Professional Retriever Dog Trainer
"I’ve been training and competing with dogs for 33 years and have had the privilege of learning under some of the best trainers in both America and Europe. I am a master at understanding dog behavior and coming up with a plan for each individual dog. As with people, no two dogs are the same, so it is vital that each dog has its own unique training program. There is no cookie cutter program that is applicable to all dogs. “
- 2024 Top Derby Dog Trainer: 15 wins, 169 points
- 2023 Top Derby Dog Trainer: 9 wins and 102 points
- Ranked Green River Retrievers as the #2 US kennel in the Derby Stake in 3 years after it was established.
- Trained and handled the 2020 High Point Derby Female with 33 points, 5 wins; Green Rivers Unchained "Link"
- 2015 Top Derby dog trainer: 18 wins and 180 points
- Titled 126 Dogs in 4 different Dog Sports (AKC Field Trials, AKC Hunt Tests and Schutzhund and UKC Conformation
- Only person in history to compete in both AKC Retriever Field Trial Nationals and Schutzhund Nationals
- Graduated from West Virginia K-9 College
- Trained and Certified 53 Bomb dogs that deployed to Afghanistan
- Handled the 2004 high point open dog in Canada FC-CFC Taylorslabs Magic Trick (Magic). Magic accumulated 43 points in just 11 trials.
- Trained and handled 2 Rottweillers to a Schutzhund 1. Both dogs were highest scoring dogs at the trial.
- Trained and handled an American bulldog to a Schutzhund 1. He was highest scoring dog at the Trial.
- Trained and handled one of the most accomplished German Shepherd females in American History Erika Zamat Call name"Aspen". Aspen was 12 times Schutzhund 3. She also had the tracking title FH. Aspen completed in 8 Nationals and 4 Regional events in which she won two of them.
- 2010 Trained and handled the number two American Bulldog in America Powerhouses Silvertip call name "Bear". Bear not only was Comformation Champion, he also received hi s Schutzhund 1 title. Very few American Bulldogs achieved both of these titles.
