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Val Cornwell- Lead Trainer
Val Cornwell has been a Professional Dog Trainer for over 23 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 an independent contract trainer for Petco in both Riverside and San Bernardino. In 2004, Petco decided to train employees to be dog trainers and having no desire to be an employee of Petco, Dances with Dogs Training Center was born. Val is currently a mentor trainer for students completing their externship for Animal Behavior College. After many years of supporting and volunteering at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley, Val approached them about conducting group dog training classes at their facility to provide low cost group training programs. 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 temperments over the years. She has great success with her positive training programs. In addition to conducting group training, Val also provides private in-home training, behavior modification consultations, puppy programs, and Canine Good Citizen prep classes and testing. Val continues to volunteer at the Humane Society and has served on the Board of Directors for the past 12 years. Val currently lives in Highland with her Siberian Husky Kenai and six cats that were foster fails.
Val Cornwell has been a Professional Dog Trainer for over 23 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 an independent contract trainer for Petco in both Riverside and San Bernardino. In 2004, Petco decided to train employees to be dog trainers and having no desire to be an employee of Petco, Dances with Dogs Training Center was born. Val is currently a mentor trainer for students completing their externship for Animal Behavior College. After many years of supporting and volunteering at the Humane Society of San Bernardino Valley, Val approached them about conducting group dog training classes at their facility to provide low cost group training programs. 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 temperments over the years. She has great success with her positive training programs. In addition to conducting group training, Val also provides private in-home training, behavior modification consultations, puppy programs, and Canine Good Citizen prep classes and testing. Val continues to volunteer at the Humane Society and has served on the Board of Directors for the past 12 years. Val currently lives in Highland with her Siberian Husky Kenai and six cats that were foster fails.
Val Cornwell & her dog Kenai!
Kathy Barnes - Assistant Trainer
Kathy Barnes has been a professional dog trainer for over 14 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 14 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