OBEDIENCE INSTRUCTORS
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Annette Flippin (Pierce) Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents wouldn't allow it, so I had to wait until I was an adult. I got my first dog, a Labrador, in 1996 and wanted a well-behaved pet so I looked into training classes at a nearby club and promptly became hooked on training and eventually on competitive obedience. That dog became my Novice A dog and went on to earn a UD and multiple UDX legs before having to be retired due to health issues. All of my subsequent dogs (all Labradors) have earned at least a UD and my most recently retired girl an OTCH. I am currently showing her littermate daughters which has been a fun challenge. One of them was invited to compete in both Masters Obedience at Westminster and the National Obedience Competition this year. I am hoping her sister will be joining her at both next year. My "day" job involves teaching in a graduate psychology program including a class on Work Motivation - you would be surprised how much overlap there is between motivating humans and training dogs! When not teaching and training my favorite activity is to go hiking with my dogs.
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Regina Steiner
Dog training is my passion and I love to help people bring out the best in their dogs. I started out in tech but left that world years ago, preferring to work with people and their dogs. It's a career change I fell into accidentally.
40 years ago, I adopted a crazy 6-month-old Siberian Husky that was headed to the animal shelter. She needed training, oh so much training, and sooner rather than later! We started taking classes and I have been studying dog training ever since. Tasha was my Novice A dog, and I learned a lot from her. Since that time, I have put over 100 titles on dogs in Obedience, Rally, Herding, Schutzhund, Flyball, Tracking, Conformation, and a bit of NADAC Agility.
After Tasha, I was gifted with a German Shepherd named Lara, who was returned to her breeder at 11 months. She was my first Am/Can UD. German Shepherds have been my breed ever since. So far, I have trained and titled 9 German shepherds, 1 Sibe, and 1 Papillon. My most titled dog to date is Bunny: OTCh Von Sontausen Holy Grail TD UDX8 OGM BN GN VER RE TD HSCs HGH. We were invited to and showed at the National Obedience Championship 5 years in a row. We took 3rd place in Open in the first Obedience Classic. In 2015 she was the #1 German Shepherd in obedience in the country!
My current dog is a young guy named Djimi. He's a marvelous training partner and a great demo dog for classes. Djimi earned his UD in 2023 and I hope for even bigger things from him in the future!
Dog training is my passion and I love to help people bring out the best in their dogs. I started out in tech but left that world years ago, preferring to work with people and their dogs. It's a career change I fell into accidentally.
40 years ago, I adopted a crazy 6-month-old Siberian Husky that was headed to the animal shelter. She needed training, oh so much training, and sooner rather than later! We started taking classes and I have been studying dog training ever since. Tasha was my Novice A dog, and I learned a lot from her. Since that time, I have put over 100 titles on dogs in Obedience, Rally, Herding, Schutzhund, Flyball, Tracking, Conformation, and a bit of NADAC Agility.
After Tasha, I was gifted with a German Shepherd named Lara, who was returned to her breeder at 11 months. She was my first Am/Can UD. German Shepherds have been my breed ever since. So far, I have trained and titled 9 German shepherds, 1 Sibe, and 1 Papillon. My most titled dog to date is Bunny: OTCh Von Sontausen Holy Grail TD UDX8 OGM BN GN VER RE TD HSCs HGH. We were invited to and showed at the National Obedience Championship 5 years in a row. We took 3rd place in Open in the first Obedience Classic. In 2015 she was the #1 German Shepherd in obedience in the country!
My current dog is a young guy named Djimi. He's a marvelous training partner and a great demo dog for classes. Djimi earned his UD in 2023 and I hope for even bigger things from him in the future!