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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
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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 ...
Recipe for Successful Dog Training
By www.dianalogan.com - Dec 01I confess: I am a dog training geek. I think about training challenges, solutions, and strategies all the time. I love practicing and improving my ...
Fear
By www.dianalogan.com - Oct 01Personal safety is a necessity underlying everything in our lives. Feeling safe is an emotional state to which we don't pay much conscious ...
Dog's just wanna have fun!
By dianalogan.com - Aug 01Dog's just wanna have fun! Dogs are a “neotenous” species; juvenile traits persist throughout their lives, unlike most other mammals. They don’t ...
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, ...
Cues, Miscues, Missed Cues
By www.dianalogan.com - Jan 01- The school bus way ahead of me had his right blinker on, slowed down, and pulled over to the side of the road. Just as I was about to pass by ...
Got Fear?
By www.dianalogan.com - Oct 27Last month, I talked about some of the basic physiological aspects of fear and how we humans and our dog companions share the same general system, ...
Does your dog think you're cool?
By www.dianalogan.com - Sep 01“Relevance: pertinence, connection, importance, significance, usefulness.” This single word, "relevance," plays a huge role in our daily lives. If ...
