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Pawsitive Learning Program
Supporting
our Community
This Wellness Program helps residents of Alamogordo and Otero County, NM
meet more shared human/canine needs in healthy and sustainable ways. Pawsitively Transformational Health and Wellness provides free, ongoing education to our community in partnership with the City of Alamogordo Animal Shelter, as sponsored by the Carroll Petrie Foundation. Adopters of shelter dogs, individuals and families considering adoption of a shelter dog, and current pet dog owners (whether or not they adopted) will find helpful resources here.
Goals
1. Provide effective and ethical instruction on the care and training of dogs throughout their life stages.
2. Facilitate successful adoptions by:
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helping shelter dogs integrate successfully
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teaching adopters how to address canine needs in mutually beneficial ways
3. Reduce returns and surrenders of dogs by:
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teaching a practical in-home structure for building healthy relationships and preventing/treating common challenges
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teaching a practical foundational skillset for dog training and socialization and supporting community members in implementing this skillset
IN-PERSON SESSIONS
Free Lecture Series
1 hour each, including time for Q and A. Scope is "Healthy In-Home Structure":
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setting your dog up for success
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building healthy relationships
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addressing common challenges
Location: 905 Filipino Ave, Alamogordo NM. Reservation by email is recommended but not required, due to attendance cap. No dogs except appropriately-trained Service Dogs.
Lecture schedule
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5/10/25 & 5/24/25 at 9:30 am. Doors open at 9:15 am.
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Upcoming dates will be added on a rolling basis.
Free Practical Handling Classes with Your Dog
Info and sign-up at the end of lectures. Scope: foundations of leash skills and socialization.
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5/31/25 at 9:30 am, location to be announced to those registered.
ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Nathaniel Lukas Redekopp, PhD, LPCC, CPDT-KA
"Lukas" (bilingual English/Spanish) has owned a professional dog training business since 2015 and apprenticed for two years prior. He is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) and is credentialed by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT).
He is a LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) specializing in Animal-Assisted Therapy with canines. Lukas is a PhD graduate of the University of New Mexico in Spanish, has a professional background in curriculum design/instruction, and is an experienced public speaker and educator.
