CAROLINE
HALDEMAN - Owner of Sirius K9 Academy, Caroline is a graduate from the
School of Animal Science & the Tom Rose School of Dog Training in St. Louis, MO.
In St. Louis, Caroline trained and certified numerous police and narcotic
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Linda
Randall is an evaluator for Therapy Dogs International (TDI). Linda has been
a professional dog groomer for over thirty years, and works as a groomer at
Saddleback Animal Hospital in Tustin, CA. In addition to TDI testing, Linda is
also certified as an American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC)
evaluator. Equally comfortable with a variety of breeds, her own dogs range from
Chihuahuas to Irish Wolfhounds, and include Afghan Hounds. In addition to
showing her dogs in the conformation ring, Linda has multiple dogs that are
certified Therapy Dogs. Linda is the evaluator for all of our TDI testing at our
facility.
Visit the Vet hospital website where Linda works as a groomer
www.saddlebackanimal.com |
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MARY-LOU
HALLIDAY-CAMPBELL - Mary-Lou has been an avid animal lover her entire
life. She currently assists with our Basic Obedience group classes and is one of
our in-home private lesson trainers. |
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MARY
ANN LOOMIS - Mary Ann has over 20 years of experience working with dogs. She
has owned and trained dogs most of her life and has a deep love for them. She
currently has one dog, named Moria, a German Shepherd. She enjoys competing in
Rally-O trials with her. At Sirius K9 Academy she is an assistant trainer for
our basic & Intermediate group obedience classes and promotes Sirius at various
canine events. She also holds a part-time job at a local boarding kennel. |
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MICHELE
SMITH - Michele has been competing in Agility for 9 years and loves
every minute. She currently teaches our Puppy Manners class |
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DENISE
FLECK - Denise has trained with seven National Organizations in
animal-saving skills and currently teaches our Pet First Aid / CPR classes
several times a year. |
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TIM
FRY - Tim completed his advanced decoy certification through Sirius K9
Academy last year. He decoys for our basic - advanced level personal protection
classes. |
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ARICK GALE -
Arick became involved with decoy work through a local K9
Academy in 2003. Currently he is decoying for all levels in the
personal protection training classes. |
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JOHN ENDLICH
John’s love for dogs has been part of him since his youth. John
currently assists with our obedience classes and in-kennel training
dogs.
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JOE BIERLY -
Joe has been teaching close combat and counter-terrorism tactics to
elite military units and law enforcement for over 30 years. He also
instructs in the use of firearms for home defense and teaches a variety
of civilian self defense courses to include classes for 'Stiletto Spy
School'. Those classes have been featured on NBC's The Today Show,
E! News, Tyra, CBS National Sunday Morning News, ABC, Fox 5, MSN.com,
the BBC, and the international press. Additionally, Joe has pioneered
the use of the mini-flashlight as a self defense weapon and has taught
those skills around the USA. His martial arts background includes black
belt rank in multiple styles, expert firearms certifications, and many
years experience as a competitive fighter and wrestler.
Joe has been training with us at SIRIUS K9 with his dog Power (one of
our advanced protection dogs) for over 5 years.
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