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Greg has always wanted to own his own business, and when he heard The Canine Club was for sale he jumped at the chance. He is very excited at the potential for growth, and the real service offered to dogs and their people by The Canine Club. Greg arrived in Reno in October, 2004 from Anchorage, Alaska, where he spent nearly ten years as a volunteer at Alyeska Canine Trainers (ACT), the largest dog training facility in Alaska. While there, he taught classes from New Puppy through Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Prep, and Agility level I & II classes. He also mentored several ACT Members from assistants to trainers in their own right.

Along with his wife, Robin, Greg also spearheaded the annual Fur Rondy Mutt Show. The Mutt Show was an event for the public to show off their own dogs. For the last two years Greg organized the club’s bimonthly CGC tests. Greg is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT), as well as a Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT) and a certified American Kennel Club-Canine Good Citizen evaluator. Greg and Robin are owned by four dogs and three cats, most of whom are rescues. Greg plans on being even more involved in the Northern Nevada canine community than he was in Anchorage, and is thrilled to be working at The Canine Club!

Robin and Greg are proud to be 
Certified Pet Dog Trainers and 
Members of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers!

Listen to and read Greg's & Robin's story on NPR!

Robin came to Reno from Anchorage, Alaska to follow her dream of training dogs for a living. During the last 10 years Robin was a volunteer at Alyeska Canine Trainers, where she taught several classes including Puppy, Older Puppy, Adult Beginner and other special topics. She is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer (CPDT) through the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT). Robin is also a certified AKC Canine Good Citizen evaluator and assisted with the bimonthly CGC tests offered at Alyeska Canine Trainers. She helped produce the Fur Rendezvous Mutt show, working with Greg on the organization, and as emcee for the annual event. Robin also served as the unofficial emcee for all Alyeska Canine Trainers public events, where she used her knowledge of dogs and her performing background to inform and educate people about dogs while having lots of fun.

Robin also worked with Anchorage Unleashed to bring off- leash dog parks to the municipality, and was a member of Friends of Pets, an organization dedicated to pet rescue. Robin’s love of dogs goes back to her mother, who from a young age fostered in Robin the desire to work with dogs. Robin regards dog training as a vocation, a way to help people realize that all dogs can be good dogs. She is excited to be involved in the growth of the training program of The Canine Club.

Their friends in Alaska thought Greg and Robin had lost their heads when they started talking about giving up the good life in the Land Of The Midnight Sun and moving to the Biggest Little City.  They may be out of their heads, but they're having fun!!