Mary-Lou Halliday-Campbell

An avid animal lover her entire life, Mary-Lou knew by the age of 7 she would become a dog trainer. In 2002, she graduated as a Master Trainer from Canada West Canine Center , in British Columbia. In 2005 she packed up her two dogs and moved to California from Saskatchewan, Canada to marry her husband Matt.

Their family now consists of Sasha, a German Shepherd mix (born in 1993), Kadin, a German Shepherd (born in 2003), Cleo, a yellow Labrador Retriever (born in 2008) which she adopted from a client, and Chewy, a German Eurasier mix she rescued from the streets in 2008. She enjoys working Kadin in Advanced Obedience, Personal Protection, and Narcotics Detection. Chewy and Cleo are both currently in Intermediate Obedience class and are certified Therapy Dogs. All of her dogs are CGC certified.

Mary-Lou currently teaches our Basic, Intermediate and Field Trip Group Obedience classes, assists with our Therapy Dog class, conducts private lessons, and is our AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) evaluator. She also does In-Kennel training and boarding at her home, and makes dog training equipment. Most recently, she started our Basic Obedience class in Huntington Beach and is the organizer of PRESENTS4PUPS, a campaign that collects donations and distributes them to rescue organizations for Christmas.

She has done both Beginner and Advanced Decoy Seminars held by Sirius K9 Academy and is certified in Pet CPR & First Aid.