Vendy Fris
Vendy started her career in animal behavior in 1988 while living in Europe. She spent several years training police dogs for the local law enforcement agencies. Now, Vendy focuses her time on training domestic animals for everyday living. She is an experienced dog show handler who has won several awards over the last decade. Vendy also specializes in canine behavior disorders. She can recognize and correct behavior disorders of all types. Vendy is known for her positive training methods. She does not rely on negative enforcement or simple reward based training techniques. You and your dog will notice and appreciate the difference!

Nichola Bond
Nichola was born and raised in Southampton England. Her love for animals began at a very young age. Much to her parent's dismay, she would constantly bring home stray or unwanted dogs to take care of them. Nichola moved to the United States at the age of 18 and adopted her first "American" dog Sam who she loves dearly. Nichola quickly found a job as a veterinary technician. She is an experienced dog trainer with an immense amount of knowledge for identifying problems and illnesses in dogs. Nichola has been working with the PAWSitive Power Dog Training family for several years and we are very proud to have her at The Barkley Academy. Vendy knows that when Nichola is in charge of the paw students, everyone is happy, healthy and safe.

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"I am really satisfied and impressed with Nicky and Vendy. They are truly professional in what they do..."more » - Monty (Owner) and Sophie "I just wanted to let you know how amazing Nichie, Vendy, and staff are! I could not believe the transformation even in the first lesson..."more » - Dawn (Owner) and Bonnie Hardin ""We really enjoyed The Barkley Academy and are so impressed on Vendy and Nichie’s “PAW” sitive teaching techniques!""more » - Carrie A. (Owner) with Ivy and Gretel ""We are VERY excited with the results our 16-month old male dalmatian, Montana, has had since we started working with Vendy and Nichie of the Barkley Academy! " "more » - Michael and Connie B. (Owners) and Montana "Finnegan was just under 6 months old when we enrolled him in the Barkley training school with Vendy. "more » - Mary and John (Owners) and Finnegan