Background
- 25 years training dogs professionally
- Over 20 years training law enforcement k9 teams in Patrol, Narcotics and Explosives
- Trained assistance dogs for “Pilot Dogs” as “seeing eye dogs”
- Trained Balance Assistance Dogs for patients at the Mayo Clinic
- Trained Service Dogs for PTSD patients
- Trained Patrol and Scent detection dogs for security contracting to government and private corporations
- Trained Schutzhund/IPO Sport dogs for 26 years titling and competing with over 50 dogs.
- DVG Midwest President 2000-2004
- DVG Bronze, Silver and Gold medal winner
- 16 years as Training Director for the Allen County Dog Sport Club
- 1998 Became a member of the USCA Schutzhund 3 Club
- Certification Judge for Integrated Bed Bug Management Association
- Current Training Director O.G. Landheim Police and Working Dog Association
- Current Training Supervisor Landheim Training Center
- Assisted World Renowned Dr. Craig Perdue in research on tracking dogs and scent discrimination with respect to matching evidence to suspects.
- Instructed Dr. Craig Perdue in IPO training from BH thru Sch3 and AWDF National Champion
- Trained Falcon’s with Dr. Craig Perdue for hunting purposes
- One year of research at The North Texas School of Equine Training