About Us

Nicole Wilson
Lead Trainer

Nicole has been working professionally with dogs since 2003. First as a groomer for 17 years, then beginning training education and part time work 7 years ago when fostering for a double merle rescue.

Working in rescue helped her to learn unique methods to help when dealing with training higher drive vision and/or hearing impaired dogs. This led to a variety of sports for her fosters, as well allowing her to become proficient in adapting training to to a variety of factors that center on the individual dog that she is working with. Through this work, she found a love of performance training and trialing. She has titled numerous dogs and has earned a few breed top 10 placements and invites to Rally Nationals with her own dogs and other dogs that she is handling.

She currently trains and competes in Conformation, Rally Obedience, Scentwork, Barn Hunt, as well as competing in Dock Diving and getting back into Tracking.

Valery Ivanov
Trainer

Valery has been training dogs since 2017, but has always had a love for animals. Valery grew up in New York City where her family was never able to own a pet dog of their own. She always found a way to spend time with dogs though, with her earliest memory being playing fetch with her neighbors Rottweiler and Black Russian Terrier.

While in High School she was afforded an opportunity to shadow a well known dog trainer in her area, and this is where she began her knowledge base in pet obedience and relationship building. After suffering an injury in the Air Force she was afforded a unique opportunity to foster and train dogs in New Mexico to make them more adoptable. She learned a lot about behavioral issues specializing in fear and reactivity cases.

Through her work with shelter dogs, she came across one very special black mixed breed dog, and there was an instant bond. Valery named him Ben and found him a forever home in her heart. She trained him as her PTSD service dog after being diagnosed and medically separated from the Air Force. This experience cemented her love and passion for dog training and she has sought to become a better trainer ever since. She has been very active in the training of service dogs taking on many private clients through her travels. She has trained dogs in five states both privately and under the guidance of professional training businesses. In this time, she has learned a lot and has taught Ben many different skills such as Agility, Dock Diving, Tricks and Disc.

Currently Valery has 3 dogs, Ben who is retired from service dog work, but still an active sport dog. Draco, who is an 11 month old border collie and is a prospect in taking over Ben's service dog duties. Finally Sijan, a year old Belgian Malinois who is learning to be an IGP dog, but actively participates in any activity thrown at him. She actively teaches tricks to all of her dogs and has utilized their skills to perform and showcase her and her dogs amazing talents in front of live audiences with the SuperDogs at the New York State Fair as well as Extreme Dogs at the Washington State Fair

.Valery currently specializes in pet obedience, fear reactivity and building confidence in fearful dogs.

Valery's Dogs

Jacob's Dogs

Jacob Zettel
Trainer

Bio Coming Soon!

Lynsey Fuegner CPDT-KA
Owner/Training Supervisor

Since 2003 Lynsey has been working with dogs at various kennels, in the midwest and now owns and manages her own boarding/daycare/training facility. In addition to working in the pet industry, she is also experienced in working with police and military dog training as trainer for Logan Haus Kennels Canine Trainer's Course; as well as worked with therapy and service dogs with Got Your Six Support Dogs. A graduate of the Tom Rose School for Professional Dog Trainers, Lynsey attended both the Professional and the Master Trainer programs. In addition to her animal training certifications, she holds a Bachelors degree in Education, and is skilled at teaching owners in addition to their dogs.

She has experience with a wide variety of breeds and mixes of all ages, sizes and types. She regularly fosters and rehabs dogs for placement into permanent pet and working homes. With her own personal dogs, she has been training for years in various dog sports (including Agility, AKC Obedience, Rally Obedience, Iron Dog Events, Dock Diving, Barn Hunt, and Schutzhund/IPO/IGP) and has competed at a national level. She follows the theories of operant conditioning and, through continuing education programs, stays up to date on the most current theories and practices of positive dog training.

Lynsey holds certification as a Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers. She is an evaluator for the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen, Tricks, Farm Dog, and Temperament Test program; an AKC FITDog Instructor; an evaluator for the United Kennel Club SPOT Program; and a Do More With Your Dog Trick Trainer, Canine Coach, and Stunt Dog Evaluator. She is involved in various dog sports and is a Judge for Barn Hunt, as well as CWAGS Rally and Obedience.