Meet Our Training Team

Our trainers are experienced, friendly, and fun to work with. Both Vanessa & Christy are certified Family Dog Mediators (FDM), AKC Approved STAR Puppy/CGC/Trick Dog Evaluators and AKC Fit Dog Instructors. Vanessa is also an AKC temperament test (ATT) evaluator. 

Vanessa Lee, ABCDT, FDM

Vanessa is a certified dog trainer and mentor trainer for Animal Behavior College, and a certified Family Dog Mediator, with over 20 years of professional dog training experience. She actively trains and competes with her her Australian Shepherds in many dog sports including rally, obedience, fast cat, dock diving, barn hunt, agility, and nose work and has earned numerous titles on her personal dogs.

Christy Riehle, FDM

Christy is a certified Family Dog Mediator, with over 14 years of experience as a professional dog trainer and has been teaching classes and private lessons at Ruff Relations for many years. She currently trains and competes with her weimaraners, Jade & Meadow, in rally, obedience and agility, and has earned many titles in those sports. In the past, she also competed and titled in flyball. Christy teaches group classes on Mondays & Thursdays and also offers one on one training and behavior consultations at our facility. 

Hailey Hoskins, ABCDT

Hailey is a certified dog trainer through Animal Behavior College and is currently studying to become a licensed Veterinary Technician. Hailey is also certified in Fear Free Handling techniques, allowing her to bring a gentle and thoughtful approach to working with nervous dogs, helping them to feel more comfortable throughout the training process. Hailey teaches group classes and provides Day Training for a variety of training needs, but one of her biggest passions is helping dogs with reactivity. Whether your dog reacts to people, other dogs, or unknown triggers, Hailey loves figuring out the puzzle to better understand why your dog is reacting and how to help them succeed. Her goal is to give both you and your dog the tools, confidence, and understanding needed to live happier, more fulfilling lives together!