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As an AKC sanctioned club our dog training team consists of all volunteers that are members of the LBDTC. The trainers offer a wide-range of skills and experience using positive reinforcement techniques with your dog and you. They strongly encourage dog owners to implement our training motto: Practice, Praise, Patience = Performance.
Ken has been a member of LBDTC for 11 years where he is a trainer/assistant for the Beginner/Advanced Obedience classes. He is a Training Committee Member, Publicity Committee Chairperson, and is currently the Board Secretary. Ken assists with LBDTC’s pet food drives and volunteers at numerous Rally, Agility and Obedience Trials. Ken has also been involved with the Women’s Animal Center for the past 17 years.
Judy is the Training Director and Instructor for LBDTC. She has 30 years of training experience with LBDTC and has previously trained at Riverside, Suburban, Up Front, and Walker. Judy specializes in Conformation, Obedience, Rally, Herding, Therapy Dogs, AKC CGC Evaluator, and has volunteered at numerous Agility and Obedience Trials.
Robin has been raising Rottweilers for 33 years. Merlin is her 5th Rottweiler. Robin is the Co-Training Administrator and Instructor for LBDTC. She has 6 years of training experience with LBDTC where she specializes in Puppy Socialization, Basic Beginner/Advanced Obedience classes and has volunteered at numerous Agility and Obedience Trials.
Carol has been a member of LBDTC for 12 years where she is a trainer/assistant for the Beginner/Advanced Obedience classes. She is a Training Committee Member, Board Member, and Co-Training Administrator. Carol has also been involved with the Women’s Animal Center for the past 17 years. She has been involved with Novice Obedience, Nose Work, Rally and Tracking. Carol has volunteered at numerous Agility and Obedience Trials.
Judi is a long-time club member and has been training dogs for 25 years. Previously she trained at SDTC for 15 years and has attended workshops and seminars at Top Dog and K9Jym. Judi has many years’ experience in Conformation, Obedience, Tracking, Herding, and Barn Hunt. Her first Rottie was a Therapy dog. She has held many board positions at LBDTC and has volunteered at numerous dog trials where she has also been a Trial Chair.
Donna has been a member of LBDTC for 7 years and has spent 5 years teaching Rally. She is a CGC and Alliance Therapy Dog Evaluator. Donna has many years’ experience in AKC/UKC Conformation, Obedience and AKC/UKC/WCRL Rally Trials, Herding and Lure Coursing, Crisis Response, and enjoys taking Maverick for therapy work at hospitals. She has also spent one-year teaching at Cool Dog Gear and has volunteered at numerous Agility and Obedience Trials.
Claire-Amy has been a member of LBDTC for 5 years and has spent 2 years teaching Obedience and Rally. She has also trained at The Pet Campus and Up Front Dog Training Center. As an LBDTC member she has volunteered at the club’s Rally, Obedience, and Agility Trials and has assisted with the club’s pet food drives. Claire-Amy has also entered Rally matches and trials.
Nancy has been a member of LBDTC since 1995. She has been training dogs for over 30 years. She has trained or competed in the following: Conformation, Agility, Obedience, Rally, Tracking and Nose-work. Sponsored competition includes: AKC, CPE, WCRL, TDAA and international canine events. Noteworthy competition includes competing in the AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando in 2011, invited to compete in the TDAA Grand Prix in Ohio in 2018 and most recently invited to the AKC Rally Championships for 2019 and 2020. All of her dogs are Canine Good Citizens and she is a member of Angel-on-a-Leash therapy dogs. She actively supports Brussels Griffon Rescue. Nancy believes training and competing are not about titles. Instead, she believes, “If your dog and you are not having fun, you should not be doing it.”
Diane has been a member of LBDTC for 10 years. She has spent 6 years teaching Rally and 10 years teaching Beginner/Advanced Obedience. Diane and Mollie do Therapy Work at hospitals, nursing homes, schools, and libraries. She has entered many Rally trials and has assisted with LBDTC’s pet food drives and numerous Rally Trials.
Helen has been a member of LBDTC for 7 years where she has spent 5 years as a trainer. Helen and Rookie enjoy doing therapy work at schools and nursing homes.
Kim is one of our newer members of LBDTC where she is currently a training assistant for the Beginner/Advanced Obedience classes. Kim got her start at LBDTC completing obedience classes and obtaining CGC certifications for her dogs.
Kim’s love for animals began at an early age first in the show arena with her horses, then onto training both Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds in horse racing. Although her passion for horses continued, she began competing with her Labradors and Golden Retrievers in AKC confirmation and breed competition events, also winning the 1992 Golden Retriever Eastern Grand Futurity with her golden Bailey.
Kim has many years of experience working in both confirmation and obedience and is currently pursuing her love of agility competition with her Australian Labradoodle Cosmo. She received her licensure as a certified veterinary technician working in emergency veterinary medicine at the University of PA veterinary school and the VSEC clinic In Levittown, PA.
Kim’s approach to training both the handler and dog is through encouragement and positive reinforcement to help them achieve their training goals in a fun and exciting atmosphere.
Sandy has been a member of LBDTC for over a year. She has been training dogs since she was a teenager and earned a Companion Dog Excellent (CDX) with her first dog. She is involved as a volunteer with Kodi’s Club, a local Rottweiler rescue. She and her husband transport animals from ACCT to the rescue. She also does home visits for them, as well as fostering. Sandy returned to dog training after adopting two previous fosters. She is now involved with training her one Rottweiler, Odie for Rally competition. She also uses Odie as a demo dog for obedience classes. Sandy has a new collie puppy, Braxton, that she is currently obedience training.
Tracie became a member of LBDTC in 2022. She has been taking classes with her GSD/Husky mix rescue, Jax who they rescued in July 2021. Tracie and Jax have trained at LBDTC in Beginners and Advanced Obedience, Intro to Agility, Attention, and Rally. They have also taken gym classes and private sessions outside of the club. Jax’s titles include: CGC, FITB, FITS (AKC FIT DOG – bronze and silver (currently working toward gold). Tracie is an assistant trainer for both Beginners and Advanced Obedience.
Tracie has opened her heart and her home to GSD or GSD/Husky mixes for the last 25 years and supports rescue organizations that work with GSDs. Tracie and Jax enjoy exploring the outdoors and strolling through the neighborhood. And last but not least, Jax loves it when his family takes him out to dinner at local eateries and breweries.
“Be the person your dog thinks you are” – C.J. Frick
I understand that attendance at a dog obedience training class is not without risk to myself, members of my family, third parties, or to my dog, even when dogs are handled with the greatest of care.
THEREFORE, in consideration of the acceptance of my application and in consideration of the benefit of attendance at dog obedience training class(es), I hereby waive, release, hold harmless, indemnify and agree to defend, the Lower Bucks Dog Training Club Inc, its Officers, Employees, Members, Trainers, Assistants, Volunteers, its Agents and/or Servants (hereinafter referred to as “the Training Club”), and the Owner(s) of the premises located at, Leeper Shopping Center, 8746 New Falls Road, Levittown, Pa 19054, its Agents, Servants and/or Employees, from any and all liability claims, damages, costs/ expenses incurred, including attorney’s fees and/or causes of action/litigation arising out of injury and/or damage which I, my family, my guest, or any third party, or my dog may suffer, including, but not limited to, any injury or damage resulting from the action of any dog(s) in the training session and/or other function of the Training Club, or while on the training grounds or surrounding areas thereto.
In addition, I expressly assume the risk of such injury or damage while attending any training session, any other function of the Training Club, and/or while on the training grounds or surrounding areas.
I hereby agree that the above indemnification is in addition and not in lieu of any homeowner’s or general liability coverage I maintain as a condition of my participation in any or all training classes.