THE TRAINERS

Liz as seen through her dog Pippi.

Liz as seen through her dog Pippi.

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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 setting


  • Media:

  • 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