About Mary Ellen
Mary Ellen Barry
Mary Ellen has a B.S in Accounting from the University of Scranton and was a CPA for 3 years in one of the big firms and then spent another 9 years in private companies as accounting manager and controller. In 2003, she was laid off and spent the summer teaching dog agility to help make ends meet while she looked for another job. She enjoyed it so much that she didn’t think she could go back to the corporate world and she's been teaching agility full time ever since.
Mary Ellen's popularity as a seminar presenter has grown due to her ability to break things down for students and explain and clarify concepts. She has an excellent eye and is able to pinpoint simple training exercises for handlers to work on at home to improve coursework.
Mary Ellen is a OneMind Dogs coach, being selected as part of the first pilot group in 2015. The USA boasts only 6 OMD Coaches and she is thrilled to be a part of teaching this method.
Mary Ellen has been involved in agility for 22 years and has had much success on both the national and international level. Mary Ellen has competed at the IFCS and WAO World Championships a total of 6 times with 2 different dogs and has won multiple medals at those events including 6 gold medals. She has placed on the podium at the USDAA Cynosport World games several times including placing 1st and 2nd with Maizy and E-Z at the 2012 Dog Agility Masters Team Tournament and placing 2nd with Maizy in the 2012 Grand Prix. Mary Ellen also coached the 2015 WAO team which competed in the Netherlands.
Mary Ellen has been a contributor for over 13 years to Clean Run Magazine and is the author of The Long Jump and Foundation Fundamentals which are both training DVD's and are available through www.cleanrun.com
Mary Ellen has been an instructor full time for over 13 years and has taught seminars and camps throughout the U.S and Canada.
About Jen
JEN PINDER
Jen has been actively competing in agility for over 20 years.
In addition to Jen’s handling and dog training skills, Jen’s excellent teaching ability and ability to adapt to different styles of dogs is what makes Jen a highly sought after presenter and instructor across the country.
In 2015, Jen was invited to be part of the OneMindDogs Coaches team.
Over the years, Jen has been very successful nationally and internationally. Jen has won the Grand Prix with Sheltie Britain twice as well as Steeplechase twice. She has also won Team and Steeplchase twice with Border/Staffie Taser. She has many placements at national events including AKC Nationals, Cynosports and the US Open. Internationally she has been part of several medaling teams (AKC and WAO) and won the Silver in Biathalon with Britain at the WAO. She has put 8 ADCHs and several MACHs on her Border Collies, Jack Russells, mixed breeds, and a Sheltie.
Jen is currently competing with her Sheltie Britain, Border Whippet Fiona and Sheltie Dayla.
Jen and her husband Bill reside in North Port Florida. She teaches classes and private lessons for FiredUp K9s in both Florida and Michigan. She also conducts seminars and workshops around the country. Contact her at firedupk9@yahoo.com