Tammy Hilberg
Tammy has been training dogs for 19 years. Currently, she owns Australian Shepherds and competes in Rally, Obedience and Agility. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), an organization that promotes dog-friendly training methods. Over the last 19 years she has attended many seminars with top competitors, behaviorists, veterinarians and marine mammal trainers. She also successfully completed 4 weeks of Operant Conditioning “Chicken Training” workshops in Hot Springs, AR under Bob and Marion Bailey (ABE Enterprises). She has trained and competed with her own dogs in obedience, conformation, Rally-obedience, and agility. She has achieved titles in obedience (CD, CGC, CDX), Rally (NA, ARCH, R1-MCL, R2-MCL, and was ranked in the top 20 dogs in the US in 2003, 2005 & 2006), and agility (OA, OF, OAJ, JS-E, GS-O, RS-O). She has instructed obedience and agility classes for several clubs, and instructs private lessons regularly. Tammy utilizes food, toys, play, management, leashes, crates and a thorough understanding of the canine species to train dogs. If you want a well-trained dog, or just one that doesn’t pull on the leash, please join one of our classes. Please, have a good time and your dog will too.
Nancy Vanderslice
Nancy has been training dogs for many years. Currently she owns 2 Border Collies and 1 Golden Retriever. She is a CGC and S.T.A.R. Puppy evaluator for the American Kennel Club. Over the past years she has competed in Herding Events, Obedience, Agility, Rally and Breed competitions, earning many titles and placements in AKC, USDAA and NADAC venues. Nancy has taught agility for several agility clubs in the area and assisted in obedience classes. Her main goal is to help people build a long and loving relationship with their dogs. She can be found on many hiking trails in the area having fun with her dogs