Club K9 of Wickliffe - An Introduction to Our Team

Virginia Francis:

Virginia Francis is the owner of Club K9 of Wickliffe and a Certified Professional Trainer (CPT) Virginia received her professional certification after completing an intensive course at National K-9 in Columbus Ohio. Virginia participated in a combination of: classroom instruction; hands-on training experience; written testing, and extensive field evaluation under the supervision of experienced instructors.National K-9 is a professional school that is regulated  by the OHIO STATE Board of Career Colleges and Schools.

WhenVirginia attended National K-9 School of Dog trainers in Columbus Ohio, she received endorsments in the areas of Obedience training, behavior modification, breed identification and utility. She belongs to the NK9DTA,National K9 Dog Trainers Association. Certified with Martin Deeley International School for dog trainers on the use of remote electronic training collar. She is a member of the IACP, International Association of Canine Professionals and a Certified Pet Saver technician,American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine good citizen evaluator and TDI Therapy Dog International evaluator.

Virginia had 4 Rottweilers she now lives with her 3 Rottweiler’s  Boo , Blue and Gina 2 (9 yrs old) rescued On Dec.10th 2011.  And her husband Bob. Her very first Rottweiler was Babe.

Her love for that breed got her involved with Rottweiler rescue. She has placed many Rotties with Inky Rottweiler Rescue. She has 2 therapy dogs Eva and Gina. They are registered thru Therapy Dogs International. Eva was 12 years old and has passed away. Gina passed away Sept.25th 2011 she was 9 years old and  was a  cancer survivour.

Virginia continues to attend continuing education workshops and seminars each year. Her goal is to help educate people on the importance of training there dogs so less are surrendered to shelters because of behavior problems.Club K9 offers workshops through out the year for trainers and pet owners. Workshops are Spring and Fall.

Virginia went to the town of Rottweil in September meet with the only Rottweiler breeder in the small town now. What an experience! Very few rotties and they all have tails.

 Nicky Suglia : Our Day Care assistant. She  is currently attending School in Akron to be a Vet tech .

Carol Trenka: Daycare assistant, ownes a rottie mix called Honey Buns.