Instructors

Lana Kline, IACP-CDT (see: "About Lana") Lana teaches the competition obedience classes at Paw & Hand, and is the owner and training director.

Lana's accomplishments include earning 79 titles in obedience, rally and agility (AKC, UKC and CDSP) with performance titles on 5 dogs and 3 puppies, including 3 Utility dogs, 11 CDX titles, 7 Canine Good Citizens, with multiple High in Trials and High Combineds, three perfect scores of 200, and a 2nd of Rally Excellent at All Star 2012, and 4th in Open at All Star in 2014. Jypsy, now retired has UDX legs in both the regular and preferred classes, and OM and OTCH points. Lana is available for private lessons in both pet/manners/foundation obedience and competition obedience through utility. Lana teaches all the competition classes at Paw & Hand, from Beginner Novice through Utility, and some of the pet classes.


Becky Dewire currently teaches our Beyond Basic (CGC prep) and Advanced Basic (CGCA prep) classes, and our rally obedience classes. Becky has also taught our STAR Puppy and Basic classes, and is an AKC CGC evaluator. Becky began training with us in 2013 or 2014 with her then 8 or 9 year old beagle mix, Ike. Ike was the poster child for training an older dog! Ike seemed to love the training, learning, and spending the quality time with Becky. He was delightful to watch. Becky is training and beginning to compete with her 3 yr old Brittany, Pilot.


Beverlee Forster & Sasha Hovak are our Therapy Dog experts at Paw & Hand. Both ladies have decades of experience in therapy work, and as Occupational Therapists, decades of experience working in medical settings. Bev currently does visits with her black lab Lilly. Check the training page and the Calendar for future seminars and presentations on Therapy Dogs.


Diane Bodle


Jeff Beck


Sam Armstrong