Sydney Head  --  Owner and director of Training

Sydney Head has been training dogs for over 16 years. She began at Full Circle helping her mother with classes and assisting with the boarding school dogs.

She has titled two of her own dogs, Skeemer, a Belgian Malinois, and Tussle, a Jack Russell Terrier. Sydney has participated in therapy dog visits, earth dog trials, and Schutzhund training.

Sydney enjoys working with some of the more difficult dogs and helps owners understand the necessary structure that high energy breeds require.

Shelley Erdman --   Full Circle Obedience School Instructor

Shelley has been interested in animals since she was a child.  During her childhood she had a variety of animals including: cats, horses, a Manchester terrier, a couple of Poodles, a German Shepherd, one very active Irish Setter, and two monkeys. 

Shelley has been actively training dogs for six years.  Her greatest interests are helping with dog aggression issues, providing positive training, puppy training, and responsible pet ownership. 

Shelley is the only instructor in Oklahoma to be certified in the Doggonesafe "Be a Tree" program. http://www.be-a-tree.com The "Be a Tree" program helps children recognize signs of stress in dogs and unfriendly dogs, how to ask to pet someone's dog. how to tell if it is safe (or not) even if the owner says "yes, you can pet" , what to do if a strange dog comes around or your own gets to frisky, etc.  

Shelley is certified by the American Kennel Club to be an evaluator for the Canine Good Citizen test. She is also a certified Therapy Dog Evaluator through Therapy Dog International.

Shelley's Dobermans are both Canine Good Citizens and registered Therapy Dogs.

Shelley is an elementary school teacher and resides in Yukon with her husband Alan and their K-9 crew which includes two Doberman Pinschers and two Miniature Pinschers.

Her favorite quote is: "He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion" Author Unknown

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