ANDIE'S PACK
Deb & Bob Walker
Deb Walker has owned & trained her own dogs since high-school age and runs K9-Behavior Company of Roseburg, Oregon.
www.K9-Behavior.com
Deb holds the following credentials & affiliations:
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Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA) through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers www.ccpdt.org
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Counseling Certificate from the San Francisco SPCA Academy of Dog Trainers (2002)
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Professional Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) www.apdt.com
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Lead Truffle Dog Trainer at the Oregon Truffle Festival www.oregontrufflefestival.org
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Field Representative for PAWS With a Cause www.pawswithacause.org
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OSSA Certified K-9 SAR Handler in Wilderness Air Scent, Wilderness Trailing, Cadaver and Water Recovery 1995 - 2008
Deb uses positive reinforcement reward-based training methods
so you build and maintain close bonds with your dog.
In 2018 Deb launched a new Puppy Class offering
for early socialization opportunities for puppies and thier owners.
Deb Walker is a retired CPA and lives with her husband, Bob and dogs ‘Roger’ & ‘Dotty’, a poodle & poodle mix, both rescues, one a Certified Demo Service Dog, the other a great little truffle hunter. Deb formed K9-Behavior Company in the Portland, Oregon area in 2000 and moved to Douglas County Oregon in 2009.
Bob Walker is a retired Firefighter from the Portland, Oregon Fire Bureau. Bob served in Hazmat, Dive Recovery, Confined Space Rescue, Trench Rescue, High-Angle Rope Rescue and was the designated 'Critter-Getter' when animals needed to be rescued. He served as safety officer for 20 years and finished the last 4 years of his career training new fire department recruits.
Bob holds the following credentials & affiliations:
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Truffle Dog Trainer at the Oregon Truffle Festival Link to Oregon Truffle Festival
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Operations Manager of Tucker's Oregon Truffles LLC, a company that produces naturally infused truffle products from dog-harvested Oregon truffles.
Link to ETSY Tucker's Truffle Oil Shop
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OSSA Certified SAR Personnel Certificate 1995 to 2008
