Georgette Lombardo is a dog trainer with a passion for Siberian Huskies. She has worked with two local Husky rescues and currently shares her home with two of these wonderful dogs—Alaska, a Husky mix, and Gaston, a full Siberian. She learned the hard way from Ivan, her last dog, a Cattle Dog/Husky mix, that Siberian Huskies are not the best choice for first-time owners. She considers Ivan her greatest dog training achievement, as he came to her with a whole cornucopia of issues and through training, he learned to calmly approach strangers, ignore other dogs, and enjoy car rides.

Training Philosophy
Georgette Lombardo believes in positive reinforcement training methods. She emphasizes the importance of creating a personalized training plan that suits the individual dog and owner's needs and lifestyle. She aims to help owners achieve real-life results, not just classroom behavior.

Services
Georgette Lombardo offers a variety of dog training services, including:

• Private Puppy Training: Personalized training plans for puppies, focusing on basic manners, problem behavior solving and prevention, and socialization. Packages include:
  
  • Red Carpet Puppy Package: 4 weeks of personalized puppy training done for you, with 3 sessions per week. Includes a puppy starter kit and 6 success sessions.
  • Perfect Puppy Package: 8 weeks of training, including 5 one-hour private sessions, 2 real-world field trips, and a bonus adolescent check-in session.
  • Easy Puppy Package: 6 weeks of training, including 5 one-hour private sessions and a bonus adolescent check-in session.
• Private Dog Training: Personalized training plans for adult dogs, addressing issues such as selective hearing, poor manners, and aggressive behaviors. Packages include:
  
  • Adolescent Dog Package #1: 6 weeks of training, including 5 one-hour private sessions.
  • Adolescent Dog Package #2: 8 weeks of training, including 5 one-hour private sessions and 2 real-world field trips.

Certifications
Georgette Lombardo is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP #21163) and a graduate of the Karen Pryor Academy. She is also a Puppy Start Right Instructor and a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (No. 84942) and the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (Supporting Member).

Specializations
Georgette Lombardo specializes in puppy training and adult dog training, focusing on basic manners, problem behavior solving and prevention, and socialization. She also has experience working with Siberian Huskies and dogs with various behavioral challenges.

Training Methods
Georgette Lombardo uses positive reinforcement training methods, which focus on rewarding desired behaviors to encourage learning. She avoids punishment-based methods and emphasizes building a strong bond between the dog and owner.

Customer Reviews
Rebecca, PhD: "I got a new puppy a little over a year ago and I wanted to train her while she was still little. So I asked Jette to help me. I was immediately impressed with Jette’s ability to “read” my dog and help me become a better puppy owner. Within only a few sessions Ivy was sitting and staying and today she has almost total recall. At the dog park I am no longer one of those owners yelling at my dog to come back! Jette’s training is amazing."
Linus and Riley: "We are so thankful that our mom learned about Pawsitive Training. We were extremely fearful of people, sounds and life in general. Every time we train we learn something new and get awesome treats. We love to see mom smile and have as much fun as we are having. We showed mom that we can learn tricks on our own, that she would never have thought to teach us, because we were having so much fun learning new things. We feel so much better with the training and can see that mom and dad are very proud of us."
Hayley and Lucy: "We’re Hayley and Lucy. We learned to be calmer and more focused through our clicker training. It especially helps with distractions like barking dogs while we’re taking walks through our neighborhood. Now Mom and Dad know how to keep our attention and how to keep us from overreacting when we encounter people or other dogs. That makes them more confident and more eager to take us places! We especially like it when we practice all the new tricks Georgette taught us (more clicks means more goodies for us!) We loved getting to know Georgette and were so excited every time she arrived. She’s so much fun to work with and taught us to be better dogs."

Media Appearances
Georgette Lombardo has been recognized as the Best Dog Trainer in Albuquerque by the Magazine in 2017, 2020, 2021, and 2022. She was also named one of the Top 5 Dog Trainers in Albuquerque in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2023. In 2023, she was also awarded Best Dog Trainer in Albuquerque, NM by Quality Business Awards and was listed as one of the Top 3 Dog Training in Albuquerque by Three-Best Rated.