Valarie Ross-Smith
Co-Owner
Valarie has been working with and training animals for as long as she can remember. After fostering a dog named Mitchell, she was inspired by another dog trainer to change career paths. Since that time she has become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, and a Dog Bite Prevention Educator. She is also working towards becoming a Certified Control Unleashed Instructor. Valarie finds working with dog that struggle with anxiety, fear, reactivity, and aggression very rewarding. She enjoys working one on one with dedicated guardians. When not training she enjoys reading, traveling with her wife Hannah, watching Schitt’s Creek on repeat, kayaking, hiking with her dogs Gracie Bean and Phoenix, and spending time with her horse, Anja.
Maddi Alflen
Maddi has been an animal lover all her life. After working with Valarie on training her dogs she was inspired to also become a positive reinforcement dog trainer. She has attended Catch Canine Trainers Academy and is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and Certified Separation Anxiety Pro Trainer with over a year of experience. She is also working towards becoming a Certified Canine Enrichment Technician. Maddi is passionate about helping her clients create happy, healthy, and well-behaved dogs. When not training she enjoys reading, crafts, time with her dogs Jax and Tara, and time with her new husband Chris.
Tracy Wrobbel
Tracy has been an animal lover all of her life, even as a toddler, her favorite toy was a toy dog and she was always found petting any dog that was nearby. Family and friends agree, things have not changes much, she still needs to meet EVERY dog she comes across. Once Tracy began fostering, she realized that she needed the help of professional dog trainers to help her make her fosters adoptable. Learning about dog behavior and seeing the success the training had on dogs inspired Tracy to pursue dog training. Tracy has become a Certified Professional Dog Trainer and is working towards her CCPDT-KA. When Tracy is not training dogs, she works as a Registered Corporate Coach and Training Manager at her Full Time job. When she has spare time, she enjoys spending time with her dogs Tucker, Riley, Carrie and Yoshi and her cat Louie. Her hobbies include gardening, genealogy, spending time in nature and working on crafts (Pysanky, Drawing, Embroidery, Beading).