Leighton is the TRAINING DIRECTOR of Partners Dog Training.
Leighton is responsible for the overall school.
For him working with dogs is a labor of love, and something he has dreamed about since a child.
Leighton has been in the animal industry for about 25 years, and has worked with or supervised more than 27,000 dogs.
He has also worked in the construction and property development field.
His favorite pastime is photography, specifically dogs and people.
His goal in live is to improve the lives of those around him.

leighton@partnersdogtraining.com

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Monika is the HEAD TRAINER with Partners.
Monika joined Partners in 1998 when we were still working out of another kennel.
In 1998 when we moved to our new property, where we still are today, Monika became an Instructor.
In 2007 she was promoted to Head Trainer, a position that carries with it managing all kennel operations, daily training functions, dealing with aggressive dogs, training operations, evaluating behaviors, devising training programs, and overseeing classes.
Monika has also worked in the bomb dog field, and has extensive experience in the protection dog arena.
She loves modeling, photography and trying to create the perfect protection dog.

monika@partnersdogtraining.com

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Kalina is the Office Manager at Partners Dog Training.
She joined Partners Dog Training in 1999, and worked her way up from assistant to managing all office operations.
Her responsibilities include all office functions, scheduling, client service and keeping everything on schedule.
She is a fanatical dog lover, and puts her Great Dane, Lycos (our logo) before everything in her life, including friends and family.

kalina@partnersdogtraining.com

Cindy joined Partners in 2007 as a training consultant.
Cindy is now in charge of PUBLIC RELATIONS.

She comes from a corporate background, and has a Belgian Malinois called Kayla.

She has a wonderfully soft personality, and loves talking to people about their dogs and their needs.

cindy@partnersdogtraining.com

B.J. is a OFFICE ASSISTANT with Partners Dog Training.

She joined the school in July 2008 as an instructor, and then decided she preferred working with people in the office.

She is shown with her pointer Frank, and also has two other dogs, Mollie and Harvey.

Julie is a SENIOR INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
Julie joined Partners in 2008 and is from the horse training and riding world, where she was an accomplished horse trainer and competitor in barrel racing, cutting and dressage.
She is also a veterinary technician.
Julie loves Agility and Protection Dog Training. After starting with her first German Shepherd, she is now addicted, and just purchased her second Shepherd for competitive protection.

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Chad is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training
He joined Partners in 1998 as an assistant, and in 2004 became an Instructor.
Chad is an obedience and agility instructor, and has competed in agility trials with his Border Collies.
Chad has a very energetic side and lives to ride bikes, trucks and other off road stuff. His love for animals and people is awesome, and he thrives on a challenge.

Loni is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.

Loni joined Partners in 2004, and is qualified to teach Obedience, Puppy Classes and Agility.

Loni has a Belgian Malinois, German Shepherd and a Pekinese fluff ball named Gigi.

Nancy is a SENIOR INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
She and Leighton used to train together in Search & Rescue, and in 1998 she joined him as a professional trainer when the new facility was built.
Nancy has extensive experience in teaching, and over the past 20 years has taught hundreds of classes.
She has also been very involved with animal rescue, specifically German Shepherds.
She is an awesome instructor, and famous for inventing wonderful ways to teach an old dog new tricks.
Her students are always amazed at how much they learn in a short time together.

Jacqui is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
Jacqui along with Leighton founded Partners after moving to the U.S. in 1989.
While no longer married to Leighton, she is still a part of the school she loved for so many years, running snake proofing and working with clients.
Jacqui is a much loved member of the team and has an uncanny ability to remember people and dogs from years ago.

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Christopher is an assistant trainer with Partners.
He is the son of the Training Director, Leighton, and has been around dogs since being born.
He has been assisting with teaching classes since the age of 6, and has trained numerous dogs in agility, protection and obedience.
He currently has a German Shepherd, Australian Shepherd, Belgian Malinois. Pekinese, and two cats. All his animals are trained, including the cats.

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Larry is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
He was a client and decided he wanted to learn more about training.
Larry is the proud papa of a beautiful Mastiff called Zeus, and participates in obedience, agility and protection.

Ray is a DECOY with Partners Dog Training.

He has been assisting with Protection Training for a few years, and also teaches the other protection decoys.

Ray is an experienced handler, competitor and official for French Ring, a very advanced form of protection training.

Anita is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
Anita joined the training program in 2003 as a student, and went on to compete in Agility trials all over the State.
In 2008 she became an Instructor in agility, and currently teaches basics and novice agility.
Anita has a boxer called Taz, who is one of the most exciting dogs to watch running agility.

Suzanne is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
She joined Partners as a student, and has gone on to become an experienced agility competitor and instructor.
She has won numerous agility trials, and has obtained CHAMPION titles with both of her dogs.
Suzanne is also a vet tech with Greyhawk Animal Hospital and does pet sitting in her spare time.

Theresa is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
She joined Partners as a student, becoming an instructor in 2008.
Theresa also competes in competition agility with her border collie and has won numerous ribbons in novice and open agility.

Lois is an INSTRUCTOR with Partners Dog Training.
She has worked with Partners as a consultant for over 12 years, and has an extensive background in the search & rescue field. Before retiring, she was also very involved in law enforcement, and she currently owns two German Shepherds.