As young as 12 she was successfully helping her neighbours with problem dog behaviour. In 1988 she began formal obedience training with many wonderful trainers.
From obedience to utility, she just kept going because it was so much fun to work with her dogs. Because her children were still young, she chose not to compete. Then in 2005, when the kids were getting ready to leave the nest, she got her first Border Collie from CanDo and started training in various dog sports. Flyball, Frisbee, Agility, and Rally-O have been added to dog interests.
She has taken clicker classes, trick classes, dog behaviour seminars and had lots of hands on experience working with Sally Hull of Hull’s Haven Border Collie Rescue. She had plenty of opportunity to work with all kinds of dogs and dog behaviours and add dogs to her own family.
In 2009 she and her husband, Don, moved out to Teulon to start a Boarding Kennel and Training Centre as a semi-retirement plan. She now has eight dogs of her own that are trained in a variety of sports and various other things. It is all about having fun with furry friends (and their people).