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 lives with her 4 Rottweiler’s 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 is 12 years old and has retired but Gina now works Sunday night’s visiting patients at Euclid Merida Hospital.
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.
Jeff Bolander:
Jeff moved to Arlington Texas in 1989 to begin training for professional dog training services. After two years he was promoted to training supervisor. As training supervisor he traveled to three Dallas Fort Worth training facilities to oversee and train twelve new dog trainer employees. While at these facilities he received another promotion in sales management. Throughout these years Jeff has attended many training seminars. He is a member of The International Association of Canine Professionals, American Boarding Kennel Association and is licensed by the Texas board of private investigators. He also is a Canine Good Citizen evaluator. After seven years Jeff decided to relocate to Boca Raton Florida and open his own dog training facility. With much success two facilities were in full operation for twelve years.
After being away from family in Ohio for several years Jeff made the decision to sell his business and move back to Ohio. Jeff is a 1988 graduate of Mentor High School. His knowledge in training is basic and advanced obedience, on and off leash and behavior problems. He is very successful in training dogs with aggressive issues.Jeff ownes a 3 year old shepard name Chopper.
Char Schultz:
Our day care assistant. Char worked as a kennel assistant in South lake Tahoe California at the Serra Veterinary hospital for several years, she was the kennel attendant and veterinary assistant. She moved back to Ohio to be with her family. Her experience and knowledge with dogs is an asset to the club.
Diane Jaskiewicz: Day care assistant, her knowledge for dogs has been in the grooming business.Handling and bathing them.She has owned many dogs and loves to work at the day care. She is great with the dogs.She ownes a 12 year old black lab named Scooby.
