instructors


Instructors

Patti Harman Patti has been a trainer, exhibitor and instructor since 1983. A German Shepherd fancier, she has titled many of her Shepherds in AKC competition. She is also a long time member of the German Shepherd Dog Club of Shreveport. Patti is pictured here with "Arwyn," being awarded first place obedience competition.
	Tracy Pounds Tracy has been a trainer, exhibitor and instructor since 1984. She has currently has two Dobermans, a Vizsla and a Miniature Pinscher. To date she has titled eight of her Dobermans in AKC competition. She also does search and rescue work with her Dobe, "Kachina" and her Vizsla, "Talon." Pictured here is Tracy with "Kachina" being awarded a Companion Dog Excellent title (CDX) on July 29, 2007. They achieved this title in only 4 shows! Kachina has also completed her Rally Novice, Advanced and Excellent titles! Tracy and Kachina are now training for Utility.
Larry Wells a.k.a "Cookie Man" Larry is the dogs' favorite instructor. Known far and wide among the canine community as "the man with a trunk full of cookies," Larry had been a trainer and instructor since 1987. A fan of "the All American" breeds, he has been active in rescue and rehabilitation of abandoned dogs. Along with his wife Myra, they share their home with several happy canine rescues as well as two Bull Terriers.
	Myra Wells Myra was an obedience student with a rambunctious Chow/Pit Bull cross when she met her future husband-to-be, Larry. Since Larry specializes in the "tough" cases, he worked one-on-one with Myra and "Checkers" and the rest is history. Myra has been an assistant instructor since 1994. She is pictured here with Bull Terrier pup "Ranger."
Lisa Johnson Lisa began obedience classes with her Parsons Russell Terrier puppy "Philo" and learned that training a terrier was a real challenge. One puppy class, two basic adult classes and one Novice class later, Lisa and "Philo" were ready for competition. Says Lisa, "Each class I learned something different, more and more the pieces started to click into place and Philo and I became a great team." Lisa and Philo finished their AKC-CD in April 2006, taking 1st place wins all the way through! She mirrored that success in earning a UKC-CD in September 2007. Lisa began assisting with classes in 2003. Today she is the lead instructor in the puppy class.
	Beth Gandy Beth has been a Poodle fancier for many years. She made her first debut into the obedience ring with her Standard Poodle, Gerard in 1990. After several years, her interest in obedience resurfaced and she began training her current Poodles in obedience and agility. In the fall of 2005 she achieved a Companion Dog title and Rally Novice and Rally Advanced titles on her Miniature Poodle, Dominic. They are presently working toward Open. Beth is also training her Standard Poodles, Gabriel and Zoe, for their Novice obedience titles. The newest AOTC member, Beth developed and teaches the Rally Classes.