Gin has been training dogs professionally for almost 10 years, and competing in dog sports for just as long. She loves seeing the bond between dog and handler grow through training and has a special love for helping fearful and reactive dogs. Gin has a well rounded training experience and is happy to support dogs with behavior challenges such as reactivity, guide you through teaching your dog basic skills, coach owner-trained service dog teams, help you navigate the dog sport world, or just arm you with more tools to enrich and enhance your dog’s life. If she can’t help, she will always try her best to refer you to someone who can.

Certifications:

Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA)

AKC Evaluator

International Dog Parkour Association (IDPKA) Certified Trainer

Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI)

SAM’S Ferris Wheel Ohhh Yeahhhh

Ferris is a 10 year old terrier mix rescue dog. His passions include chasing squirrels, squeaking toys, being petted endlessly, and sniffing the air while a strong breeze blows through his beautiful floof. In his youth Ferris dabbled and competed in many sports including agility, rally obedience, disc, barn hunt, canine musical freestyle, tricks, lure coursing, tracking, flyball, and nosework. His current retirement sports are nosework and musical freestyle, and he still loves showing off his tricks.

Titles

AKC:
RA CA CGC TKP

CPE:
CATCH CCSS-L2 C-SWP

WCFO:
MF/W-FDM HTM/W-FDX

BHA:
RATN

PWRDOX Pink Lady MLB

Rizzo is a 6 year old longhair miniature dachshund. She loves training of any kind, being out in nature, digging a good hole, and posing for photos. In 2023, Rizzo competed at the AKC Rally Nationals in Ohio. Despite a promising start to her agility career, she unfortunately had to retire from the sport following a back injury last year. Nowadays she competes in musical freestyle, CPE Speedway games, and she never misses a chance to brag that she passed her big brother in nosework. In 2024 she tried Barn Hunt for the first time, and she sincerely loves playing shed hunt at home - unfortunately the antlers used in competition are nearly half her body weight so she hasn’t been able to compete (UKC, small dog division, please!) Rizzo’s favorite tricks are ‘dead bug’ (pictured), anything involving retrieving, and her signature backwards ‘scoot’.

Titles

AKC:
RN SIN SEN TKA

CPE:
CL3 CCSS-L3 C-SWP

WCFO:
MF-W/FDX HTM/W-FDX

SAM’s Can’t Touch This

Charlotte is an 11-12 year old terrier mix. She was a 'foster fail’, and Ferris is one of 9 puppies she gave birth to when she came into rescue. She loves cuddling with her dog friends, catching mice, and eating as much pizza as she can get her paws on. We can only guess this little mama had a rough start to her life. She is extremely wary of people and prefers the company of dogs over humans, though she has gained a lot of confidence in her little bubble over the years. Charlotte is a pretty anxious girly and she would rather stay home than go to dog shows, so she spends her senior years napping and patrolling her yard. Despite her sensitivities, Charlotte is a very clever girl and she enjoys learning new tricks and skills, and playing nosework games at home.

Titles

AKC:
NTD