Rachel has been training dogs for over 20 years. She trained her first dog at age 8 and never looked back. Rachel has been competing in the sport of dog agility since she was 13 and never out grew her love for dogs and the sport! She competed with her first Border Collie Trixxie at age 14 and that’s all she wrote. Fast forward to March 2015, where she current Border Collie Ace, made it to their first AKC National Finals. Then, in December 2015 they tried out for the USA European Open team. In March of 2016 Rachel and Ace returned to the AKC National Finals, where we made it to the finale & placed 15th in the Nation. She has also competed at the national level with other peoples dogs to help them with their handling needs. She truly promote a positive style of training and truly strives to see every dog/ owner team she meets become one. Rachel is also a certified K9 Massage Therapist (CCMT) & a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) through the University of Tennessee, sponsored by FitPaws. Rachel will also be working on a certification in Canine Nutrition. Rachel strives to the next level for all of her clients by keeping up with the most up to date training methods and working with the top trainers in the country. This allows her to give our clients only the best. She believes that anything in life worth having, is worth working hard for, especially the relationship between you and your dog.