Our
Staff
Debbie Revell R.N.
CDBC. Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, Instructor and CGC
Evaluator
Debbie is the
owner and manager of Pets Behave, LLC. She received her Diploma in
Companion Animal Behavior and Training while living in England. She
is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and clinical member of the
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), Association
of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT #5712) and a Diplomat of the Centre of
Applied Pet Ethology (COAPE).
Committed to
training methods using positive reinforcement Debbie is an advocate of clicker training. She has been clicker training animals for over
10 years and competes with her clicker trained dogs in
top levels of
obedience and agility. She has many years experience in the
training and rehabilitation of problem dogs and cats and is an
expert on the effects of diet on canine behavior and training.
Debbie offers
advice for pets with problem behaviors and teaches a variety of dog
training classes from puppy to advanced levels. She gives workshops
on learning theory, clicker training, aggression and behavior
modification.
She is a member of the Five Flags Dog Training Club
and the Florida Pan-Handlers Australian Shepherd Club. In
addition, she works with local rescue organizations and shelters
advising and temperament testing some of the challenging dogs.
Living with Debbie
are Willow, a Golden Retriever, Digger a Border Collie-Aussie cross
and Zoom, Papillon puppy extraordinaire. Debbie actively competes
in obedience, agility and conformation and also enjoys working with
her dogs in field retriever work and herding.
Beyond training
dogs and cats Debbie is also a registered nurse, having worked in
that capacity in 3 different countries. However, she now devotes
all her time to helping pets and their people live healthy and happy
lives together.
Debbie looks
forward to using her training and experience to help others learn
how to develop the pets they want to share their lives with!
Marilynn Smith,
Head Trainer
Agility,
Obedience, Conformation, CGC Evaluator
Marilynn first
started with a passion for all animals. She was in charge of
raising, training and grooming all the family pets. She has worked
as a dog groomer and in boarding kennels. She spent many
years training and showing her own horses and those of others.
Although she still has a love for horses Marilynn’s priority has become her
dogs, competition sports and teaching people and their dogs how to
have fun together.
Marilynn has shown
her dogs in conformation, obedience, and agility. She has reached
the top levels in both agility and obedience and owner handled her
dogs to their breed championships. She is a member of the
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT #67731), Five Flags Dog
Training Club, Border Collie Society of America (BCSA). She has over
10 years experience training and competing in obedience and
agility. She competes in agility with a number of organizations
including AKC, NADAC, USDAA, and ASCA. She also attends seminars,
workshops, events, and coaching to further her education.
Diane Gill Assistant Trainer
Diane has 20 years
of animal training experience and has been with Pets Behave for 5
years working as an assistant trainer. Her natural love for all dogs
makes her enjoy the time she spends at Pets Behave. She especially
enjoys watching the relationship between dogs and their owners grow
during classes.
Diane’s family
includes Nikki, a Jack Russell Terrier and Willie, a Border Collie.
Willie is a Certified Therapy Dog by the Delta Society and enjoys
visiting people in nursing homes and hospitals doing what he does
best, making people smile. Diane has a special interest working
with terriers and encouraging their natural instincts to burrow and
root out underground vermin. She looks forward to promoting Go To
Ground training and fun days at Pets Behave.
Photo above:
Nikki (Nikki Gill's Pride, CGC)
 Kristin Word, Assistant Trainer
Kristin
was first introduced to the world of dog training 9 years ago when
she began observing classes at her local training center. When the
trainers offered her a chance to work their dogs in classes, she was
hooked. Kristin joined 4-H in the seventh grade and became a junior
leader. Not having a dog herself, she trained and showed Rembrandt,
a friend's Australian Shepherd, in 4H shows and agility. She and
Rembrandt excelled together earning multiple 4H Grand Champions and
several agility titles.
When she moved to
Florida, she had to leave Rembrandt behind, but she found love in a
new place... in the barn. Currently Kristin rides and
shows horses. She's ridden and shown both hunter/jumper and western
as well as in-hand. Kristin became fascinated with clicker training
when she learned about it and how it applied to the dogs. Having no
dog of her own, she's applied her knowledge to the horses, hoping to
make an impact on today's training methods. Her most recent project
is a Quarter Horse filly called Moo!, whom is being
started from the ground up entirely with the clicker. Moo! is second
horse she has clicker trained, and is showing the same bright
potential the first did to excell in the show pen.
While horses will always be a big part in her life, her first love
will always be the dogs and she's working hard to become Pets
Behave's next full-fledged trainer.
Sheila Baez,
Trainer
Puppy
Kindergarten, Obedience, APDT, CGC Evaluator
Sheila Baez has
owned and trained dogs most of her life. Her two trusty companions
now are two Bernese Mountain Dogs Jake and Cosmo.
Sheila's interests
and passions are everyday pet training and behavioral cases. She
assists with agility, behavior cases, and is studying for her CPDT
exam in 2008. Her goals are to strengthen the bond between dog and
owner so pet owners can enjoy the same relationship she enjoys with
her dogs.
Sheila stays
current on the new methods and will be attending more seminars in
2008 to further her education. She will be competing with her own
dogs in rally, obedience, and agility. Yep, big dogs do it too!
Kathy Long, Assistant Trainer
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