Debbie recieved her first dog, a poodle, for her 6th birthday, and took her first formal training class at age 11 with the family Saint Bernard.

She is a graduate of Triple Crown Academy, completeing the Canine Training Specialist Certification under some of the world's foremost authoriities on dog behavior and training, and has studied with some of California's top dog trainers.

Her vast experience includes puppy and dog obedience, behavior modification, problem solving, agility, clicker and tricks, therapy dog work, rescue, flyball, frisbee, sheepherding, competitive agility and obedience and CGC.

She has put over 25 titles on different dogs, and her dogs have appeared in movies and on TV. She is a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals, West Los Angeles Obedience Training Club, and served as Director of two dog parks in Santa Monica, CA. She also completed a course in Remote Electronic Training Collar use, under world renown trainer Martin Deeley, at the International School for Dog Trainers in Florida.