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Kathryn (Katie)
Katie is a Certified Training Partner through the Karen Pryor Academy. She dabbles in just about anything dog related including frisbee, freestyle, obedience training, and search and rescue. She has a special knack for training puppies as well as teaching dogs cooperative care behaviors for dogs to better handle grooming and vet procedures. She currently lives in Greenwood, IN with her two dogs, Gypsy the husky, and Havoc the Australian Shepherd. Katie’s hobbies include hiking with her dogs, reading about dogs, traveling with her dogs.... and well you know... more dog stuff.
Jimmy
Handsome, smart, talented.
Exactly how one would describe Jimmy’s dogs. Jimmy on the other hand...well, he tries his best. Certified through the Karen Pryor Academy, Jimmy has learned the power of reinforcement based dog training that he has utilized training his search and rescue dogs, service dogs, and his students during his nine years of youth ministry. He and his wife Kelli reside in Speedway Indiana with their two labs Lambeau and Copper and in 2020 Jimmy was named the best looking male trainer on the What’s UPdog podcast.
Exactly how one would describe Jimmy’s dogs. Jimmy on the other hand...well, he tries his best. Certified through the Karen Pryor Academy, Jimmy has learned the power of reinforcement based dog training that he has utilized training his search and rescue dogs, service dogs, and his students during his nine years of youth ministry. He and his wife Kelli reside in Speedway Indiana with their two labs Lambeau and Copper and in 2020 Jimmy was named the best looking male trainer on the What’s UPdog podcast.
Anna
Anna (pronounced like the Disney princess) is a Certified Training Partner through the Karen Pryor Academy. She has been around dogs her entire life and, with her family, has helped rescue and foster over 300 dogs. Anna's fur baby Rowan is a 3.5 year old bloodhound who is a trailing dog on their search and rescue team - Hoosier State Search & Rescue. She has a heart for dogs with more serious behavioral issues as she has dealt with and learned from Row's reactivity.
In her free time, Anna enjoys hiking, swimming, biking, horseback riding, DIY projects, and spending time with friends. Currently, Anna lives in Zionsville, IN with hopes of moving out to the western United States to pursue her dog training and search and rescue passions in the mountains.
In her free time, Anna enjoys hiking, swimming, biking, horseback riding, DIY projects, and spending time with friends. Currently, Anna lives in Zionsville, IN with hopes of moving out to the western United States to pursue her dog training and search and rescue passions in the mountains.
