| Bonnie
Norris
Bonnie Sykes Norris started riding
and showing horses when she was 6 years old. By the time she was
in high school she was training horses for other people and showing
them in Dressage, Western Pleasure, Hunter and Jumpers.
In
college at the University of Hawaii Bonnie trained and participated
in behavioral studies training Bottlenose Dolphins. She graduated
with a Bachelor Degree in Anthropology from North Texas State University.
 After graduating, Bonnie was employed full time training Arabian
Horses for show and breeding.
In 1982 Bonnie
began to show and breed AKC Rhodesian Ridgebacks. Since then she
has bred over 57 AKC champions, Top Ten Conformation dogs, Agility
dogs, Obedience dogs, and Field Trial dogs. She bred, handled and
trained the #1 Agility R.R. in the U.S. and a Top Ten Obedience
RR. She's been a Top Five Breeder in the U.S. for 1999,'00,'01:
number one Breeder U.S.(tied) for 2002.
In 1999 Bonnie purchased an 18 month old Scottish import Border Collie named "Kilt." Fifteen months later, Kilt had qualified for the USDAA Agility Grand Prix Nationals, Steeplechase Nationals and Masters Team Tournament Nationals. Bonnie has put Agility titles on 5 different dogs and three different breeds, she competes at the USDAA Masters level and the AKC Excellent B level and the NADAC Elite level with three different dogs.
Her Border Collie "Kilt" obtained his AKC Masters Agility Championship (MACH) and his USDAA Masters Agility Dog title. In 2007, Kilt took fourth in Texas, all jump heights, in the AKC Nationals State Team Tournament in Ohio. Her Sheltie "Zap!" is competing in AKC Excellent B and her Sheltie "Cloud" which she co-handles with her daughter Larkin, is also working on her AKC MACH title.
Bonnie has hosted or attended seminars by Two Time World Champion Chris Charpentier, U.S. World Team member Linda Kipp, U.S. World Team member Joy Bishop, Animal Behaviorist and USDAA National Steeplechase winner Pam Reid Ph.D., USDAA National Grand Prix winner Susan Garrett, AKC World Team member Gerry Brown, and Stacy Peardot. She lives with 5 dogs, her loving husband, her two dog-crazy kids, two horses and one fat cat.
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DeeAnn Weis
DeeAnn Weis is the proud owner of 5 dogs,
3 of which she has trained in agility. DeeAnn has been involved
with agility and dog training for almost 4 years and has taught
classes for a year at Paws For Applause. Teaching mostly Intermediate
Class, DeeAnn does "jump" in to substitute for the
Beginner Classes when needed. DeeAnn has AKC titles with her
Border Collie "Fling" and hopes to start competing
with her Border Collie "Minnie Mae" in 2006. She
has attended the AKC Agility Nationals in Houston and the
USDAA Nationals in Irving.
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Bronwen Lanning
With a love for animals dating back to her childhood, Bronwen first
learned about agility on television. Never dreaming she'd get to
participate in the sport, fate would intervene. Facing some behavior
issues with her 10 month old All American, "Pepper", Bronwen quickly
enrolled at Paws For Applause Agility school after a colleague at work shared
a brochure with her. Found as a stray at 3 months old, "Pepper" proved
to be a challenging dog. Working through fear and insecurity, Bronwen
managed to acquire titles in NADAC and USDAA with "Pepper", while focusing
on building confidence and having fun! Bronwen has
enrolled her 9 month old Aussie rescue, "Rex", in agility classes in August of 2006 and
plans to start competing soon. Rounding out the pack is 14 week old
Aussie, Pistol. Bronwen started teaching in 2006, and uses her
successes with Pepper to encourage others with similar dogs burdened with overpowering fears.
Bronwen lives in Nevada
with her husband John, six dogs, one fat cat and two birds.
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Anne Pullen
Anne started training her rescued Australian Shepherd "Tiva" at Paws for Applause in November of 2004. Like most Aussies, "Tiva" needs a job and her grandmother saw an article about PFA in the paper.
Having played soccer for over 30 years Anne enjoys competition and started entering trials after less than a year of training. "Tiva" has since earned many titles in AKC, USDAA, NADAC, and ASCA and hopes to qualify for some national events soon.
Anne has also coached soccer for almost 20 years so she's had some practice teaching. The kids and the dogs are easy, it's the parents who present a challenge!
 
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