Ashley is the mother of two amazingly fierce children, Mason and Scarlett and wife to a supportive husband, Andrew. The whole family participates in dog sports.

It all started with a woman that traded in the reins of her horses for the leash of her dogs.

Ashley’s love for working with animals was developed early in her youth which was spent training and competing with horses and dogs and coaching her youth teams. Her love of learning sparked her passion for teaching others.  Ashley is a retired college professor of mathematics and has years of experience teaching others.

Although the animals of choice have gotten smaller, the love of working with animals remains strong. Ashley is an advocate for continued education whether it be for humans or animals. The desire to train dogs and educate handlers is something that she believes in. Developing drive, motivation and fine tuning the focus of a competition dog while having mutual fun is what it’s all about. Regardless if your end goal is competition or just to build a stronger bond with your dog, fun in training is the key to success.

In 2016 her son, Mason was diagnosed with ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) and her life was forever changed. While Mason has successfully completed his treatment therapy, some scars never heal. For Ashley it’s the worry of the unknown. With tragic life events comes perspective shifts, for her it was a wake up call.

An advocate of mutual fun when it comes to working with your dog. Ashley firmly believes that each dog is capable of excellence and no one set of training techniques fit every dog and handler combination. In the end, Ashley wants to promote people to do more with their dogs!