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INSTRUCTORS AND ASSISTANTS

Jeanine Brawn CPDT, PT

Experience in Positive dog training since 1974

  • Current & Past Memberships:
    • Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT) with Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
    • Endorsed member of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors (#980)
    • Association of Pet Dog Trainers (#4402)
    • Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
    • International Association of Assistance Dog Partners (#2671)
    • Therapy Dogs International, Inc (TDI)
      • Visiting Team
      • Evaluator
    • The Humane Society of Sarasota County
      • Obedience Instructor
      • Volunteer
    • Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
      • Obedience Instructor
      • Obedience Training Committee Chair
      • Obedience Registrar
      • Obedience Director
      • Board Member
      • Building Registrar
    • AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator (#3057)
    • American Temperament Test Society Registered Provisional Testerv
  • Clicker & Lure & Reward Training Instructor for:
    • Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
      • Puppy (ages 9-18 weeks old)
      • Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
      • Beginner 2
      • Canine Good Citizen
      • Click-a-Trick
      • Pet Therapy
      • Assistance Service Dog
    • The Humane Society of Sarasota County
      • Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
      • Beginner 2
      • Canine Good Citizen
      • Click-a-Trick
      • Pet Therapy
      • Assistance Service Dog
    • Frisky Business, Inc. (past)
      • Beginner 1 (ages 16 weeks old & over)
      • Beginner 2
    • Canine Good Citizen
    • Founder of Positive Assistance Working Service dogs (PAWSdogs)
      • Assistance Service Dog Trainer
      • Assistance Service Dog Training Instructor
      • Assistance Service Dog Public Access Certification Test Evaluator
    • Raised 2 Guide Dog puppies for
      • Southeastern Guide Dogs, Inc. (who successfully lead people until their retirement)
      • Helped for several years with their Puppy Obedience Program.
    • Raised & placed several Assistance Service Dogs for
    • Instructed puppy raisers for
    • Earned TT, TDI, CGC, CASD, KCGCDS-B on her own dogs
    • Earned Obedience titles in AKC & WWKC with her Newfoundland “Zendor”

Marylou Carafello

  • Experience in dog training since 1982
  • Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
  • SOTC - Puppy, Beginners Level 1, Beginners Level 2 and Rally Assistant Instructor
  • Trains own dogs in obedience, rally and agility
  • Earned AKC titles in Rally with her Aussie "Cassie" (RN & RA)
  • Earned CGC on her own dogs
  • Has 2 Aussies (Riggs & Cassie)

Linda Carter

  • Experience in animal training/care since 1968
    • Professional and Personal Dog Trainer
    • Professional Poodle groomer
    • Professional Horse Trainer and Instructor
  • Wildlife Rehabilitator
  • AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator
  • Assistance/Service Dog Public Access Certification Test Evaluator
  • Founder/Training Director of Safe Oasis Service Dog Outreach Group (SOSDOG)
  • Training Director/Owner of Dependable Paws Flyball
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 - 3rd Place
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 Qualifier
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Champions
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Qualifier

Denise Donahue

Rode & trained dressage horses for over 20 years. She has earned her United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Bronze & Silver medals.

Training with her own dogs:

  • Agility
  • Obedience
  • Rally
  • Flyball
  • Assistance Service Dog Tasks

Member of:

Assistant Trainer for SOTC:

  • Agility - Puppy Agility
  • Obedience

Assistant Trainer for Jeanine's Professional Dog Training

  • Obedience
  • Assistance Service Dog Public Access

Stacy Groff

Stacy has put flyball titles on her two rescue dogs (one through FMCh and one through FDCh-G) from the Humane Society of Sarasota County. Her dogs have also earned CGCs and are training in Obedience and Rally through the AKC Canine Partners program.


Fran Lindstrom

  • Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC) for 18 years
  • Sarasota Obedience Training Club - President 1996-2001
  • SOTC - Obedience Trial Chairman
  • SOTC - Prior Agility Instructor - all levels
  • SOTC - Agility Assistant Instructor
  • SOTC - Obedience Instructor
  • SOTC - Advanced Rally Instructor
  • Titles earned in Agility - AKC, UKC, NADAC & ASCA
  • Titles earned in Obedience and Rally - AKC, ASCA, UKC and WWKC on her own dogs including:
    • First Schipperke with RAE2 - 2008
    • High in Trial and Dog World Award
    • Ranked #1 Schipperke in 2002 First and Foremost Rating System in Open A (for 2001)
    • Randed #3 Schipperke in 2002 First and Foremost Rating System all levels (for 2001)
    • Ranked #7 Schipperke in the 2001 Delaney Rating System (both are national all breed Obedience ratings systems)

Nancy Murphy


Jackie Osborn

  • Experience in dog training since 1986
  • Experience working with many different breeds of dogs
  • Member - Association of Pet Dog Trainers (#064023)
  • Member - North American Flyball Association (NAFA)
  • Member - Humane Society of Sarasota County (HSSC)
  • Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
  • SOTC - Obedience Puppy Preschool Instructor
  • SOTC - Really Reliable Recall Assistant Instructor
  • Worked with The Humane Society of Sarasota County Inc (HSSC)
  • Evaluator for SW Great Dane Rescue
  • Earned NAFA Flyball titles with her Border Collie
  • Dependable Paws Flyball Teammate
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 - 3rd Place
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 Qualifier
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Champions
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Qualifier

Rosa Payson

  • Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
  • SOTC - Obedience Puppy Preschool Assistant
  • Experience in agility and clicker
  • Involved in rescue/fostering dogs

John Pfohler

Training dogs for competition obedience since 1997


Terry Ruthruff


Angie Schuhmann

  • Experience in animal care and training since 1992
  • Obedience Trial participant since 1993
  • Earned conformation and obedience titles in AKC, ASCA, WWKC & CKC on her own dogs
  • Earned CGC on her own dogs
  • Former member of Sarasota Search & Rescue Team
    • Search dog
    • Land navigation
    • Therapy dog - CISD (Critical Incident Stress Debriefing)
    • Obedience consultant
  • Member - Sarasota Obedience Training Club (SOTC)
  • Member - Australian Shepherd Club of America (ASCA)
  • Member - Florida Australian Shepherd Association (FASA)
  • Member - Sunshine State Lure Coursing Association
  • Member - Disaster Animal Response Team (DART)
  • SOTC - Obedience I & II Class Assistant/Instructor
  • SOTC - Attention Class Instructor
  • SOTC - Novice Class Instructor
  • Experienced in working with many breeds of dogs
  • Currently training her own dogs in Obedience, Agility, Lure Coursing, Herding and Conformation

Joni Trickett, ADT, CGCE

  • Service Dog Assistant Trainer
  • Assistance/Service Dog Public Access Certification Test Evaluator's Assistant
  • Dependable Paws Flyball Teammate
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 - 3rd Place
    • 2008 U-FLI National Championship Division 4 Qualifier
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Champions
    • 2006 U-FLI National Championship Division 5 Qualifier
  • Experience with many different breeds of dogs
  • Earned CASD, ASD-PACT, CGC & TT on her own dogs
  • Trained and earned NAFA and U-FLI Flyball titles with her own canine
  • Charter Member - Safe Oasis Service Dog Outreach Group (SOSDOG)
  • Trained and earned Assistance Service Dog Certification with her own canines

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