Specializing in building the bond using your dog’s natural instincts
Barb grew up with a love of all animals, but had a passion for dogs. She loves training dogs of every breed and shape and loves to bring out the best in them.
After struggling to train her irish setter, Skylar, the way it was “normally done” and fighting what was natural to him (sniffing and hunting), she sought out activities that the 2 of them could do together without fighting nature. They both fell in love with hunting and scent detection.
Barb continued to pursue further education in scent detection and it has become her livelihood. She strives to work with each dog in her classes as individuals to bring out understanding and the best in them.
Barb’s dedication to scent detection training has driven her to obtain and train a dog for professional bed bug detection purposes (thought by some to be one of the toughest detection dog disciplines). Camo accompanies Barb to most of her classes, and Barb is willing to share stories of her triumphs and training mistakes with her students.