was delighted to discover how creative the process could be and how limitless the possibilities...
What's in your Wallet?
By www.dianalogan.com - Dec 01Does your dog training wallet contain the right kind of Canine Cash? Does it have sufficient purchase power to turn your dog's head? Does she ...
Teaching your dog “No!”
By www.dianalogan.com - Oct 01The next time you use voice navigation, imagine Siri telling you where NOT to turn, what street NOT to take, and to boot, she uses an accusatory ...
Habit-Forming
By www.dianalogan.com - Aug 01... it depends... My friend Donna is overjoyed about getting a puppy this fall. “I have food and water dishes all ready for her. I'll feed the ...
Are you "Stubborn"?
By www.dianalogan.com - May 13My husband got a little silly at work. While doing a mundane labeling chore at his IT job, he decided to label the label maker itself. We were Big ...