Laura has been an RVO club member since 2005. She trains using only positive reinforcement methods. She has attended seminars and conferences on dog training and taken an operant conditioning behavioral analysis course through Dalhousie University.
Laura owned a dog boarding, grooming and training kennel from 2003 - 2020 and is a breeder of Standard Schnauzers. She has participated in the RVO's hospital visitation program as a handler, evaluator and committee chair. She has been an obedience trial steward, on the obedience trial committee, assisted in obedience classes and then began to teach obedience classes.
Laura has trialed in rally, tracking, obedience, confirmation, dock diving and IGP. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pat Pitcher
Pat has been an RVO club member since 2021. She trains only using positive reinforcement methods. She has taken and assisted in all levels of classes with RVO. She has attended seminars and taken courses with various organizations encompassing obedience, rally, agility and dog sledding. She keeps her knowledge and skills current with workshops, books and courses.
Pat has competed in dog sledding (snow and dryland), obedience (top Canadian obedience Siberian Husky 2008 & High In Trial Winner at All Breed Trial), rally (top Canadian Siberian rally dog 2012 & 2018) and conformation.
Pat has had dogs in movies, TV show, commercials and music videos.