Victoria Kander // KPA-CTP, CTDI, CNWI, CCUI, AKC-Evaluator
Victoria has been training dogs since she was a girl, she loved teaching her childhood dogs new things! She was always that kid that would bring home the animal that she found out on her adventures from tadpoles to puppies. She spent 4 years in Europe where she experienced a lot of dog sports, especially agility. That sparked the light that was already there. Her passion for dog behavior and training continued to grow as she watched numerous handlers run and train with their dogs. She continues to learn more and expand her knowledge on how dogs learn and find ways to make training fun and easy. She stays up to date by participating in seminars, workshops, books and attending classes with her dogs.
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She decided to pursue this love for dogs and the fascination with the animal and human bond. As she grew in her experience and love for dog training, she was drawn in more and more into the sport world. She believes that good communication and understanding is the key to good dog training. If we are unable to communicate with our dogs and vise versa, how can we do our best? Building a relationship to create the best team possible on and off the field. She feels dog training should be fun for the dog and owner no matter what their ends goals are.
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She is a Certified Training Partner with Karen Pryor Academy (KPA-CTP), A Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI) with Do More With Your Dog, an AKC Evaluator (AKCE) and an Certified Nose Work Instructor (CNWI) for the National Association for Canine Scent Work. She is also currently working toward her Control Unleashed Instructor certification. ​ She teaches swimming and dock diving at Four Paws Pet Hotel and Resort in Fort Collins, CO.
Certifications and Continuing Education
Karen Pryor Academy 2017
Certified Pet First Aid and CPR
American Kennel Club Evaluator
Certified Trick Dog Instructor Course
C Spot Win Agility Camp 2017
Colorado Disc Dog Seminars
Karen Pryor Dog Sport Essentials Certificate
Karen Pryor Puppy Start Right Instructor
Nose Work Camp 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Nose Work Certification Course 2018
K9 Nose Work Shelter Program 2019
Stacy Goudy Agility Seminars
Susan Garret Agility Nation
Certified Control Unleashed Instructor 2020
Elizabeth Friedlander
The Christmas I was four years old, Santa delivered my first puppy in his sleigh. Her name was Sally and she looked just perfect to me: one white eye patch with a black ear and one black eye patch with a white ear. Mixed breed meant nothing to me. I had fallen in love with my first dog. As the years passed, I was never without at least one pet: hamsters, gerbils, cats, fish, parakeets, doves and even a pony named Bob.
Ginger joined the family in 1985. My first beagle. Now I was in love with an entire breed. How could I have resisted the naughty charms of these natural comedians? Buster came into my life next. Mostly of field origin, he and I headed to our first dog show -- the Terry-All Kennel Club in Denver -- in November 1987. Buster won that day, even though I knew nothing about show leads or grooming, and so began my journey with the beagle breed and conformation showing that has now spanned some 37 years.
Highlights of my career in the show ring include Best of Breed at the National Beagle Club of America in 2021, Best of Variety at Westminster Kennel Club in 2020, Winning the Hound Group at the prestigious Kennel Club of Palm Springs, and multiple Best In Show wins with my special girl Candy.
In 2007 I obtained my permanent AKC judging status for beagles and since then I've had the pleasure of judging the San Jacinto, Wisconsin, Phoenix Arizona and Blossom Valley beagle specialties, and the Beagle Club of New South Wales in Australia. In 2013 I has awarded the honor of a lifetime and judged the National Beagle Club of
America’s specialty show in Tucson, Arizona. From the beginning I have enjoyed showing my own dogs. I look forward to dog show weekends as time spent with my canine friends. While most of my dog time is spent in Conformation, I have participated in Rally and Agility, and most recently I have discovered the joy of Scentwork and Barn Hunt with my beagles. I am a lifetime member of the Flatirons Kennel Club, where I have served as president, board member and show chairman. I am also a charter member of the Rocky Mountain Beagle Club, where I have served as president and several other board positions. When not attending dog events, my six beagles – Inky, Moe , Candy, Corky , Collet and Aurora - share their home west of Loveland, Colorado, with my husband Barry and me.
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