Marilyn Marks CPDT - KA, the owner of The Dog Spot Academy, has been training owners to train their dogs for over 20 years. She was a Charter Member (1997) of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers where she served 4 years on the Education Committee that developed the Certified Pet Dog Trainer program, a national test of pet dog training knowledge.  She was privledged to be asked to review the ASPCA/Delta Society's Guidelines for Humane Training prior to their being published.  During her years as a day care owner she helped the Pet Care Services Association (formerly the ABKA) develop their voluntary standards for day care certification.  She currently lives with 3 dogs, all rescues, which her devoted husband has learned to love. 

Barbara Rogers has been involved in agility training and competition since the 1990’s.  Barbara is White Mountain Agility School (WMAS) certified as an agility instructor. She has been an agility instructor for over seven years and is a founding member of the Southern Berkshire Agility Dogs, Inc. (SoBAD). Teaching classes, workshops, and private lessons, she utilizes positive training methods to achieve advanced levels of success and fun with dogs in agility.  

Barbara's own dogs have earned numerous championship title, among which are: the NADAC Agility Trial Championship (NATCH), Outstanding Veterans NATCH, Triple Superior Elite titles, Advanced Agility Dog titles from USDAA, CPE Agility Trial Championships (C-ATCH), and advanced titles in DOCNA, C-ATE, the highest title available in the CPE agility venue.