About Our Instructors and Staff

Doug Ricks and Diana Harris -- Center Owners and Instructors

Diana and Doug have an extensive professional background in training and education that enables them to work effectively with people of all ages and backgrounds. They began teaching Dog Obedience and Therapy Dog classes in 1995 and in 1997 added agility to their curriculum. In 1998 they opened Seattle Agility Center and began providing agility classes 7 days a week to the Seattle area..... [Read More]

Monique Feyrecilde -- Lead Obedience/Agility Instructor

I have been teaching with the Seattle Agility Center since 1999. As a young child, my family adopted our first dog, Baby. An amazing animal, she took the time to teach me about being gentle, loyal and loving. Baby was a great little dog and my most devoted friend....[Read More]

Karen Blumenthal -- Agility Instructor

I have been teaching with the Seattle Agility Center since 2003. I have always had animals in my life. It started with rescuing stray cats and then the assortment of dogs, cats, rabbits, hampsters and birds you have as a kid. My husband and I had a Horse Boarding/Training Stable for about 22 years.... [Read More]

Nancy Burke -- Agility Instructor

Nancy has been involved in agility training and competition since 1999, first in Southern California and now in Washington State. She and her Australian Shepherd, Jacob, compete in both AKC and NADAC agility. Luckily, Jacob is very good at agility and makes up for her shortcomings as a handler so they've managed to achieve the titles of AX and AXJ in AKC, and EAC, EJC and OGC in NADAC.... [Read More]

Ann Cheney -- Agility Instructor

I have been teaching with Seattle Agility Center since March of 2006. I've been around dogs (and a few cats) all my life. As a matter of fact, my "big brother" was a boxer named Chaucer. I first became interested in dog training when my parents' German Shepherd, Prince, flunked puppy kindergarten....[Read More]

Lindsey Shepherd -- Webmaster

I started taking classes at the Seattle Agilty Center many years ago with my old dog Sarah (a cute little corgi-mix) back when the Aqua Barn was still around! After a multiple-year hiatus, I started back up again with my new dog Lucy in Spring of 2006...[Read More]

Scott Burke -- Chief Ring Steward - "Pit Boss"

Scott discovered the world of competitive agility in 1999, when he saw his then-fiancee (now wife) Nancy and their dog Jacob earn their first "Q" in their very first competitive run at a trial....[Read More]