COUNTY-WIDE DOG TRAINING CLUB |
Instructors
- Nancy Dougan
- Tim Gulley
- linda Hause
- Nancy Hendricks
- Lee James
- Dori Johnson
- Keni Meyer
- Pat Moffitt
- Simone O’Brien
- Angela Silvestri
Nancy Dougan 
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Obedience, and Tricks.
Nancy Dougan is a CPDT (Certified Pet Dog Trainer), a professional member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), member of the CWDTC (County Wide Dog Training Club), and WASOC (Western Australian Shepherd Obedience Club).
Nancy’s goal in training dogs is to create a better relationship between owner and canine companion through positive reinforcement and strong leadership, by developing good communication and enjoyment between dog and owner.
Nancy has over 15 years experience working with dogs of all breeds, ages, and temperaments. she has completed the comprehensive 6-month canine instructor training academy course given by renowned trainer and behaviorist Trish King of Marin Humane Society. This course covers learning theory for canine behavior, canine body language, diagnosing and treating dog aggression, clicker training, and much more. She is dedicated to staying current on the latest breakthroughs in behavior and training by attending educational courses and seminars that are offered throughout the year. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Science from UC Davis.
Credentials:
- Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT)
- Professional member, Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
- Cita I & II, Canine Behavior and Training Academy, Marin Humane Society
- Vice President, Norcal Australian Shepherd Rescue, 2003-2007
- BS Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Dog Competition Titles:
- Obedience titles: 5 CDs, 4 CDXs, 1 UD, and multiple HITs through AKC, ASCA
- Agility titles: multiple titles with 5 dogs. Orgs: AKC, ASCA, NADAC, USDAA
Tim Gulley 
Rally
Tim has enjoyed living with dogs all of his life including: Golden Retrievers, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, 3 Basset Hounds, 2 Corgis, and now 2 Irish Water Spaniels, who happen to be mother and daughter.
Tim began training in agility with his first Irish Water Spaniel, Keeva, in 2014. He trained and trialed with Keeva in agility, his wife handled her in conformation. Tim earned multiple titles in agility in AKC, USDAA, and UKI events.
Keeva was bred in 2016 and he kept one of her pups, Calypso. Tim decided he wanted to handle Calypso in conformation. He began learning conformation-handling skills and started training Calypso very early. His first time in the ring with her earned a Group 4 placement in the 4 – 6 Month puppy class. In the next couple of years, they earned many owner-handler Group placements, Bred-by-Exhibitor Group placements, a regular Group placement. Tim has also earned Best in Show and Best in Show Bred by Exhibitor at several IABCA events, but Tim’s most special achievement was winning Best in Show with Calypso at a regional specialty in 2019.
Tim became interested in competing in Rally and Obedience with both Keeva and Calypso several years ago. He began taking classes in those disciplines at county-wide dog training club. He has earned Rally Master titles on both dogs, as well as a CD on Calypso.
Tim loves working with his dogs, and Irish Water Spaniels can be challenging because they are so smart and inquisitive. He trains with them almost daily to improve his knowledge and skills. He is very competitive by nature and strives to do better at each trial or show.
Tim lives in Santa Rosa with his wife and two Irish Water Spaniels. He has two grown daughters and continues to work full time as a foreman/superintendent for an engineering construction company in Marin County. He has also raced sailboats on San Francisco Bay for over 30 years.
Dogs:
GCH CH Blackthorn’s Keeva Crompton, CGC, RM, AX, AXJ, SF, TKN (Keeva)
BISS CH Blackthorn’s Lass that loves a sailor in Wicklow, CD, RM, CGC (Calyspo)
Linda Hause 
Training Director for County-Wide Dog Training Club
Linda teaches Beginning through Advanced classes.
Linda has been involved in the sport of obedience as an exhibitor and instructor since 1974, as an AKC Obedience judge since 1991 and as a Rally judge since 2009. Her first training effort was with siren, her in-law's 6 month old red Doberman puppy. Linda did basic obedience training earning her first CD with Siren in 1974. Linda's primary breed is the Siberian Husky although she has also owned and trained a Doberman, a Black Labrador Retriever and a Finnish Spitz.
Linda has earned multiple titles on her dogs in Obedience, Agility, Rally and Conformation. High points in her show experience include finishing two Utility titles within 10 minutes (one on her Labrador Retriever and one on her Siberian Husky) and finishing the first AKC Agility Excellent title on a Finnish Spitz.
In over 50 years of training and teaching experience Linda has worked with dogs and handlers of every description. She has also attended numerous seminars addressing a variety of topics including (but not limited to): teaching dog training classes, various behavior problems in dogs, working with rescue dogs, clicker training and training for Obedience competition.
Linda lives in Santa Rosa with her husband and current Siberian Husky. Linda has worked in special education at the High School level since 1983, retiring in 2018. She has taught classes covering basic pet Obedience through competitive Obedience since 1974 in both Sonoma and Marin Counties, currently teaching Obedience classes for County-Wide Dog Training Club.
Titled dogs:
- Prinz Erik's Red Siren CD (Doberman)
- Thor's Midnight Thunder CD (Siberian Husky)
- Kuchada's Toly Yarki Zarya CD (Siberian Husky)
- Gitana's Zarniva Keeta UD (Siberian Husky)
- Miss Money Penny UD (Labrador Retriever)
- CH Kalavala's Bo D Badman CD, AX, CGC (Finnish Spitz)
- Alcinta's Fancy Lady CD, RE, OA, NAJ, CGC (Siberian Husky)
- Zarniva's Going to the Sun RN, CGC (Siberian Husky)
- Zarniva's Rising Sun RN, CGC (Siberian Husky)
- CH Debalys Jasper of Zarniva RN, RI, TKN, CGC, CGCA (Siberian Husky)
- Debalys Dyson RN, RI, TKN, CGC, CGCA (Siberian Husky)
- CH Debalys the Trifecta at Zarniva CGC TKN ATT (Siberian Husky)
Total of 7 CD, 2 CDX, 2 UD, 2 NA, 2 OA, 1 AX, 1 NAJ, 5 RN, 2 RI, 1 RA, 1 RE, 3 TKN, 7 CGC, 2 CGCA, 1 ATT and 3 Breed Champion titles.
Nancy Hendricks 
Scent Work: Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced
Nancy Hendricks started scent training with Search and Rescue dogs in 1988. She trained several Air Scenting Search and Rescue dogs that she handled. She also trained several other dog and handler teams to do wilderness searching with air scent. She has been teaching Scent work privately for several years. She has owned and handled several different breeds to obedience and Rally titles also. She currently owns several Belgian Malinois. Her dogs have completed their AKC Championships as well as competing in Obedience and Rally. She has dogs competing in scent work in AKC as well as NACSW competitions.
Nancy is currently a PNWI with NACSW. She has also applied for her judging credentials with AKC to judge scent work.
Lee James 
Puppy Kindergarten, Beginning, Intermediate, Canine Good Citizen Evaluation, and Crate Games
Lee has been teaching at County-Wide Dog Training club since the early 80s. She first taught the open / utility class because her dog had many OTCH points and placed at the Gaines Super Dog competitions as well taking High-in-Trial at the Cow Palace Golden Gate Kennel Club. She taught the Monday night advanced drop-in classes for many years. She no longer competes in dog sports, mainly because she works weekends and enjoys spending her time off hiking with her dogs.
Lee started the County-Wide kindergarten puppy training program. Since Covid and the addition of more classes at County-Wide, She has been teaching beginning, intermediate and canine good citizen evaluation classes and an occasional Crate Games class.
Lee enrolled in the Susan Garrett Recallers online program. She has taken many online classes through the Fenzi Dog Sports Academy. She is fascinated with dog training and the human/canine bond. She thoroughly enjoys helping people get the best relationship with their dog.
Dori Johnson 
Trick Dog
Dori has had dogs and horses all her life, as well as a menagerie of animals with fur, feathers, or scales. She has had many breeds of dogs, with her true loves being Irish Setters and Cardigan Welsh Corgis. She put a CD on her Irish Setter in 1988 and, since retiring from teaching, she has begun showing in Conformation. She also has added ATT, FDC, CGC, and Trick Dog titles to the Champions she has finished. She is an AKC evaluator for ATT, FDC, CGC, Trick Dog, and Fetch Dog. Dori has taken many classes at CWDTC and she is thrilled to be co-teaching Trick Dog classes with Pat Moffitt.
Keni Meyer 
Agility
I've been teaching agility for 15 years and competing in agility for 20. I love teaching because I love the relationship that is formed with your dog while doing agility which is one of teammates rather than the more traditional master dog scenario. This can transform your relationship with your dog making him a calmer, more well rounded, confident and much more well behaved.
Pat Moffitt 
Trick Dog, Scent Work, Canine Good Citizen
Pat Moffitt has worked and trained Bloodhounds for Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue since 1980. She has been involved with some high profile cases and also has been team leader for the Search & Rescue K-9 team and was the Bloodhound trainer for the Cotati Police Dept and Santa Clara Sheriff Dept.
She has also traveled to Ireland to teach the use of Bloodhounds in law enforcement and Search and Rescue.
Pat is currently an AKC Scent Work judge, NACSW judge and Sniffing Dogs Nose Work judge. She is also an evaluator for Fetch Dog, Therapy Dog, Farm Dog, and Temperament Testing.
Simone O’Brien 
Puppy, Intermediate, Rally Novice
Simone has been a member of county wide dog training club for more than 10 years. She has been training dogs since she was 12 years old and showing dogs since 2008. Her primary breed is the German Shepherd.
She currently has two 8-year-old Shepherds and a 14 week old GSD foster puppy. Simone has earned several CDs, a CDX, and a Rally Excellent title with her German Shepherd dogs.
For several years, Simone has been an assistant instructor for Puppy and Intermediate Obedience classes. She recently taught a Puppy class as the main instructor.
Angela Silvestri 
Fit Dog, Foundations, Clicker
Angela began her dog sports journey in 1997 with her mixed-breed dog, Sasha, who was adopted from the Sonoma County Humane Society. In 2004, she transitioned to Belgian Malinois as her breed of choice. Over the years, Angela has earned titles in a wide range of sports, including agility, herding, IGP (formerly Schutzhund), conformation, and more. Since 2000, she has periodically taught beginner obedience, fit dog, and trick classes, balancing her teaching with her work schedule.
Angela is a certified Trick Dog Instructor through Do More With Your Dog and serves as an AKC CGC evaluator, Farm Dog Judge, Fetch judge, and Fit Dog Instructor. She is also an active member of the Vaca Valley Stockdog Club and the Pacific Malinois Club.
Angela's dogs are:
Belgian Malinois
Flare
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Xander
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Jyn
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Zorii
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Biggs
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