Our Team

As a kid Debbie was always interested in training horses and dogs. She had a great opportunity to become a professional horse trainer and took it. She trained and still trains horses in dressage, jumping and three day, all while training dogs on the side. In 2005 she got a Belgian Terv named Riley and started to get involved in dog sports. Debbie trained Riley in obedience and agility. In 2006 IPO caught her interest and joined a local IPO club. Riley was not going to cut it in the protection portion of IPO so she started a search for an IPO dog. In 2008 the head of the club referred her to Michael Ellis where she purchased her first Belgian Malinios, Indy. Soon after getting Indy, Michael introduced her to ring sport and she was hooked. Debbie worked with Michael training Indy for Mondio Ring for a number of years. While working with Michael she realized the concept of training horses was similar to training dogs. In 2009 a fellow trainer introduced Debbie to Dock Diving and she has been competing ever since. In 2011 she decided to switch careers from horse training to dog training and took a position managing at a local kennel. She also became the head trainer of the kennel. During this time she volunteered at the local Humane Society and helped with some local rescues. She got a lot of experience working with different breeds and behavioral issues. In 2014 she left that kennel to start a training program at a new kennel that was opening in the area, where she taught obedience classes, agility classes and puppy classes. She also taught private lessons to help people with dogs that had behavioral issues. During this time she also became an AKC Evaluator. Over the years she acquired a couple rescue dogs that help her with her classes as demo dogs and as distractions. Recently Debbie decided she wanted to get back into ring sport and competing in dock diving and got a new addition, her Belgian Malinios puppy Puzzle.