THE TRAINERS
Liz as seen through her dog Pippi.
Liz Langham, BS, MS
Owner, Head Trainer
Liz Langham, BS, MS, is a member of The Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT.com). She is the owner of Tree Frog Farm Dog Training and Agility, a business located in North Yarmouth, Maine. She successfully helps people understand their dogs behaviors through guidance, training, and even some moral support. Liz has been training dogs since 1994.
Education:
AS in Animal Agriculture Technology (The University of Maine)
BS in Sustainable Agriculture with an animal science concentration
MS in Horticulture, minor is qualitative sociology (Oregon State University)
Master Gardener Certification
Demonstrations:
LLBean Dog Days of Autumn: four years
North Yarmouth Fun Day: six years
Pet Rock in the Park: three years
Thompson Point Ice Arena
Tender Touch Adoption Appreciation: two years
Brunswick Dog Park: five one-hour presentations on canine body language and dog park etiquette. Recall workshop. How to play with your dog.
School Presentations:
Waynflete School 2nd and 3rd grades: 2007 and 2017
Freeport Middle School: 2014
Lewiston Continuing Education
Cumberland Recreation Department: Canine Body Language
Seminar:
Sponsored by The Portland Veterinary Specialists continuing education series
Canine Body Language: Assessing aggression in a veterinary settingMedia:
Maine Calling: Panel discussion with Dr. Katie Hazzard of Falmouth Veterinary Hospital, and Lisa Smith of The Waterville Humane Society
Maine Today: two times with The Coastal Humane Society
Radio Interview
Magazine Interview:Down East Magazine: August 2016
Handling dogs for Photo and Video:FetchDog: Five years
Macomber Studio: For Brookstone
Dennis Welch: For IDEXX
Ralph Lauren/Polo: Three day shoot. Summer 2016
Keurig: One day shoot. Fall 2016
External Behavior Consultations:
ASPCA Deployment as Behavior Lead: Two depoyments
ARL: Evaluate and develop a behavior plan for South Korean dogs: Ongoing since May 28, 2016
ARL: Evaluator as needed
CHS: SAFER Evaluator, 1.5 years
CHS: Evaluator as needed
Tall Tails Beagle Rescue: Evaluator as needed
Waterville Humane Society: Evaluator as needed
Certified SAFER Evaluator: two years
Evaluator as needed refers to calling me in to evaluate the more questionable dogs.
In addition, Liz has attended numerous dog related seminars:
Dog Behavior: Dr. Nicholas Dodman, Brenda Aloff, Leslie Nelson, Kelly Snyder and Jesus Rosales-Ruiz, Chris Bach, and Sarah Kalnajs.
Agility: Stuart Mah and Pattie Hatfield, Nancy Gyes, Laurie Baker, Cindy Ratner, Anne Andrle, Elicia Calhoun, Mary Ellen Barry, and Susan Garrett