Our Training Staff

Our trainers have approximately 40 years of dog training experience between them. They have trained their dogs for obedience competition and search and rescue. Their dogs have obtained upper level obedience titles and Canine Good Citizen certificates. Our trainers also enjoy having fun with their dogs, teaching them new tricks and helping them to become the well-mannered dogs they are.

Our Principal trainers are Ann Marie Easton and Betty Handwerker.

Ann Marie has provided her services to two local law enforcement search and rescue units as a canine handler with two of her dogs, a volunteer at the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County during Hurricane Katrina and continued work for HSMSC from 2005-2008, serving in several positions including coordinator of the behavior modification volunteer program. Also as behavior evaluator for dogs at the Memphis Animal Shelter, Bartlett Animal Shelter and Sunny Meadows Safe Haven for Pets.  She has been an assistant trainer for Elta Woodliff, CPDT, and has attended numerous seminars, workshops and Pat Miller's Intern Academy ( level I: Canine Behavior and Training and Level 2: Behavior Modification). 

Betty’s canine experience began in obedience training over 20 years ago. She and her Golden Retriever, Duck worked together to obtain his Companion Dog Excellence title in competitive obedience. She also put the Canine Good Citizens Test on several canines. From 1995-2007 she served as a canine search dog handler with both a volunteer and law enforcement search and rescue organization.

The Dog's Day is proud to have these trainers on our staff, offering the quality training classes that they are very capable of providing to the Dog owners of Desoto County, North Mississippi and Memphis area.