Puppy Training

Helping You Nurture Your Puppy’s PETential

for puppies 8 weeks to 20 weeks in age, when we start

A puppy is precious and a lot of fun, you told yourself. You
envisioned all the positive ways your and your family’s life would change for the better.

And a new companion can absolutely do that!

However, a puppy can also be SO frustrating and SO MUCH work, as you have discovered! Ugh, your home is being ransacked, things are being taken and destroyed, your body is covered in bite marks, there are accidents all over your house, and when outside, the whole world is more exciting than you. Could be that your puppy completely ignores your requests to do things but barks and badgers you if you ignore your puppy’s requests. Why is your puppy SO difficult?

Well, remember, your puppy has a ton of needs. And there is a lot to learn about living successfully in your human home and lifestyle, and the bigger world.

I’d love to help as your puppy training coach!

The Foundations For Puppy Training Success

As your and your puppy’s coach, my goal is to help you and your new friend get off to your best start together, laying the foundation for you to raise a responsive, mannered, and fulfilled family dog.

Puppy Training page

Among what we will cover:

Puppy Specific Problem Solving

potty training

eliminating puppy nipping

stopping inappropriate stealing &
destroying

acclimating to to crate and alone time

reducing problem barking

Puppy Socialization

confidence building

teaching comfort with handling

safe exposure to your puppy’s
world

searching skills in the real world

Skills For Life

manner behaviors foundations

introduction to the leash and
harness/collar

coming when called

Testimonials

I would highly recommend connecting with Lisa in any capacity you can – you won’t regret it!

(puppy training and support for family with toddlers) We started working with Lisa when we first got our puppy Reggie, who is a Corgi.  She was recommended to us by our veterinarian who had concerns that our puppy may have behavioral issues.  From when we started working with Lisa to now – we have seen… Read more “I would highly recommend connecting with Lisa in any capacity you can – you won’t regret it!”

Highly, highly recommend working with Lisa!

(puppy and dog training) We worked with Lisa for several months and continue to be so grateful for what we learned, her guidance and her support! At the time our one-year old puppy was eager to learn and we all really took to Lisa’s approach and style – very clear on our goals, focusing on… Read more “Highly, highly recommend working with Lisa!”

All future dogs that join our family will start out with Lisa training right away!

(puppy training and dog training) I can’t imagine finding a more perfect dog trainer than Lisa Desatnik.  She changed all of our thinking. Our 1 year old Berner is so tuned into us, and totally follows our lead!  WE as humans have learned how to communicate and read Elsie to obtain desired behaviors. Our large… Read more “All future dogs that join our family will start out with Lisa training right away!”

Sherri Marshall

I highly recommend Lisa as a patient, skilled trainer and dog behavior expert.

(puppy training) We adopted Auggie our 8-week-old Aussiedoodle in March, 2021. We were big fans of positive reinforcement training and Lisa was exactly the type of trainer were seeking. At first Auggie was shy and wouldn’t even let Lisa get close enough to walk her. Lisa helped train and provide the skills to my wife… Read more “I highly recommend Lisa as a patient, skilled trainer and dog behavior expert.”

We were recommended to Lisa by our vet, and I am so grateful!

(adolescent dog training) Lisa helped us train our 8-month-old German Short Haired Pointer, a very energetic and determined pup. We had tried some other training techniques, but our puppy was becoming increasingly fearful and unmanageable. We were recommended to Lisa by our vet, and I am so grateful! Lisa was helpful for many reasons, including… Read more “We were recommended to Lisa by our vet, and I am so grateful!”

To say that Lisa is a dog trainer may not do justice to her talent, she is more of a pet and pet family psychologist.

(adolescent dog training for older adults) Our little Cockapoo puppy is one year old today. We are seniors and needed a little more life in our home. So we adopted Susie. She is everything we wanted and more. Like everything else, the more was a little more of a challenge than we expected. We asked… Read more “To say that Lisa is a dog trainer may not do justice to her talent, she is more of a pet and pet family psychologist.”

Lisa understands how to help people train their dogs in a gentle, humane way.

I have been thrilled to have a trainer to refer my patients to. It makes a world of difference to know that my patients will be working with a gentle, understanding trainer who can truly help them with their fears and anxieties. So many trainers resort to brute  force and punishment, which only causes more… Read more “Lisa understands how to help people train their dogs in a gentle, humane way.”

Lisa is excellent at what she does, so her abilities easily and effectively helped us to meet our pup’s needs

We rescued an 8-month old puppy in February. Hiro was wonderful at first, but soon revealed himself to be extremely stubborn. We tried different approaches on our own, until he began “zooming” in a way that involved attacking and biting us. We were desperate for help, and Lisa was highly recommended. Right before we were… Read more “Lisa is excellent at what she does, so her abilities easily and effectively helped us to meet our pup’s needs”

Lisa has been a pleasure and she is one of Zelda’s favorite people.

(puppy training) My husband and I decided after our youngest of three turned 11, that it was time to get a puppy and we went big – a Great Dane. Because of her size, we wanted to make sure she was well trained and while my husband and I both had dogs as children, we… Read more “Lisa has been a pleasure and she is one of Zelda’s favorite people.”

Her methods shed light on a different approach to working with your dog.

I have a 6 month old highly energetic toy poodle and didn’t know where to start to teach her the basics of good behavior. Lisa worked with us for 6 weeks and it was a real eye opener for me as I realized that I was the one being taught! Her methods shed light on… Read more “Her methods shed light on a different approach to working with your dog.”

Lisa exceeded our expectations.

Our family had a wonderful experience with Lisa.  We were hoping to find someone who could help make training a new puppy Labrador a positive and fun experience.  Lisa exceeded our expectations.  She is extremely well versed in the principles of behaviorism, and she has a calm, warm, and patient style in her approach, which… Read more “Lisa exceeded our expectations.”

Lisa involved my two children in every session which added to the fun when training our puppy.

Lisa came to our house to help us train our 4 month old puppy, Frankie. She has been so supportive throughout the training process-answering emails and texts in between sessions and sending us links and advice. Lisa involved my two children in every session which added to the fun when training our puppy. We purchased… Read more “Lisa involved my two children in every session which added to the fun when training our puppy.”

Lisa guided me to have a relationship with my puppy through affection, fun, and trust.

In preparation for receiving my four-month-old goldendoodle Buddy, I read two books about the art of raising happy dogs. Each book detailed methods on how to make the dog do something. The overriding theme was exercise, discipline, and affection – in that order. I was eager to learn and did my best to internalize what… Read more “Lisa guided me to have a relationship with my puppy through affection, fun, and trust.”

We highly recommend Lisa for puppy training!

Lisa is wonderful! Our golden retriever puppy, Bliss, has been much more manageable since Lisa came, and we’ve been incorporating everything she showed us. Bliss is a different puppy! Now she’s fun to play with and the kids aren’t afraid to interact with her anymore. We highly recommend Lisa! ~ Anne Lynn Minick

We could not have asked for a more intuitive, knowledgeable, and caring trainer for our Vizsla puppy.

Lisa helped train our Vizsla puppy Rosie! We could not have asked for a more intuitive, knowledgeable, and caring trainer. Vizsla’s tend to be a little wild and crazy, and Lisa’s knowledge, skills and positive training style was perfect for us. She created a wonderful learning environment for us and our puppy in the comfort… Read more “We could not have asked for a more intuitive, knowledgeable, and caring trainer for our Vizsla puppy.”

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Lisa Desatnik
CPDT-KA, FFCP, FDM, CPBC

  • Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed 
  • Certified Fear Free Professional
  • Certified Family Dog Mediator
  • Licensed Family Paws Parent Educator
  • Certificate of Completion – Aggression in Dogs Master Course
  • Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant