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Engagement – Using Language

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It’s often said around the dog training world when discussing verbal communication with dogs, “it doesn’t matter what you say, it’s how you say it.”  There is some truth to the idea that our language is of no significance to …

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Dog training lessons from Android

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If you watched the NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four / Finals, you hopefully saw the ad for Android called, “Friends Furever.” Via New York ad agency, Droga5, the ad is the latest in Android’s “be together. not the same.” campaign. …

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Pit Bulls in Portland

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Recently, Fedor Zarkhin of The Oregonian and OregonLive set out to write a series of detailed articles that clearly outline the now 30-year-old dilemma in Portland, and elsewhere, around “Pit Bulls” (American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, …

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Lessons in Dog Training from GEICO

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Inspired by the fact that just about every pre-roll ad (the ad you skip almost every time you watch a popular clip on YouTube) is avoided by consumers, GEICO and their ad agency (The Martin Agency) turned to an awesomely …

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Training Pooches and the People Who Love Them – Lake Oswego Review

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Lake Oswego Review/West Linn Tidings | September 11, 2014 Written by Cliff Newell Lucid Dog Training makes dogs better dogs, masters better masters Photo Credit: REVIEW, TIDINGS PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE – Katie Brower and Chris Wodja want owners and dogs …

LucidDogTrainingTraining Pooches and the People Who Love Them – Lake Oswego Review

Monique Balas in Spot Magazine

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A few months ago, we were interviewed by Monique Balas with The Oregonian.  I’d had way too much coffee, was speaking much quicker than I knew I was capable of, and Katie could do nothing but apologize.  Despite my hyper-drive, …

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Lake Oswego Review – With Grateful Hearts

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This Thanksgiving, the Lake Oswego Review compiled messages of gratitude from residents and business owners in the community.  The article is entitled, “With Grateful Hearts,” and we hope you see a few familiar faces while getting to know new community …

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Lake Oswego Leadership Class of 2015

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This past fall, the Lake Oswego Chamber of Commerce kicked off their Leadership Program at Tilikum Retreat Center near Newberg, OR.  The focus of the program is to “build relationships and forge connections between community-oriented leaders who can help shape …

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Lucid in The Oregonian – Print Edition

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About a month ago, Monique Balas wrote a great article for her Pet Talk column with OregonLive, and Lucid was published there.  Recently, that blog article was sent on and published in the print edition of The Oregonian.  If you …

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Lucid on OregonLive.com

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Lucid Dog Training is now on OregonLive.com!  To find out how Lucid came to be, check out the great article written by The Oregonian’s Pet Talk writer Monique Balas. It’s been great to see Lucid in the news over the …

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Every Dog Needs a GoPro

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When you make a product as slick as GoPro, marketing it in today’s social media savvy and extreme sports happy culture is seemingly easy.  GoPro videos such as Never A Dull Moment With Hannes Arch and Lion Hug are fun, exciting and …

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Pet Parade & Woofstock – This Weekend

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Lake Oswego has a long-running history with its Pets On Parade annual event. This year, Betsy from Betsy’s Pet Sitting Service is at the helm and the event has been rebranded Betsy’s Pet Parade & Woofstock. People and pets of …

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Ice Bucket Challenged

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August heat and vacation schedules sometimes make it easy to miss what’s happening in culture.  So just in case you haven’t taken notice of the Ice Bucket Challenge mania that has swept social media over the past week or two, …

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