Kathleen spent the first thirty years of her life training and showing horses. She was a professional horse trainer and riding instructor until the age of 34 when she returned to school and became a Podiatrist. In 2000, she discovered Dog Agility.

She started with "Maggie," the Border Collie she had had for three years and successfully showed her in several agility venues. Maggie went on to acquire several advanced titles in CPE and AKC and the Accomplished Agility Dog championship title in USDAA.

In 2002, Kathleen rescued "Annie," an eleven month old Border Collie. Annie has the C-ATCH championship title in CPE and is a three clean runs from the ADCH-Silver Championship title and Tournament Masters-Platinum title in USDAA. In 2005, Annie was a finalist in Dog Agility Masters Team competition at the USDAA National competition held in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In 2006, Kathleen acquired "J.B.," then an eight week old Border Collie from Nancy Gyes and Jim Basic. J.B. recently went in his first trial placing first in four out of six classes.

Kathleen's dog training philosophy centers on positive reinforcement. Through positive reinforcement training, the dog/handler relationship is nurtured and strengthened. She believes that training and agility should be fun and enjoyable for both the dog and handler. This can only happen when the dog trusts the handler and enjoys working with her.