Carol has been an animal lover from birth, always with an animal in her life. After receiving a Bachelor Degree in Social Work, she researched and decided on a the breed of dog that best suited her and her life style, a Boykin Spaniel.

She was also introduced to Dog Agility and learned the sport with her 5 year old Boykin Spaniel named Richmond. Richmond has earned his CGC, OA, & NAJ titles.  She now has a Papillon named MACH Heavensent Fast & Furious “Skills”, has earned his Master Agility Champion, RA, & CD titles thus far. Skills qualified for the AKC Agility Nationals 2011. He has also modeled and can also be seen on the packaging of some dog toys in pet stores and in dog catalogs across the country.

Carol enjoys training dogs and watching them learn.  She has taught Obedience & Manners classes and has been teaching Agility classes with All Dog Adventures since 2002. Skills and Carol have attended multiple seminars and trainings with some of the top Agility Instructors in the world.  Recently, they traveled to Florida to study Doga. This is a form of Yoga to incorporate your dog. Keep your eye out for new information and Doga Classes coming to All Dog Adventures!

When Carol is not teaching or training, she is working fulltime at Commonwealth Autism Service and enjoys spending time with her 5 year old son, Silas.

Elizabeth grew up in a household without dogs but she has always loved working with and training animals. Even her childhood cat knew how to sit, stay and shake on command. In April 2008 Elizabeth finally found herself in a position that she could get a dog. She chose a long haired miniature dachshund named Gauis Baltar. 

Gauis was a very shy puppy and was scared of new people and unfamiliar settings. After his initial manners classes her trainer recommended she try agility as a way to improve his confidence in new situations. That is how she came to All Dog Adventures. Currently Gauis and Elizabeth compete in agility, earthdog and hope to start competing in obedience. Gauis has earned his NA, NAJ, and JE as well as his CGC since coming to All Dog Adventures. He is also the first and only dachshund every to earn an expert trick dog title!

Elizabeth also helps with fostering Dachshunds.

Elizabeth teaches the introductory levels of agility. She loves helping owners improve their relationship with their dogs through games and having fun. 

I grew up in Colonial Heights, graduated from VT, and have always needed a pet in my life.   Ironically it was a malnourished kitten that brought me to dog training and the wonderful All Dog Family.  I was angered by how mistreated she and her mother had been, and that I was having to put her down at just 6 months due to an irresponsible /unknowledgeable ‘caregiver’.  That night sitting in the vet’s office I realized my dream career…”I want to make a difference in the lives of animals”.  Then I found Animal Behavior College!  The program lead me to an internship with Miss Katherine Smith.   I’m not sure what she saw in me, but in her words, she ‘bragged’ about me to Cindy Briggs, who also saw something, and asked if I would like to join the group of trainers….YES! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  I was ecstatic.  I'm very thankful to them!  I’ve now been teaching Flextime Obedience classes for almost 2 years. 

In addition, ADA has given me opportunity to expand my knowledge in so many areas of dog training and care.  I’m the All Dog Swim Team coach on Friday afternoons.  It is so much fun and great exercise for the dogs, and me!  I’m also happy to be the welcoming face to newcomers, as I lead the Flextime orientation. Currently I am exploring the world of Doga (yoga with dogs) to add to the All Dog adventure.

My magnificent mutt, Rex, and I are in Rally, and you may see us in Agility at some point!

One bright fall day in 1980 a male Golden Retriever puppy with the unlikely name of Taffy dropped into the Barrett family. After a week Linda looked at him and said “Son, we’ve got to go to school if this household is to survive.” At the school, Linda saw a woman working advanced obedience exercises. She was blown away and instantly knew that she wanted her dog to do that and more. That was the beginning. In obedience competition all of Linda’s dogs have had titles from CD to UD, according to their abilities. All of these dogs, some 6 or 7 of them over the years, were also great family dogs. Obedience competition has led to Agility, Tracking, new goals and adventures.

Linda’s current companions are MACH 2 Scully, TD, UD, XF and the Preacher AX, AXJ , a three-year-old work in progress. When she is not out with the dogs she can be found at work at Bank of America, fencing Epee, gardening and working with flowers, or more importantly, with her children and granddaughters and their cute golden pup, Spice.

Rhea is an agility and rally instructor at All Dog Adventures, bringing 25 years of dog training and competition experience to her students. She is a Member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainer, an APDT Rally Representative , AKC Rally judge,  and an APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) Rally judge. She has personally earned more than 30 titles on her own dogs.

Rhea began training her dogs quite by chance. One of her dogs was finished in the conformation ring and was bored laying around the house all day so, a basic obedience class was next! It was so much fun that Rhea decided to keep working with all of her dogs. Her interests include rally, agility, obedience, tracking, and therapy dog work. She actively competes in rally, agility, and obedience, belongs to several dog sport clubs, and regularly attends seminars and camps.

Carlos, a young Doberman, is the newest addition to the McCaffrey home, which also includes her husband Jim and a retired Doberman, Zena, the Sofa Princess. You will see Carlos, her demo dog, in her agility and rally classes!

Rhea always strives to bring out the best in her students so that they may enjoy their relationships with their dogs, expand their lives through being involved with their dogs, and be successful in their training goals.