fax: 575-495-2084
phone: 575-208-6364
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. We provide free, ongoing education in partnership with Otero Animal Control. Adopters of shelter dogs, individuals and families considering adoption of a shelter dog, and current pet dog owners (whether or not they adopted) will all 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 into home environments
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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 that facilitates healthy relationship and low-stress living
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preventing and treating problematic behaviors by teaching a practical foundational skillset and supporting community members in implementing this skillset
IN-PERSON CLASSES
Free Lecture Series
1 hour each, including time for Q and A. Scope is "Healthy In-Home Structure." This includes:
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setting you and your dog up for success
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addressing common behavioral challenges
Location is 905 Filipino Ave, Alamogordo NM.
Reservation is recommended but not required. Attendance cap is 15 people.
No dogs except Service Dogs.
Free Practical Handling Classes
Info will be given at the end of each lecture and a sign-up sheet provided. Scope includes: foundations of leash skills and socialization.
Lecture schedule
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Dates are to be announced!
Practical handling schedule
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Dates are to be announced!
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.