Members

Harmony Training is a group of people that train and compete together. We do a variety of sports with our dogs. Some of our members and trainers have a ton of experience and some are just starting out.

Lynette VandeVenter has been training and competing dogs since 1987, starting in 4-H with her first dog. She started training flyball as well and has been doing flyball ever since. She traveled with the Speedy Desperados and Hawkeye Hustlers as a box handler when young and eventually got her first competitive Border Collie in college. Lynette has owned and handled quite a few different flyball dogs since then and has had 2 dogs earn their HOBBES and has earned multiple Regional Regular and Multibreed Championships. Lynette started training and competing in herding and Obedience with her Border Collies in college. In herding, she trained multiple dogs through the Novice level and one through Open, but has not competed much at that level. In Obedience, Lynette has trained multiple dogs through Utility, but has only competed through the Open level. She started Rally when it came out and occasionally competes with her dogs and has earned 2 RAE titles and multiple other titles and National Invites on her dogs. Lynette started agility in Colorado with AKC agility, but couldn't show all of her dogs due to them not being AKC registered. She eventually switched to NADAC agility so all of her dogs could compete. She has finished 6 NATCHs with her dogs and has multiple other titles, National Invites, and breed rankings in agility. She started training in Dock Dog in 2013 and has multiple National Invites and Placements at Nationals with her dogs and also has some of the top ranked dogs in her breeds. She also became a NADD judge for events and is currently a UKC judge. She has started training some trick dog with her dogs but has not gotten into the Champion or Performer level yet. She occasionally competes in disc, but mostly judges for the local trials. She currently competes in flyball, agility, disc, dock dog, obedience, rally, and trick dog. Lynette is a Veterinarian as well. Lynette owns Shiver, Kia, Faith, Strider, Magic, Hasty, and Roary.

Renea Robison has been training and competing dogs since 2013. Renea started getting into training when she adopted her rescue dog, Monte. He started her love of training. Then Renea started with her young Border Collie, Lily, in Flyball and Agility. She started training her dogs in Disc dog in 2017. Renea is currently competing in flyball, dock dog, and disc dog. Renea has attended multiple local and National Competitions. She is also a NADD, UKC, and UpDog judge. She also travels with the Canine Stars helping with fair shows all over North America. She owns Lily, Curry, Dash.

Hello my name is Megan Cain. I have been training with dogs since I started at the local animal shelter back in 2008. My shelter experience was mainly obedience work with all different breeds of dogs. Since starting at the shelter I have worked with about 6 different trainers in different events with different styles of training. I adopted my first dog, a Border Collie named Duke, in 2013. He is the reason I met Harmony Training and started my journey in the dog sport world. We started out with obedience training with a few different trainers. He passed his Canine Good Citizen test. We train in trick even though I do not test him for titles. It is just a fun pastime we like to do. We also started agility and flyball training with Lynette back in 2013. We started competing in NADAC Agility in 2014 with Duke. I compete with Harmony Training and their dogs in Flyball and Dock Diving. I started in start dog position for Flyball with Breeze. I love the speed and noise of a tournament and trying to beat the clock. Since my first tournament, I have competed with different breeds and in different settings. In 2017, I picked up my first Border Collie puppy named Sebastian, but we call him Bash for short. My hope is he will be my all around sport dog. He received his AKC Puppy Star title at the age of 6 months. He also has his Novice Trick Title. He is in the beginning stages of Dock Diving, Agility, and Flyball. My friend Renea is working him in Frisbee, which he loves! He is a fast learner and a fun dog to train! I can't wait to start you and your dogs sport world experience! Even if it is just for fun, it is a great start to a brand new relationship with your dog! I am also a Certified Veterinary Technician.

Tara Paulsen has been training and competing since 2006, starting with the Rocky Mountain Flyball Club. She started competing in flyball with Lynette's dogs and then trained her first dog flyball in 2012 and now competes with her own dogs. She started training and competing in Dock Dog in 2013 and helped handle and place multiple dogs at Nationals and owns the #1 ranked English Setter. She has done some training in agility, obedience, and trick dog and has hit an occasional show for these. She now competes in flyball and Dock dog with her dogs. Tara owns Honor, Stormy, Pip, and Escape.

Kristine "Xine" Drost competes in Disc Dog events with Up Dog Challenge, USDDN, and K9 Toss & Fetch Worldwide. She qualified for Nationals with multiple dogs in her first year competing. She has also trained and competed in Conformation, Dock Dog, Therapy, and Trick Dog. Currently, Xine and her dogs are training in disc dog, dock diving, herding, and conformation. Xine is new to competing with dogs, having grown up showing Pinto horses and recently coming into dog sports since selling her horse. Xine and the dogs live on a small farm with goats and ducks in Michigan.
Xine owns Lily and Kosmo, both Australian Shepherds, and Payson, Dany, and Ambrosia, who are all Miniature American Shepherds.

Stuart VandeVenter started training and competing with dogs in 2002 when he started dating Lynette. He has competed in Flyball, agility, and herding. His English Setter, Jetta, is the top pointed English Setter in Flyball and one of the top pointed dogs. He eventually became a Flyball judge and was judging multiple tournaments a year before buying his Veterinary Clinic in Illinois, limiting his travel. He also trained and competed in Agility and Herding, but due to his hectic work schedule, he only competes occasionally in flyball now. Stuart is also a Veterinarian. Stuart owns Breeze and Jamaica.

Bob Robison has been training and competing since 2013. He competes in flyball and dock dog. He has also done some training in herding. He has also traveled some with Canine Stars to do shows at fairs all over North America. Bob owns Seri and Diver.

Jordan VandeVenter has been raised at dog shows and has started training and competing with her own dogs as well. Her biggest accomplishments to date are being the first Junior Handler at to place at Nationals for Dock Dog (NADD), which she managed to place at with our Vet jumper, Breeze. Jordan has also been the main trainer for her first Border Collie, Echo. Jordan has just begun her Disc Dog Career and is absolutely loving this sport and the people in it. She qualified with multiple dogs for Natinals and also placed at Nationals in every class, 1st in all but one class she ran in. She competes in flyball, dock dog, disc dog, agility, and trick dog. Jordan owns Echo and Encore.

Tyler VandeVenter has been raised at dog shows and has started training and competing with his own dog as well. He has been competing in flyball and dock dog since he was old enough to walk. His biggest downfall being that his favorite Border Collie loves to pull him around by the tug and weighs more than he does. As he has grown they have grown into quite a team. He started competing in Disc Dog when he was 8 with multiple dogs and loves it. He competes in flyball, dock dog, and disc dog. Tyler owns Epic.

Levi VandeVenter has been raised at dog shows and has started training and competing in flyball. He is also training in dock dog and disc dog and hopes to start competing soon. Levi owns Fortune.

Kiera VandeVenter has been raised at dog shows and has started training and competing in flyball and UpDog. She has also started training for dock diving. Kiera hopes to have her own dog to train when she is older.

Lisa Mangrich has been training in Agility since 2010 and flyball since 2011. She started competing in Flyball in 2012. She has also started training some Dock Dog in 2018. Lisa owns Paylyn, Rookie, and Basil.

Jeff Mangrich has been training in Agility since 2010 and Flyball since 2011. He started competing in Flyball in 2012. He has started training some Dock Dog in 2018. Jeff owns Autumn, Lulu, Windy, and Duff.

Dawn Harris shows Conformation with her dogs and has finished multiple Champions and one Grand Champion. She currently shows Miniature American Shepherds, but started showing with Great Danes and Chinese Cresteds. She handles multiple other member's dogs in Conformation. Dawn owns Rock, Soldier, Solo, Arlington, Reba, Riot, Punch, and Miranda.

Rheagyn Uthoff started training in sports in 2016 for her 4-H shows. She has also taken some Agility, Pre-sport, and obedience classes. Rheagyn owns Hope.

Angie Harms occasionally trains and competes with her Miniature American Shepherds. She has some amazing dogs but doesn't have the time for regular training and competitions, so her dogs are commonly shown by teammates. Angie's dogs compete in Conformation, Flyball, Dock Dog, Agility, Rally, Trick Dog, and Therapy Dog. Angie owns Desi, Molly, Lexi, Willo, Karma, and Angel.