Meet Our Team
Shannon Riley-Coyner, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
Shannon Riley-Coyner, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
Shannon Riley-Coyner, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
Owner / Dog Trainer
Shannon Riley-Coyner is the founder/ owner of Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center. She is a strong advocate of force free dog training. She is a Knowledge Assessed Certified Professional Dog Trainer, California Registered Veterinary Technician and Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner.
Melissa Jones
Shannon Riley-Coyner, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
Shannon Riley-Coyner, RVT, CPDT-KA, KPA CTP
Manager
Melissa is our manager. She helps with coordinating dog training classes, seminars and events as well as Shannon's fast-paced schedule! Melissa is a life long dog lover as well!
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Dog Trainer
Questions? Please contact Brigitte Englahner to sign up and make the class payment at (805) 341-5820 or benglahner@verizon.net
Brigitte has owned and worked her German Shepherd dogs for 30+ years. While rehabilitating the rescued German Shepherd Dog (GSD) Nero in 2012, she found the K9 NoseWork sport to be very beneficial fo
Dog Trainer
Questions? Please contact Brigitte Englahner to sign up and make the class payment at (805) 341-5820 or benglahner@verizon.net
Brigitte has owned and worked her German Shepherd dogs for 30+ years. While rehabilitating the rescued German Shepherd Dog (GSD) Nero in 2012, she found the K9 NoseWork sport to be very beneficial for bonding with a newly adopted dog as well as in building his confidence and focus. Having so much success with her rescued dogs’ rehabilitation, Brigitte has decided to pass on the benefits of K9 Nose Work and become an instructor through the training program of the founding organization of this sport: NACSW. She is currently a CNWI – certified nosework instructor.
Wendy Dowler, KPA CTP
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Dog Trainer
Wendy is a full time high school English teacher during the week, while also teaching classes at Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center on the weekends. She is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Trainer who has a special spot in her heart for working with fearful dogs. Wendy loves training and competing in agility with her dog
Dog Trainer
Wendy is a full time high school English teacher during the week, while also teaching classes at Ventura Pet Wellness & Dog Training Center on the weekends. She is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Trainer who has a special spot in her heart for working with fearful dogs. Wendy loves training and competing in agility with her dog Finn. In his first year of agility competition, Finn earned 10 titles through USDAA and AKC, and he was recognized as the "Starters Performance Snooker Dog of the Year" for Titlemania West 2017.
Kasey Nash, CPDT-KA
Brigitte Englahner, CNWI
Kasey Nash, CPDT-KA
Dog Trainer
Questions? Please contact Kasey Nash to sign up and make the class payment at (805) 624-9038 or joyfulpawsdt@gmail.com
Kasey Nash, CPDT-KA, has been raising and training service dogs since 2006. She attended Bergin University of Canine Studies in 2015, and has been working with owner trained service dogs in Ventura County since
Dog Trainer
Questions? Please contact Kasey Nash to sign up and make the class payment at (805) 624-9038 or joyfulpawsdt@gmail.com
Kasey Nash, CPDT-KA, has been raising and training service dogs since 2006. She attended Bergin University of Canine Studies in 2015, and has been working with owner trained service dogs in Ventura County since then. Kasey uses modern, humane methods based on the latest behavioral science and research. She places a strong emphasis on the history of canine and human partnership, ad believes that this partnership is the best way to ensure an enriched and productive life for man’s best friend.
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