Amber Abbott
Amber has been actively training and competing in agility since 1995. She has trained and shown a variety of breeds including Border Collies, Jack Russells, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Labrador, Australian Shepherd, Australian Kelpie and mixed breeds.

She competes in NADAC, USDAA and AKC, earning Championship titles in NADAC and USDAA.

Amber and Joker were the National winners of the 2010 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Weave Pole Challenge and came in 2nd place in the Weave Pole Challenge at the 2011 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Nationals.

Amber won the NADAC Championships 12" Elite class in 1999 with her Jack Rat terrier Riley and again in 2008 with her Staffy Pokey. Amber and Pokey repeated that feat in 2009 and won the NADAC 12" Versatility Championships! She has competed in the Incredible Dog Challenge with multiple dogs and made the final round of the USDAA Championships with three different dogs.

Since 1996, she has taught agility in the Phoenix area and in Tucson, with positive reinforcement, patience and all about the attitude.

Alicia Nicholas
Alicia believes that dog training is a journey. Her path started with two corgis, Annie and Moose, in 2000 and wound its way to Pickle, a border collie with one eye and some high level agility goals. Currently she experiences life through the jokes of her vallhund, Hunda and her border collie puppy, Bob.

Alicia is competitive in agility, obedience and herding and enjoys teaching tricks through shaping. She competes in several agility organizations and has earned a MACH, ADCH, 2 APDs and has been in the finals multiple times in USDAA Grand Prix, Steeplechase and at the AKC Championships. She has also earned several titles in obedience and herding.

In her spare time, Alicia teaches high school chemistry and enjoys running, boxing, and working out.

Traci Johnson
Traci has been training her dogs in agility since 2008. She competes with her Border Collie and Labrador in USDAA, AKC, and DOCNA. No championship titles yet but close to a few. Besides agility, Traci competes with both her dogs in obedience, rally, and dock diving where they both have earned multiple titles. She also has an up and coming rescue Border Collie pup.

Jeannine Doepke
Jeannine has been competing in agility since 2002. She has shown her mixed breed dog in NADAC and USDAA where they earned Championship Titles. She is currently running her three Border Collies in NADAC, USDAA, and AKC. They too have earned Championship titles in NADAC and USDAA. Not to be outdone by Amber and Pokey, Jeannine and Jack also won the 2009 NADAC 20+" Versatility Championships! Jeannine and Jack went on to win the 16" Veteran's Division at the 2010 NADAC Championships.

Jeannine's young Border Collie, Jill, won the Large Dog Agility competition at the 2011 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Nationals and placed 3rd in the Weave Pole Challenge.

In addition to running her own dogs at agility trials, Jeannine is often asked to handle dogs for other people.

In 2006, Jeannine came in fourth at the NADAC Championships 20 + Elite Class with her Border Collie, Jack. Jeannine was invited to participate in the 2006 Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Western Regionals where she and Jack place third in the 60 Weave Pole Challenge. Jeannine and Jack won the 2008 NADAC Championships 20+ Elite Class.

Jeannine's goal as an instructor is to make training fun for both her students and their dogs.

Denise Titzer
Denise has been training her dogs in agility since 2001. She started competing in NADAC and USDAA in 2002 with her Catahoula. She also trained and competed with her mixed breed and her Miniature Pinscher. Denise currently competes in NADAC, USDAA and AKC with her Border Collie. They have earned championship titles in NADAC.

As an instructor, Denise wants to help her students and their dogs to reach their desired level of competition while having fun along the way.