Meet Our Dog Trainers
Meet Desiree “Dezi” Engel (AKC, CTDI, AACE, SDJ) Owner, Day Trainer, Class Instructor.
I am married with two children. Currently we have 4 dogs, Wicked who is a 10-year-old Whippet a trick dog star! She has earned her Novice, Intermediate & Advanced trick dog Titles. Then we have Zero a 7-year-old Chihuahua, Possum a 7-year-old Italian Grey Hound/Whippet X, and Judy (Judge Judy) an estimated 10-Year-Old Chow Chow.
I first became interested in training when I got my Golden Retriever, Sissy. Training her was so much fun, and is something that we continued right up to the end, at 10 years old, she learned her last trick… SPEAK!
I have been working with dogs professionally since 2005.
I attended Animal Behavior College in 2006/2007.
I worked as a volunteer at Oregon Humane Society, where I was able to work with a wide range of dogs with many different issues and talents. I was even able to work with a 10-year-old blind and deaf dog. With this dog we had to come up with touch commands to train her, after she learned some basic commands, she was then adopted after having been in the shelter for over a year!
I have been with Pup-A-Razzi for 11 years now and 4 years ago, I bought it!
I have worked with many dogs over the years, and I love it! My goal is for all dog owners to discover the fun and bonding that training your dog brings.
I really enjoy having the whole family get in on the training. It is a great way for the kids and their dogs to learn together and it gives everyone a great sense of accomplishment while staying on the same page with training.
AKC Evaluator ♥ Certified Trick Dog Instructor ♥ Animal Actor Certified Evaluator ♥ Stunt Dog Judge
Meet Kylie (AKC Evaluator, CTDI) Manager, Day Trainer, Class Instructor.
I starting working at Pup-A-Razzi in 2017, when I was just out of High School. When I started, I was working the front desk. The more that I watched Day Training and classes, I started to think that maybe, just maybe I would like to be a dog trainer. I started working in Day Training/Boot Camp, and that’s when I knew, I definitely want to be a dog trainer! So I went to school, graduated and now I have my AKC Certification and am a Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI). I have Kona a Mini Aussie, well he’s my parents’ dog, but I have done most of his training and he comes to work with me. I really enjoy teaching tricks and plan to further my education in Trick dog Training!
AKC Evaluator ♥ Certified Trick Dog Instructor ♥