It is important to choose an instructor who understands and respects upright, loose-eyed breeds. Those listed below give clinics and/or provide private instruction that has proven useful to some Australian Shepherd owners. If they have a Working Aussie Source Breeder ad, clicking on the kennel name link will take you to that page, with all their contact info. Inclusion on the below list is not a recommendation by Working Aussie Source, and non-inclusion is not a criticism. Scroll down to submit yourself for the listing. We do not add trainers who do not request it themselves.
See also the article on How To Choose An Instructor.
Trainers, Clinicians & Instructors
West Coast
Sherry Baker
Galt CA – TWIN OAKS
Assessments, lessons, boarding.
George Costa
Hollister, CA
831-635-0569 / workinclassranch@gmail.com
Betsy Cambareri
Orange Cove, CA
(650)740-7454 / betsycamb@gmail.com
Initial assessments (“instinct tests”), lessons, day training (where owners drop the dogs off for me to work) and limited in-board training.
Kristin Horowitz
San Luis Obispo, CA – Tara Aussies
All About Dogs – Assessment, coaching, field/stock rentals
Marti Parrish
Everett, Washington – JUSTUS
Elsie Rhodes
Winlock, WA
elrhodes2@msn.com
Dave and Trudy Viklund
Molalla, Oregon
Double V Stockdogs
Jan Wesen
Bow, Washington- CHUCKANUT
MOUNTAIN STATES
Nate Bake
Blackfoot, ID – BAKES AUSSIES
208 369 1208
Specializing in training ranch dogs and in the trialing arena.
Jim Hartnagle and Jeanne-Joy Hartnagle-Taylor
Kiowa, CO- LAS ROCOSA
Kaye Harris
Berthoud CO – CROWN POINT
970-535-4343
Barb Moe
Bozeman, MT – C Hangin’ 5
Cappy Pruett
Fort Morgan, CO
cappy@cappypruett.com / facebook.com/CPSDT/
Sharon Simmons
Idaho
509-968-4000 / wkdog@elltel.net
Betty Williams
Lewistown, MT – W Lazy J
SOUTHWEST
Linda Bell
Georgetown TX – WINSLIDE
Angie Coker
Cranfills Gap, TX
405-323-0898 /angieccoker@aol.com
Judy DeShazo
Waller, TX – BERET
Dana MacKenzie
Breckenridge, TX – HEARTHSTONE
Steve Shope
Estancia, New Mexico – LEGENDS
Midwest / Central
Becky Bailie
Manchester MI – STARSTUFF
James Bergert
Williams, IA
507 440 7310 / jameshogdogs@gmail.com
Deb Conroy
Farmington, MN
651-463-3471 / conroyfarm@hotmail.com
Indoor winter training
Gary Ericsson
Colgate, OK
580-428-3011 / Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs
Kent and Lori Herbel
Putnam, OK
580-661-2262 / xpranch@pldi.net / xpranch.com
Cathy Lowe
Linwood, KS – KansaQuest Aussies
913-499-9892 / kansared22@gmail.com
Marie Murphy
Hager City, WI
715-792-5174 / diamaire@redwing.net / Diamond Aire
Jerry Rowe
Osborne, KS
785-346-2227 / jrowe@ruraltel.net / Twin Creek Farm
South East
Rick Hardin
North Carolina – Hardin’s Aussies
336 918 5536 / rhrdntn@gmail.com
Andrea Hoffmann
Memphis, Tennessee
901 491 8953 / andrea@istariaussies.com / Istari
Allison Lutterman
Horse Cave, KY – DreamWinds Farm
270-774-2880
Tony Padgett
Calhoun, GA – Coosawattee
770-608-6861 / tonypadgettstockdogs@yahoo.com
NorthEast
Chris Davies
Oxford, PA
flyaway@mailaka.net / Fly Away Aussies
Art Landry
Canterbury, NH – Brookwood
603-783-4180 / gpatails@aol.com
INTERNATIONAL
Lynn Leach
Hope, BC CANADA
604-869-7656 /downriver@uniserve.com / Downriver
Tanya Wheeler
Thunder Bay, ONT CANADA – Tucker Creek
807-473-5629 / tuckercr@tbaytel.net
ONLINE LISTS OF TRAINERS (individual trainers’ links follow)
Cowdog Trainers
AHBA Training Facility Directory
Herding Trainers in Canada
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Inclusion should not be considered an endorsement, but the trainers we accept should have successful and positive experience with Australian Shepherds and their handlers. We reserve the right to remove listings at our pleasure.