Pawesome Pet Services

Pawesome Pet Services Can Help

Helping our pets live their best lives is a common goal among pet guardians, but at times, it can feel like we’re all speaking different languages. As a certified professional trainer (CPDT-KA) and family dog mediator (L.E.G.S. FDM), I help pet guardians understand their pets’ needs and behaviors and help open the lines of communication between people and their pets.

Together, we will work on understanding your pet’s behaviors and determine how to better manage or change the behaviors that are causing problems in the home. Often, we can find answers for behaviors by looking at a pet’s learning history, genetics, environment, and their unique self.

Based on our determinations, we will move forward with a plan to help manage or change problematic behaviors. With my ongoing support program, part of my program packages, you can check in and communicate any difficulties or successes as they occur.

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Pet Coaching Services

Helping You Understand Your Pet

We all love our pets and want the very best for them, and rarely, do we bring them home thinking that training and behavior problems will occur. I established Pawesome Pet Services because I understand this and have worked through, and will continue to encounter and work through, various issues with my own pets. Through my own experiences, I’ve learned that changing behavior requires a multifaceted approach, which includes regular veterinary care, especially in cases of sudden behavior change; clear communication between us and our pets; proper nourishment; and enrichment activities that include exercise, decompression activities, and mental games.

By examining your pet’s behavior and history and engaging with you as their advocate and guardian, I will create a plan that fits you and your pet’s needs and will empower you to help your struggling pet. We’ll look at body language and will decipher what your pet is trying to tell you, break down the training process into easy to manage pieces that fit your lifestyle, and work towards helping you and your pet’s fulfillment.

I wish owning a pet was all rainbows and unicorns, but it often isn’t. We’re sharing our homes with sentient beings that have their own needs and wants. This becomes even more challenging with our beloved pet has struggles with issues that can make our lives harder; in fact, just stepping forward to get help can be intimidating. I understand this and want to help you and your pet have the life you’ve always wanted.

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The Pawesome Three

My Inspiration

Egypt is an American Bobtail mix who came into my life with aggression issues. Using positive reinforcement training, I was able to help her build confidence and was able to leash train her. Even with enrichment and training, Egypt continued to struggle until we met our holistic vet who was able to help her overcome her issues with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Egypt enjoys playing with her dog “sisters,” being brushed, learning tricks and cues, doing food puzzles, and hiking when the weather is nice.

Luna is a mixed-breed rescue who came to us blind in one eye; she eventually had to have the eye removed. Luna is a fun-loving girl who enjoys being around people. She has struggled with leash reactivity to other dogs and separation anxiety. Both have dramatically improved with enrichment, training, and TCM. Luna had bilateral knee surgery two years ago and excelled at physical therapy because of her training skills. Luna loves decompression walks, running , parkour, puzzle toys, and learning new tricks.

Leda is a mixed-breed dog who came to us at four weeks old because her mother was ill and could no longer nurse. She’s loves exploring and sniffing and can usually be found with her nose to the ground. Leda struggled with allergies early in life which made socialization hard because of her itchy skin. As an adolescent, Leda struggled with obsessive behaviors, such as running between windows to find things to bark at and required a lot of decompression and mental enrichment to keep her mind busy. Leda loves playing with toys, decompressing in the forest, parkour, and learning new tricks and cues.

Meet Dodie

Owner

Hi, I’m Dodie. My journey started with my own pets who struggled with behavior issues. Through working with several trainers, I came to understand what reinforces the behaviors that we can find troublesome and learned how positive reinforcement can help us build and strengthen new behaviors that we find more acceptable.

After a training and enrichment internship at a local shelter and seeing pets surrendered for behavior issues by their loving pet parents, I knew I could help and began my training journey through CATCH Canine Trainers Academy and am working towards my CPDT-KA.

Through my experiences, I’ve learned that changing behaviors requires a multifaceted approach that includes regular veterinary care, especially if there is a sudden behavior change; clear communication, including learning basic body language in pets; proper nourishment; and enrichment activities that include exercise, decompression and mental stimulation.

As I’ve helped other pet parents with their pets, I’ve realized that training plans can, and absolutely should, take into consideration the pet parent’s lifestyle and schedule. I take the time to empathetically listen to and understand the pet parent’s goals and availability to be present for training and enrichment. Together, the pet parents and I come up with a plan that will suit them and their pets’ needs.

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