Lydia DesRocheOwner, Trainer
Lydia is
the co-founder of NYC Dog & Cat Rescue group, A CAUSE FOR PAWS. Since it's establishment in June of
2000, ACFP has helped re-home over 700 animals throughout the country while providing education and training to new adopters. Lydia traveled to ACC to
evaluate dogs and choose the dogs who were most likely to thrive in a New York home environment. She often
returned from ACC with a foster dog whom she would train and place. Lydia has
fostered over 40 dogs and remains in contact with each and every one.
Realizing she had a knack for canine behavior
modification, Lydia enrolled in a 2 year Apprenticeship
program with a well established Training group, Who's Walking Who. This enriching program provided Lydia exposure to hundreds of dogs from different breeds and
backgrounds honing her skills as a handler and trainer. During her time at Who's Walking Who, she created a training and scholarship
program open to volunteers and adoptable dogs of all Mayor's Alliance for NYC participating rescue groups.
In 2004, Lydia established her own business offering both individual
and group training for her clientele. Lydia treats
every dog as an individual and designs a program that helps each dog and its Guardian meet their goals and needs through dog
friendly methods. In addition to her private clientele, Lydia designed
and implemented a teen dog training course for NYCACC's at-risk youth program. She was thrilled when she was
invited to teach the teen dog training program at Animal Haven.
Experience taught Lydia that most dogs lose their homes due to unwanted behavior due to poor
communication between dogs and their humans. Her goal is to create better relationships by teaching humans how to read their
dog's behavior and teaching dogs how to make their humans happy.
Lydia has appeared on Good
Day NY, Fox 5, & WNBC promoting adoption, giving agility demonstrations with rescue dogs and has been featured
in The Daily News, Time Out NY, and Daily Candy to name a few. She can be seen daily
walking through Central Park with her own dogs, Lizzy & Blue... and her foster dog, Mr. Red.