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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 - 14) Additional Posts (15 - 79)
Good intentions. Bad decisions.
By www.dianalogan.com - Feb 01“Oh, dogs love him!” she said about her husband Tom. Ruh roh! A red flag shoots up when I hear this statement. We were vacationing together ...
To Your Stations, Everybody!
By www.dianalogan.com - Dec 28“Stationing” is when a pup stays in a specified location until invited to leave it. Just think how miraculous it is when we can get our dogs to ...
Dogs and Doors
By www.dianalogan.com - Nov 01They race through them to go out, whether it's the front door, the car door, the crate door or… well, pretty much any door. When someone comes ...
Think Incompatible!
By www.dianalogan.com - Sep 01My client complained about her adolescent dog getting into a jumpy/bitey frenzy where he would spontaneously grab her, bark, jump, scrape her with ...
Do you know how long your dog’s leash is?
By www.dianalogan.com - Jun 01"She's now frightened of the birds at the window feeder." "DeeDee" (not her real name) is only 15 months old, but she landed in the hospital ...
Your Dog is a Garden
By www.dianalogan.com - May 01In celebration of this season of planting and growing, I share with you a Doggie Haiku I composed: "Your Dog is a Garden" Nurturing good plants Car...
Confession: I am a treat snob
By www.dianalogan.com - Feb 16Confession: I am a treat snob You should be, too! I am a lazy trainer. I want a happy, enthusiastic learner, quick results, efficient repetitions, ...
Dog-Dog Reactivity is Contagious
By www.dianalogan.com - Dec 28When you and your dog are enjoying a walk together, how would you like her to behave when she notices another dog? There are several possibilities ...
Blueberries, Springer Spaniels and Coffee:
By www.dianalogan.com - Nov 08I was 5 or 6 years old at the time, and my family was taking a drive in Downeast Maine during the wild blueberry season. Oh, how I LOVED blueberrie...
What's one more?
By www.dianalogan.com - Oct 01Nearly 90 million dogs live in 60 million households in the US. 40% of dog owners own more than one dog.* That's a lot of dog energy! Having ...
Test your knowledge!
By www.dianalogan.com - Aug 01See how you and your friends do with this little test. Hey, you might learn something, too! Each question has 1-3 correct responses. See the end ...
No Charge, Please!
By www.dianalogan.com - Jun 01It's commonplace to witness off-leash dogs charging at top speed towards the object of their attention - joggers, other dogs, passers-by, bikers, ...
Kids are from Mars & Dogs are from Venus
By dianalogan.com - Apr 01I graduated from college with a degree in “Language and Culture.” Yep, it was one of “those” liberal arts degrees that can lead to… what, exactly? ...
Our Dogs are Calculating Geniuses!
By www.dianalogan.com - Feb 01The frisbee is quickly airborne, arcing up, spinning, lifting, then descending and BAM, the dog leaps up and snatches it out of the sky with ...
