Ashleigh Bryant
Ashleigh has been the training director at BFFE Dogversity for over 2 years and has been with the company for over 16 years. She’s a certified dog trainer through Pet Kennect, is IBPSA & PACCC certified, and is a Pet CPR & First Aid instructor for PetTech. She has worked with all types of trainers over the years such as PSA, Schutzhund, and Search & Rescue where she found lost pets or helped bring closure to families who lost their pet. Fostering and rescuing elderly dogs or dogs with behavioral issues is also one of her passions. Today, she has a German Shepherd mix named King who is retired from scent matching in Search & Rescue, and a longhaired Dachshund named Leo who goes paddleboarding and boating with her. When she’s not training, she enjoys anything outdoors like water activities, hiking and playing recreational sports.
Catalina Chao
Catalina has been training dogs at BFFE Dogversity for over 2 ½ years. She’s certified through Pet Kennect and is also an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. Catalina believes balanced training is an essential and wonderful way to enrich your dog’s life and strengthens your bond with them. In her free time, Catalina trains in agility with her personal dog, Gracie, who has earned several titles from the AKC, including Trick Dog Novice and Trick Dog Intermediate. Catalina also enjoys collecting and caring for plants.
Dani Nagelvoort
Dani joined the BFFE Dogversity team in early 2023 after graduating from Kennelwood Academy for Professional Dog Trainers. She’s an experienced trainer having worked in several full-service pet resorts, and is also an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. Dani believes that training your dog is a fun responsibility – we owe it to our dogs to teach them to be their best selves. In her free time, Dani trains her personal dogs, Koji and Newt, in agility, rally, fast CAT, and dock diving, as well as earning trick titles. She also recently adopted one of Best Friend Fur Ever’s foster dogs, Butterscotch!
Molly O’Hanlon
Molly also graduated from Kennelwood Academy for Professional Dog Trainers in December 2022 and joined the BFFE Dogversity team shortly after. She started training dogs at a very young age and has grown to be a certified dog trainer as well as an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. She believes everyone should have a bond based on trust and communication with their dog. Molly and her three dogs, Pooka, Echo, and Cyra, all enjoy training in agility during her free time. When she’s not training dogs, Molly loves to dance.
