Board & Train Service in Phoenix/Scottsdale

Your dog gets to stay in their own home environment or in one of our trainer’s homes. They receive the best of care while getting trained at the same time!

$125 per day

DEBBIE NICHOLS

Debbie has been working with dogs her entire life. Her love of dogs started early on with 4-H, then as Vet-Tec and as a shelter manager, in L.A., Las Vegas, and Maricopa County. Debbie’s passion for working with dogs introduced her to the sport of Agility. Her love of Agility is one of the reasons she teaches her favorite leisure past time at AZ Dog Sports. Debbie has been an instructor for Contact Zonies Agility Club since 2006, when she was training her own competition dog. She teaches foundation, novice, and competition Agility. Her creative courses are now part of our indoor venue all year around. In her spare time, Debbie also fosters many rescue dogs for Boxer Love Rescue and has fostered and trained over 30 dogs in the last 10 years for that organization. Debbie provides basic obedience and level 1 training as part of our Board and Train program, where the trainer houses and trains the dog over a 2 to 4-week period. This is a great way to have your dog develop the practical obedience and manners that most guardians would like for their pets. Debbie is a Realtor by vocation and loves living and training in her space designed for dogs to have fun and exercise in her own spacious home venue.

MARY PRICE

Mary Price has ten years of dog training experience with puppy training, dog obedience, behavior modification, and introduction to agility and rally. She is a certified dog trainer, through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT) and has taken a variety of classes to reinforce and build upon her skills to resolve unwanted behaviors, to teach obedience, and introduce dog sports to help dog owners develop a better connection with their dog to enrich their lives.

As a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) Mary is committed to becoming a better trainer through continued education as she strives to continually improve her experience and qualifications. With a tireless dedication to educating dog owners to discover the benefits of basic obedience training, she is paving the way for the owner and dog to build a working relationship that helps them learn new activities or sports as they move from basic obedience to sporting actives.

CHRISTINA DE ALCALA

Christina specializes in puppy obedience, enrichment and foundation level 1 practical skills classes here at AZ Dog Sports. She teaches group classes that focus on good manners and public access skills. Christina whole-heartedly believes that creating a relationship through positivity and trust with a dog is the best gift one can give and receive.

Christina’s love and passion for dogs began at an early age. She was often known to be watching Saturday morning cartoons with their family dog, Bear Bear. Christina started training and working with her family pet after a visit to Marine World in California where she saw a troupe of trick dogs. By the time she was in High School she volunteered at the local animal shelter.

After attending college, Christina became an elementary school teacher; but in her heart she always knew she wanted to work with dogs in some capacity. In 2008 she started raising and training two Boxer pups (Wilson and Davis) which led to her desire to train dogs in tandem with their humans.