Puppy Day School Manager

Since a young age, Alyssa has always had a passion for both animals and teaching. Growing up she spent most of her time caring for her family pets which included an array of animals such as your average household pets, to farm animals, and exotics. This early exposure lead to ambitions of one day pursuing a career with animals. However, shortly after graduating, Alyssa found herself pursuing a degree in elementary and special education. She was given a lovely opportunity to teach preschool age children for which she thoroughly enjoyed doing for several years. In addition to her teaching position, Alyssa and her mother created a Trap Neuter Release (TNR) program in their community. Taking in numerous strays, abandoned, and injured cats to eventually rehabilitate them and adopt out. Successfully the mother-daughter duo managed to TNR around 40 plus cats in the Montgomery county area and place over 20 kittens and cats into loving homes. Even with the success of the private rescue, Alyssa was still on the search for something that would allow her to work with animals full-time like she always dreamed. The chance came in 2018 when she got back into horseback riding and showing horses. A year into it, the stable owner offered Alyssa the job as assistant trainer and instructor. This gave her much fulfillment as she got to continue her role as teacher, but also care for the animals she was so fond of.

Alyssa’s Journey with Believe in Dog began in the fall of 2021 when she signed up for a puppy class with Fletcher, her American Pitbull Terrier. During their group classes, Alyssa was able to learn how to build solid foundations with her pup and strengthen their bond. She found herself pursuing new goals with Fletcher and even reshaping her existing relationship with her other dog Corbin. Alyssa proceeded to educate herself with books, podcasts, and classes. This sparked a new passion which was to educate people how they too could enhance their relationship with their pups and help them create a life that all dogs deserve. Now a part of the Believe in Dog team, Alyssa’s goals here are to train with the same philosophies and principles that BIDT uplifts. She and her boys, Corbin and Fletcher, are excited to emBARK (pun intended) on this wonderful career path of dog training!

“Dogs lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” —Agnes Turnbull