Wendy J. Whitelam, Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (CCPDT) started training her first dog at age eleven. She raised and trained eight puppies for The Seeing Eye, Inc. The German Shepherd puppy that she was given as a graduation gift turned out to be an intense training tool. After many bad experiences with "professional" trainers, Wendy vowed to learn as much as possible and to be the best, most humane trainer she could be. While completing college she attended training classes, read training books, and helped pay for school by working with dogs in their homes. Wendy worked with Delaware Valley Akita Rescue for twelve years assisting Akitas in need of rehoming.  After becoming disenchanted with the corporate realm, Wendy returned to dog training full time.  After creating a successful private training business Wendy moved forward to become the co-owner of The Pet Campus, Inc. Wendy has been nationally certified by the Certification Council for Pet Dog Trainers (CCPDT) . Wendy is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers , a licensed American Kennel Club (AKC) Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator, and volunteers at the local Society For The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) when time allows. Wendy continues to keep current via trade journals and books; she also attends classes, seminars and conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Jeff Abel began training in agility with his Spanish Water Dog, Tipo, in 2003. Jeff and Tipo quickly became addicted to agility like so many others who tried it for the first time.  They took classes multiple times a week with different agility clubs, read books, took seminars, and even went to agility training camps as vacations. They decided that they wanted to be the best team in the sport, so they took classes from the best instructors in the country. It has given him diversity and insight on agility training and dog behavior. The result is Jeff and Tipo have excelled at agility and became nationally ranked. Tipo is also the first Spanish Water Dog in this country to acheive an agility title. Jeff found along the way that there are all sorts of ways to teach agility and that each way has varying success. His method of training is to be fun and exciting for both the student and the dog. 

Jeff and Tipo have added to their agility dogs family and now share his life with a total of six dogs.  Jeff’s expertise is brought to The Pet Campus, Inc. every Tuesday night with either Fun & Games, Agility or in the winter months, Specialty Agility Skills. To start your agility adventure call now to spend a Tuesday night with Jeff.

Jeff and Tipo are pictured below receiving an award at the 2007 DOCNA Nationals North American Challenge.