About The Trainer
Dogs have always been a very important part of my life as both pets and working/sport partners. I first got involved with competitive dog sport in the early 2000's when I started competing in Schutzhund (now known as IGP), and have since been involved with a variety of different dog sports such as competitive obedience, conformation showing, protection sports, field trials, and hunt tests. Throughout my career in dog training I have been extremely fortunate to learn from a wide variety of different trainers, including some of the top dog trainers in North America. I am currently the training director and president of the Anarchy K9 Working Dog Club here in the Okanagan, which has multiple members that have earned multiple titles in the sport of PSA. I currently own and train the #10 pointing dog puppy in Canada for 2018, the GSPFCA Derby dog of the year for 2019 as well as the #2 pointing
derby dog in Canada for 2019. I am an active member of the German Short Haired Pointer Field Club of Alberta (GSPFCA), a member of the Protection Sport Association (PSA), and am currently serving my third consecutive term on the GSPFCA board of directors. I have travelled across the United States and Europe to select puppies and dogs for breeders, sport competitors, and pet/companion dog owners.
Prior to becoming a professional dog trainer, I participated in a variety of horse sports and trained thoroughbred race horses professionally for over 15 years. During my time in horses I had the opportunity to learn from a number of very successful trainers and horses, including Bodhisattva who finished 8th in the 2015 Preakness Stakes against Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh. I earned my way to working as the assistant trainer for hall of fame trainer R.K. Smith before going on to train my own stable of horses across both Canada and the US. I also taught at Olds College in Olds Alberta as an instructor for the equine science horse racing programs.
My experience with training both dogs and horses at an elite level has given me access to knowledge few dog trainers ever get the chance to obtain. I have had the opportunity to put many training theories and methodologies to the test in a wide variety of real life situations, and I know how to get results.
