Meet the Trainer

I'm Glad You are Here!

I am Lisa Desatnik, CPDT-KA, FFCP, FDM, CPBC, a certified dog trainer and certified parrot behavior consultant. I’d like to introduce myself and share a little about my passion for this very important work of changing lives for the better through pet training.

I see my role as your and your dog or puppy’s partner and coach. I am very committed to teaching and using the kindest and scientifically sound strategies for helping dog parents (and parrot parents) to accomplish positive behavior changes in their pet.

Whether you are raising a puppy, preparing for your family’s expansion with a baby, trying to manage the mayhem of a home that includes kids and a dog, or sharing a life with a dog whose behavior challenges are causing you much stress, it is my deep passion to help improve ALL of your lives.

I began studying Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) as it relates to pets over 20 years ago because of a personal issue I had with my own pets – birds at the time. I really had no idea it would lead me here. I was just a pet owner who did not like the negative training strategies I saw online about changing pet behavior.

I wanted to do better. As a pet trainer and behavior consultant, I am doing better.

I actively pursue continuing education with leading dog trainers and parrot trainers through workshops, courses, webinars, and conferences so that I can bring that knowledge to the lives I touch. I volunteer as a peer reviewer for the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) Journal.

I enjoy sharing dog behavior tips and insight through my writing and speaking. You can see my Cincinnati columns in Hyde Park and Indian Hill Living magazines; and I have been interviewed on WCPO’s Cincy Lifestyle program regularly. In 2019, I was asked to be a presenter at an online international Summit on dog health and behavior with other featured guests such as Dr. Ian Dunbar.

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer

• Fear Free Certified Professional Trainer

• Licensed Family Paws Educator

• Certified Family Dog Mediator

• Graduate: Living and Learning With Animals, The Science and Technology of Behavior Change with Dr. Susan Friedman

• Graduate: Master Course – Aggression in Dogs

• Graduate: Separation Anxiety Shadowing Program by Dr. Moira Hechenleitner

• IAABC Control Unleashed Mentorship Program with Leslie McDevitt

• IAABC Aggression Mentorship Program with Mike Shikashio

• Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant

• Former Thread Leader for Dr. Susan Friedman’s PBAS International List (Parrot Behavior Analysis Solutions List)

Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed

Earned from being recommended by clients, colleagues and veterinarians; and by having passed an extensive 4-hour exam. I have held this certification for more than five years.

Fear Free Certification

I am the first trainer in Hamilton County to have earned this, after completing a comprehensive course on preventing and alleviating fear, anxiety and stress, and improving an animal’s emotional well being during veterinary care and at home.

Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator

Family Paws helps parents of infants and toddlers anticipate, prepare and establish guidelines that lead to increased safety and decreased stress for all family members. To become a licensed Family Paws Parent Educator, I passed a 13-week program.

Certified Family Dog Mediator

I earned this after completing a lengthy class on dog ethology. Family Dog Mediation is developed by world renowned Applied Ethologist Kim Brophey, FDM, CDBC, CPDT-KA, and focused on Kim’s L.E.G.S. model that encompasses four primary elements making up the WHOLE dog. Those elements include a dog’s Learning, Environment, Genetics, and Self.

Graduate, Master Course – Aggression in Dogs

This is most comprehensive course on dog aggression for trainers and behavior consultants available, taught by by world renowned aggression expert, Michael Shikashio CDBC, with other experts.

Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant

With my background in studying Applied Behavior Analysis, I hold this certification through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants.

Ready to start training? Let’s talk!

Testimonials

Lisa taught me a very different, positive approach to teaching Ebony and it has made a huge difference in Ebony’s training success.

(dog training) My husband and I live in an older adult neighborhood with our adolescent standard labradoodle. Like so many adolescent dogs, Ebony was a tugger on a leash and would especially want to run toward other people and dogs. Because of this, I was cautious to walk her in my neighborhood. My prior experience… Read more “Lisa taught me a very different, positive approach to teaching Ebony and it has made a huge difference in Ebony’s training success.”

A kind approach to pet training

Meet the Trainer

I'm Glad You are Here!

I wanted to do better. As a pet trainer and behavior consultant, I am doing better.

Testimonials

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