Tiffany Whetzel - CEO

Tiffany is a certified master dog trainer, instructor and founder/CEO of defender k9 LLC, a training and breeding facility located in central Ohio. She has been training for 10+ years and has graduated from the National K9 Learning Center in Columbus Ohio as well as Conifer Canines Dog College in Indiana. She holds credentials in basic and advanced obedience, behavior modification, utility and confidence, breed identification, puppy development, personal protection, decoying and drive development, narcotics and explosives detection, tracking and trailing, man trailing, human remains detection, service dog training, and police K-9 instructor. She has over 500 hours of practical hands-on experience for the specialties listed above.

Tiffany is a member of the Association of professional dog trainers (APDT), the National K9 Registry and the international Association of canine professionals (IACP). Continuing education allows her to stay up-to-date on the latest gold standards and safe practices of the training world. He holds a certificate for a behavioral consultant through the APDT and advanced canine behavior ACCS-KA through the American canine college knowledge assessed program. She holds a teaching certificate with Pet Tech for pet CPR and First Aid, as well as a trick dog instructor. She is an evaluator for the AKC Good Canine Citizen, STAR puppy, citizen in the community, and urban community. She is also a fetch judge and trick dog evaluator for the AKC as well.

Tiffany has been raising and training German Shepherd dogs for almost a decade. Currently she has two German shepherds, Nova a three-year-old sable female and Eros a two-year-old sable male. She also has a rescue pitbull named Nola who was born without her front legs and came to her from the Rescued Rollers - Special-Needs dog Rescue in Galion Ohio. Tiffany enjoys all dog breeds and teaches group lessons at her local dog club and other facilities. She also teaches at the local community centers on a variety of different dog topics.

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