Approved Evaluators
CALIFORNIA
San Diego County & Desert Communities
Ed Rosenbloom 619-913-0569
In 1984 as a San Diego Police Department officer, Ed was assigned to help develop and create a K-9 Unit for the SDPD. In 1985 Ed’s K-9 Unit was implemented with Ed as a handler/Lead Trainer. Ed was responsible for developing the weekly training program, evaluating the teams and purchasing of dogs and equipment. He remained in that position until 1992 when he was promoted and transferred. Ed returned to the K-9 Unit as a Supervisor in 1999 and was responsible for investigation of dog deployments and training for his squad. Ed continued in this capacity until his retirement in 2009. During his assignment with the K-9 Unit, he attended numerous training and seminars to enhance his knowledge and capabilities as a handler/trainer. Some of the classes and seminars Ed attended are listed here: Basic Handlers Course (as student and instructor); Training for Trainers Course/Adlerhorst Kennels; Advanced Canine Training Course/Gene England Kennels; Police Service Dog Handling Seminar and Academy of Justice Advanced Handlers Course. Ed also earned his Training Certificate/Adlerhorst Kennels and Tracking Certificate/Adlerhorst Kennels and attended Police Officers Standards in Training and Training for Trainers Handlers Course.
In 2009 Ed established In Total Command Dog Training for training within the private sector. He has been enthusiastically conducting group and private lessons for the past 9 years. dogtrainered@gmail.com
Jamie Bozzi - CBCC-KA, CPDT-KSA, KPA CTP, ACDBC, CC, CNWI 619-246-5634
Jamie Bozzi, owner of Smrtdog, in San Diego County and now also with Dream Dogs in the high desert area has been a Professional Dog Trainer and Canine Behavior Consultant for over 15 years. Jamie is an APDT C.L.A.S.S. Evaluator and consults on behavior cases (fear, anxiety and aggression). She works through facilities through-out San Diego County and now the Indio/Palm Springs area. She is very involved in a variety of dog sports including agility, scent detection work and treibball.
Jamie is an AKC approved evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen test and STAR Puppy tests.
jamie@smrtdog.com - San Deigo county or jamie@dreamdogs.com - desert cities.
La Mesa, central San Diego
Sharmon Kinser - CPDT, ABCDT, APDT 619-289-PAWS(7297)
Sharmon Kinser has been a dog lover all her life, and is the owner and lead trainer of Pawsitive Paws dog training. She is an ABC (Animal Behavior College) certified dog trainer with over 10 years of dog training experience. She has furthered her education by taking classes through the Karen Pryor Academy and attending workshops. She is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers) and is an active volunteer with rescue organizations in the San Diego area. Sharmon is a strong advocate for positive reinforcement training and hopes to inspire others to use positive training techniques with their canine friends. Pawsitive Paws Dog Training offers private and group training. Classes include Puppy Socialization, Basic Training, Tricks and Games, Impulse Control, Leash and Community Manners, and CGC Prep.
Sharmon is an AKC approved evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen test. sharmon@pawsitivepawssandiego.com
Orange County/Inland Empire (OCIE)
Wendy Bailey 714-420-7193
Wendy Bailey’s interest in therapy dogs began when she started visiting with her dogs at hospitals, assisted living homes, and schools in 2008. It was then she began giving classes for therapy dog trainings. During the pandemic, she offered in person dog training and online training to children through a format called Outschool. She uses positive reinforcement and clicker training. She believes that “dogs work for food.” In addition, she is a Certified Dog Trainer with ISCDT, a Tester Observer with Alliance of Therapy Dogs and AKC Good Canine Citizen (CGC) evaluator. She is a dog private trainer and gives puppy and basic training classes at Yorba Linda Parks & Rec. Wendy serves the North Orange County Areas.
Wendy is an AKC approved evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen test. www.noahsarkdogtraining.com OR therapydogbailey@gmail.com
Santa Clara/San Mateo
Cheryl Walterskirchen 650-207-6591
Cheryl Walterskirchen has worked with, and training dogs most of her life . . . and loves it. As a profession dog trainer for over 20 she also understands how important it is to train people first, and that training people is much harder than training dogs. Cheryl has trained dogs to perform as Service dogs, as well as training dogs for therapy dog status and well-behaved household/family pets. All of which meshes nicely with her educational background from UCSC and CSU Humboldt in environmental studies/natural resources and wildlife management. In addition to training she consults on behavior issues to help people understand why their dogs do what they do, and how to work with each dogs' instincts to achieve the desired behaviors.
Cheryl started doing "official" therapy dog work in 1996. In the years since, she has volunteered in senior centers, libraries, elementary schools and convalescent facilities. Her belief is that therapy work is a perfect marriage of giving dogs a job they love and giving back to the community. Not all dogs can or want to do therapy work, but those that do give so much. She primarily does one on one training and but does offer group classes. scsmpacklead@gmail.com
ARIZONA | Prescott area
Kim Pagones 714-609-9232
Kim has been with Independent Therapy Dogs, Inc. since its inception in July 2010. Her passion for therapy dog work started while working at an animal hospital in 1997. She adopted her first therapy dog who had his eyes removed because of a severe infection. Having 25 years as a volunteer with the Orange County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals as Director of their PAWS therapy dog program for 3 years, board member for 1 year and evaluator for their PAWS program 15 years, Kim knows what it takes to be a successful therapy dog team. Kim has also volunteered working with children in therapeutic horseback riding and fostering dogs for adoption.
For 9 years she taught therapy dog training, Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy classes through Santiago Canyon College Community Services in Orange, CA. In 2021 Kim worked at a canine boarding and training facility in Yorba Linda, CA teaching therapy dog training, Canine Good Citizen and S.T.A.R. Puppy classes.
Kim is now enjoying living in Prescott Valley, AZ and is again volunteering at Horses With Heart, a therapeutic riding organization and Animal Disaster Services. She has also recently started a new Pack in Arizona’s Prescott Valley area for Independent Therapy Dogs, Inc.
