AGILITY Instructors

Tinna Brown
Tinna Brown has been involved in agility since 1999.  Tinna’s devotion towards animals stemmed from her love of horses where she trained and showed in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending, Hunter/Jumper and Dressage.  She focuses on common sense teaching methods tailored and specialized for the goals set by each and every team.  Much of her knowledge stems from working with Linda Mecklenburg, Mary Ellen Barry, Anna Eifert, Jenny Damm, Anna Hinze and many other well-known dog trainers.  Tinna has earned 8 MACH's with her own dogs and has also put several MACH's on other dogs she trained and handled.  Tinna was on the 2013 AKC/USA World Team and the 2014 AKC European Open World Team.  She has written several articles for Clean Run Magazine and is heavily involved with Canine Epilepsy and Early Takeoff Syndrome research.

Marisa Schmidt
Marisa started in agility 14 years ago with German Shepherds and a Border Collie and now runs Japanese Chin and a Sheltie in addition to her Shepherds. She focuses first on the handler dog relationship and then on the handling. She believes that once a trusting and fun relationship is established, anything is possible. Marisa uses a motion based handling system. Marisa regularly runs agility clinics and camps with instructors such as Nancy Gyes, John Nye, Anna Eiffert, Anna Hinze, Jenn Crank and Tori Self.  She has earned 9 MACHs, has won numerous Nationals with her German Shepherds, bred, owned and handled the first and only MACh Japanese Chin and is a respected breeder/owner/handler in the Conformation ring.  She is a Certified Veterinary Technician and a Canine Massage Therapist.

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