I have been training dogs for over 25 years and had my own dog training business on Maryland’s Eastern Shore for 10 years.
My previous jobs include:
- Water quality lab supervisor for the National Aquarium in Baltimore
- Trainer at a boarding kennel in Maryland where I developed and ran their training program
- Director of the Queen Anne’s County Animal Adoption and Control
I’ve also been an agility instructor at Camp Gone to the Dogs in Vermont, a week long camp for people and their dogs.
My current dogs are Golden Retrievers Driver and Dublin and Papillons Schooner and Chipper. I have competed in obedience, field trials, agility, rally, tracking, hunt tests, freestyle and conformation.
One of my proudest moments was winning the 20″ Preferred Class at the 2011 AKC National Agility Championships with my then 11-year-old Golden Retriever Devon.
While I love to compete with my dogs, I feel the most important aspect in training is to have a strong relationship and bond. My goals in training my dogs and helping you to train yours are to cultivate and nurture that bond.
