PupStart

PupStart Puppy Classes, Puppy Power Hour, Private training for all ages, RallyFree classes! As a result, there are very few openings in the PupStart dayschool. Attention.
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NEWS FLASH:
After 8.5 years of puppies, PupStart will be taking a "Sabbatical" starting on July 13, '22, and won't be in operation for at least 2-3 months to give me a chance to make some changes in my puppy programs. I will be expanding my "Puppy Power Hour" and adding other puppy-related services, so keep checking my website. Very sorry for any inconvenience. PupStart: A dayschool for puppies


Skills. Focus. Self-control. Appropriate interactions. Socialization. Recall. LOTS MORE. Diana’s lovely 650 sf training studio with outdoor playgrounds in North Yarmouth is just the place for your puppy to spend the day learning important things that will give him a great start. You’ll take home a tired puppy, too! Diana is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and wants to help you get the best start with your puppy. Her Puppy Playground is full of fun obstacles and other socialization opportunities. Puppyhood doesn’t last for long: capitalize on it now! On-line pre-registration required (copy and paste link below to register). https://pupstart.as.me/schedule.php

11/16/2024

This Sunday's 10:30 Puppy Power Hour is full, so we are adding a noon session. 3 pups minimum (7 max).... grab a spot now! Click on the link below. PPH is for puppies up to 6 months and 40 pounds.

Puppy Power Hour is about introducing your puppy to a wide range of new experiences, in a positive, supported and managed way. Socialization is not just about playing with other puppies - that's a mere drop in the socialization bucket. At Puppy Power Hour, we create a veritable Puppy Adventure Park full of fun and games to help your puppy learn how to learn, gain confidence and skills and build resilience.. all in a joyful and vibrant environment, inside and outside.

Come join in the fun!

https://pupstart.as.me/PPH12pm

11/05/2024

Raising a puppy can be overwhelming and exhausting, even for professional dog trainers.

It's hard not to compare our puppy with others and feel like we aren't doing enough, the puppy is falling behind or even that our own puppy is defective in some way (she isn't!).

Take a deep breath, do the best you can, take a class, share the struggles, and know that the road ahead will have bumps, but you will get there.

Guess where Skippy and I found ourselves this weekend! We love visiting and had been nearby in CT for some training fun,...
10/29/2024

Guess where Skippy and I found ourselves this weekend! We love visiting and had been nearby in CT for some training fun, so why not? We were extremely lucky to be able to stay with a friend for the night, too.

Feeling very grateful.

❤️🍎❤️

A Unique Class Opportunity: RallyFrEe! Rally-FrEe is the Perfect Marriage of Obedience, Tricks & Creative Behaviors6-wee...
10/24/2024

A Unique Class Opportunity: RallyFrEe!
Rally-FrEe is the Perfect Marriage of Obedience, Tricks & Creative Behaviors

6-week classes start Wed, Nov 6 at the PupStart studio in North Yarmouth. Some prerequisites apply.

RallyFrEe will help increase the level of communication and teamwork with your dog and will help prepare you for and enhance performance in other dog sports such as Canine Musical Freestyle, Rally-O, agility and more. You will learn how to get precise, in-position and verbally-cued moves and how to put them into basic sequences. Platforms, pens and other helpful props will set everyone up for success. There will be music!

Click on the link below to learn more, see what it's all about and sign up for a class.

http://dianalogan.com/schedule/intro-rallyfreestyle-level-one-0

10/03/2024

Too much cute!!!

Royal River Retriever pups are loving their day at PupStart!

So THIS is happening today (and tomorrow) at the former PupStart Day School for Puppies!5 absolutely LOVELY 8 week old p...
10/03/2024

So THIS is happening today (and tomorrow) at the former PupStart Day School for Puppies!

5 absolutely LOVELY 8 week old puppies are visiting to get some worldly experiences in the form of a variety of enrichment and novel experiences, carefully created just for them. They get a lot out of their day here and they get introduced to a few new, appropriate adult dogs.

Makes me miss running my day school. Big time!

The pups are from Royal River Retrievers in Yarmouth.

Absolute gems!!!

Puppy Power Hour at 10:30 AND NOON on Sundays!It can be hard to get a spot at popular Puppy Power Hour at the PupStart c...
09/30/2024

Puppy Power Hour at 10:30 AND NOON on Sundays!

It can be hard to get a spot at popular Puppy Power Hour at the PupStart campus in North Yarmouth, so we are adding a noon session! PPH is for pups up to 6 months and 40 lbs.

Socialization with other dogs and humans is just a tiny drop in the socialization bucket, which is why Puppy Power Hour offers such a wide range of creative and fun learning and enrichment opportunities, inside and out. 7 puppies max, carefully divided into appropriate groups. Sometimes the more introverted pups are happiest just observing for a while, until they are overcome by JOY and are ready to interact.

AND, as an added Cuteness Bonus, take advantage of our little fall puppy portrait corner and capture your pup's Adorableness! (These are just a few of many pics taken yesterday).

http://dianalogan.com/schedule/puppy-power-hour

Fall Pup Portraits!If you come to Puppy Power Hour or classes thru October, I'd be delighted to help you create a portra...
09/28/2024

Fall Pup Portraits!

If you come to Puppy Power Hour or classes thru October, I'd be delighted to help you create a portrait of your pooch. A limited supply of mostly small Halloween costumes is available for pups who are comfortable wearing one.

Skipper and guest dog Izzy make portraiture super easy because they possess the necessary two skills: perch and eye contact. Don't underestimate the power and versatility of skills like these!

If you aren't a current client but would be interested in a photo session, message me.

[Note: social media presumptuously and rudely cropped this photo]

Old Townhouse Park on a lovely sunset evening.
09/19/2024

Old Townhouse Park on a lovely sunset evening.

Big Lap Dog; Little "no thanks to laps" Dog.Skipper and regular guest dog Izzy.
09/13/2024

Big Lap Dog; Little "no thanks to laps" Dog.

Skipper and regular guest dog Izzy.

Position, Position, Position!Do you want to teach your pup some COOL MOVES and get inspired? Are you already into Rally ...
09/06/2024

Position, Position, Position!

Do you want to teach your pup some COOL MOVES and get inspired? Are you already into Rally or Obedience and would like to teach more precision? This is the workshop for you.

Getting Started in Canine Musical Freestyle” on October 6th at Happy Tails in Portland. (more info in comments)

If your dog can focus on you and enjoys learning with you, sign up as a working team! Come as an auditor if you are interested but not ready to bring your dog.

Here's a teaser for my session on Positions:

Position, Position, Position! Position matters! In freestyle, we like to train our dogs to "assume the position", with some level of precision, so that…

GETTING STARTED IN CANINE MUSICAL FREESTYLE WORKSHOP!I'm really excited to be one of the presenters at my club's upcomin...
09/05/2024

GETTING STARTED IN CANINE MUSICAL FREESTYLE WORKSHOP!

I'm really excited to be one of the presenters at my club's upcoming all-day freestyle workshop!

Happy Tails, Portland
October 6, 10-4
limited spots

$150 working team
$40 to audit

FMI and to register, follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-started-in-canine-musical-freestyle-tickets-1005984676247?aff=oddtdtcreator&utm-source=cp&fbclid=IwY2xjawFF2aJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV4IpGTPtNjfvRneSTDbVcV7f0gnCopPR5kPbLeP-wF--In6HSuFhFsNFw_aem_aauPETPsb5KpqUaY4IZKuQ&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing

You can also find information about the presenters and topics and a link on the events page of our website: https://dancingpawsmaine.org/events/

We'll be home TODAY!After a lovely stay with old friends in Rutland, Skip and I stopped for a walkie in picturesque down...
08/25/2024

We'll be home TODAY!

After a lovely stay with old friends in Rutland, Skip and I stopped for a walkie in picturesque downtown Woodstock, VT.

You can see how handy the skill of perch* has been this whole trip.

It's another beautiful day for traveling. Feeling very grateful indeed.

*I always train the concept of stay with any stationary behavior

5,000 miles and counting ..Skipper and I will be back in New England today, destination: Rutland, VT! We've enjoyed a wo...
08/24/2024

5,000 miles and counting ..

Skipper and I will be back in New England today, destination: Rutland, VT! We've enjoyed a wonderful stay here in Niagara Falls, NY, reconnecting with the most special man and meeting his family, and Francois, their dog. Skipper continues to be The Best companion, welcoming every new place with his usual cheerfulness (and being so patient about me taking photos of him).

We just hit 5,000 miles exactly since we left Maine on August 3.

I'm really enjoying life on the road, but it'll be great to get home and to my hubby!

08/24/2024

What a JOY it was to finally be able to meet Skipper's breeder, Lynelle of Pink Begonia Standard Poodles AND see her beautiful, enchanted oasis of a home in Iowa as Skipper and I made our way towards home from our Colorado road trip. It was a pure delight to meet Miranda and Juni in person, too, AND to dance with all three!

After just a few minutes of "hi, who are you and why are you here?" polite conversations between the pups, they decided that they were quite pleased to be together and Skipper was enthusiastically welcomed into the mix. They are family, after all.

Thanks, Lynelle, for sharing your gorgeous place and taking the time for a visit!!

08/23/2024
Rest stop in western Ohio.316 more miles to Niagara Falls; 5+ hrs of driving. Can we do it? It's 2:00 now. Wish us luck!...
08/22/2024

Rest stop in western Ohio.

316 more miles to Niagara Falls; 5+ hrs of driving. Can we do it? It's 2:00 now.

Wish us luck!!

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1012 Sligo Road
North Yarmouth, ME
04097

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Monday 8am - 4pm
Tuesday 8am - 4pm
Wednesday 8am - 4pm

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This Sunday's 10:30 Puppy Power Hour is full, so we are adding a noon session. 3 pups minimum (7 max).... grab a spot now! Click on the link below. PPH is for puppies up to 6 months and 40 pounds. Puppy Power Hour is about introducing your puppy to a wide range of new experiences, in a positive, supported and managed way. Socialization is not just about playing with other puppies - that's a mere drop in the socialization bucket. At Puppy Power Hour, we create a veritable Puppy Adventure Park full of fun and games to help your puppy learn how to learn, gain confidence and skills and build resilience.. all in a joyful and vibrant environment, inside and outside. Come join in the fun! https://pupstart.as.me/PPH12pm

Too much cute!!! Royal River Retriever pups are loving their day at PupStart!

I just can't seem to help it. Every time I take Skipper somewhere, we find things to play with and skills to practice. This is an example of bad training but good ongoing socialization to maintain his resilience. I would not have attempted this with a pup who wasn't ready for such a challenge, or risked having a fearful response, but at 5 years old, Skipper has had significant positive experiences with weirdness, so this was nothing. It's an example of "bad training" because I have not trained him to a fluent "step on this" cue, and I was throwing out any cue that might elicit the behavior I wanted. "Step" was the cue I trained our previous dog to respond to, but there's no reason in the world that Skipper should know it if I haven't trained him to it. Do you do that with your dogs? Do you use cues that your previous dogs knew, or given cues that you know your dog doesn't know in the hopes that he will perform the behavior you want anyway? Happy training!

When our dogs are traveling with us, it's of utmost importance that we keep them safe. Exiting a vehicle safely is critical. In this video, you will see how Skipper has been taught to exit. What are some of the trained skills you observe? How many times do I say, "stay"?

Des Moines, Iowa! Skipper fetches his leash in front of the State Capitol Building. Where is everybody? It's a gorgeous park, yet we are the only ones here. Skippy continues to express his happiness about our long journey. We surpassed 3,000 miles yesterday!

Heading out! Destination: Des Moines, more or less (😅 if you speak French). "Ogallala", not whatever I said.... 😅 Here's Skipper's travel setup. Sweet!

This. Dog. ❤️ After a day of driving and arriving in a new, strange place at night (Ogallala, NE), this is how Skipper behaves when he is let out of "Minnow," our minivan. This is typical Skipper. He's remarkable. Truly. What behaviors do you see? What does his body language express? Do you notice any default skills (trained skills, not cued by me)?

In Virginia! We were lucky to find this short trail where we were able to let Skipper off leash yesterday. As always, I wanted to warm up his recall skills and get him some exercise after being cooped up in his crate for hours. Drew and I practiced calling him back and forth on the trail, and each time he got to us, he enjoyed a lengthy (5 second or more) party in his honor in the form of many treats delivered, one at a time. Good boy! He's a superb traveler, this one. Very grateful!

Boulder, Colorado, here we come!!! The 3 Logans (Diana, Drew and The Skipper, too) just embarked on a road trip to Boulder where we'll be attending a reunion of The Antarctican Society. We figured we'd drive - why not?? We have 8 days to get there, which will allow some sightseeing along the way. We're planning to do a more southern route on the way and northern on the way back. This will be my first big road trip but Skipper's second and Drew's third. We are so happy to have finally departed!

Guest dog Izzy tests out the Puppy Power Hour setup to be sure it's ready for puppies! This dynamo doodle doesn't know the meaning of "take it slow!" Everything has been carefully and intentionally constructed and configured to help build resilience, confidence and body awareness in young puppies - safely. Socialization is waaay more than playing with other dogs and meeting people. Puppy Power Hour is the best "puppy playgroup" around!

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A Dayschool Just for Puppies up to 6 months or 25#

Over Six Hundred Puppy Graduates Since 2014

North Yarmouth, Maine Skills. Attention. Focus. Self-control. Appropriate interactions. Socialization. Recall. LOTS MORE.

PupStart is Environment. With 650 sf of indoor space full of strategically-configured interactive elements, multiple outdoor playgrounds with many activities to do, a 1/2 acre fenced-in yard, 6 acres and miles of trails beyond, PupStart is the ideal place for your puppy to spend her time learning, growing and getting the activities and stimulation she needs in order to grow into a confident, happy, skilled dog.

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