Meet the Instructors

Roz has twenty plus years of combined obedience and agility experience. she has been invited to compete in both agility and obedience national tournaments, including the National All Star Event. Her Dog Coffee has been ranked number two obedience Australian Shepherd in the United States. Her dogs have achieved some of the highest awards available in both agility and obedience.

Sharon has been training dogs since her very first training class in the early 1980's.
After acquiring a shy, timid dog that she found difficult to teach, she enrolled in a training class and has never looked back. Acquiring other dogs with different challenges drove Sharon's desire to learn more about behavior. Sharon was among the first to take the very first nationally recognized certification exam offered by the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) and has earned the title of Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT).
Sharon is a professional member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and is an Associate Member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). She is also a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Puppy S.T.A.R. Evaluator.
Sharon's dogs are all rescues and have been instrumental in helping her learn to deal with a variety of behaviors and to better understand the bond that can exist between human and canine.
Sharon stays on the cutting edge of training techniques and behavior modification by continued education through national conferences, seminars, workshops, video, DVD's, books and discussions.
Sharon has trained, competed and titled with various dogs in Obedience, Flyball, Rally and Agility. She currently trains and competes in agility but feels one of her biggest accomplishments was learning how to better understand and communicate with her dogs and helping others do the same.
Sharon teaches a variety of classes from puppy to agility, offers in-home private lessons as well as behavior consultations, Reiki and canine massage.

Nancy vonKoehnen has competed in AKC obedience since she was a youngster earning a CD on her Shetland Sheepdog. More recently, she and Golden Retriever, Takota, have earned their AKC Rally Excellent Title and are now working toward their RAE combined title! Takota and Nancy have found some extra fun and challenges in CWags Obedience and Rally in which they are currently competing as well.
Nancy and Takota are the World Canine Freestyle Organization's 2008 National Champions earning the title with their Heelwork To Music routine. Heelwork to Music is similar to traditional obedience/rally but performed to music. This team has also earned the highest titles available in BOTH Heelwork to Music and in Musical Freestyle: Perfect Dance Partners!

Deneane Hart has been competing regularly in Disc Dog events throughout the Midwest with a Miniature Poodle since 2005, a Border Collie since 2007, and even a tiny Yorkiepoo starting in 2009. Highlights include her Miniature Poodle's Skyhoundz Microdog World Championship Finalist and 3 time Quadruped Extreme Distance Finalist accomplishments, as well as numerous top finishes with her Poodle and Border Collie in Freestyle, Distance and Accuracy, Extreme Distance, Time Trial, and various other Disc Dog events. Deneane uses positive training methods with a goal of making Disc Dogging fun for both the human and the dog, whether you are playing in the back yard, at the park, or on the competition field.

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Kathy has been competing in the sport of dog agility since 1992. She was a member of the USA World Team that competed in Spain. Her dogs Houston, Dory, and Austin have earned Lifetime Achievement Awards and Agility Championship titles in several agility organizations. Houston and Dory are ranked number one and two in the history of the United States Agility Association. Kathy's dogs continue to set new agility records.