Meet the Trainers
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VAL CORNWELL-LEAD TRAINER
Val Cornwell has been a Professional Dog Trainer for over 21 years here in the Inland Empire. Although she had a successful career in the legal field, she has always had a genuine love of all dogs and a strong desire to make the world a better place for them. Val attended Animal Behavior College in 1998 and graduated from their dog trainer program. She worked for several years as a contract Trainer for Petco in both Riverside and San Bernardino. In 2004, Petco decided to train employees to conduct group dog training classes and having no desire to be an employee of Petco; Dances with Dogs Training Center was born. Val currently is a Mentor trainer for students completing their externship at Animal Behavior College. After many years of supporting and volunteering at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley, Val approached them about conducting group classes at their facility in order to provide a low cost dog training program. Dances with Dogs Training Center has been the exclusive training program at the Humane Society since 2005. Val has trained numerous dogs of all breeds and temperaments over the years. She has great success with her positive training program. In addition to conducting group classes, Val also provides private in home training, behavior modification consultations, puppy programs, Canine Good Citizen prep classes and Test. Val volunteers at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley and has served on their Board of Directors for the past 12 years. She lives in Highland with her Husky Kenai and four cats that were foster fails.
Val Cornwell has been a Professional Dog Trainer for over 21 years here in the Inland Empire. Although she had a successful career in the legal field, she has always had a genuine love of all dogs and a strong desire to make the world a better place for them. Val attended Animal Behavior College in 1998 and graduated from their dog trainer program. She worked for several years as a contract Trainer for Petco in both Riverside and San Bernardino. In 2004, Petco decided to train employees to conduct group dog training classes and having no desire to be an employee of Petco; Dances with Dogs Training Center was born. Val currently is a Mentor trainer for students completing their externship at Animal Behavior College. After many years of supporting and volunteering at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley, Val approached them about conducting group classes at their facility in order to provide a low cost dog training program. Dances with Dogs Training Center has been the exclusive training program at the Humane Society since 2005. Val has trained numerous dogs of all breeds and temperaments over the years. She has great success with her positive training program. In addition to conducting group classes, Val also provides private in home training, behavior modification consultations, puppy programs, Canine Good Citizen prep classes and Test. Val volunteers at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley and has served on their Board of Directors for the past 12 years. She lives in Highland with her Husky Kenai and four cats that were foster fails.
Val Cornwell & her dog Kenai!
Kathy Barnes - Assistant Trainer
Kathy Barnes has been a professional dog trainer for over 12 years. She has always had a love for animals, especially dogs. She was the kid that kept bringing home the strays saying, "Look what followed me home". She attended and graduated from Animal Behavior College dog trainer program. During that time, she completed her externship with Val at Dances with Dogs training center and loved the programs so much, she never left. In addition to training dogs, Kathy has assisted and taught people with disabilities for the past 30 years. Kathy is also involved with Val & Rhonda conducting the F.E.T.C.H. program at San Bernardino County Juvenile detention center, helping teach the residents there the proper care and training of dogs. Kathy supports the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley and volunteers at the many fundraising events they hold each year.
Kathy Barnes has been a professional dog trainer for over 12 years. She has always had a love for animals, especially dogs. She was the kid that kept bringing home the strays saying, "Look what followed me home". She attended and graduated from Animal Behavior College dog trainer program. During that time, she completed her externship with Val at Dances with Dogs training center and loved the programs so much, she never left. In addition to training dogs, Kathy has assisted and taught people with disabilities for the past 30 years. Kathy is also involved with Val & Rhonda conducting the F.E.T.C.H. program at San Bernardino County Juvenile detention center, helping teach the residents there the proper care and training of dogs. Kathy supports the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley and volunteers at the many fundraising events they hold each year.
Kathy Barnes & Dixie