Meet our Team

    Co-owner of Canine Sports &  Activity Center. After falling in love with dog training and the sport  of agility in 2009, she dreamed of creating the kind of training space  she wanted to train in. The dream was realized in 2020 with partner  Andrea Batista.

Nicole is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer – Knowledge Assessed  (CPDT-KA), a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner (KPA-CTP)  and a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT). 

She enjoys teaching students and learning about behavioral training.            

“What  I love about dog training is that you can never learn everything, but  you are always learning something. What I love about teaching is that  moment when a student realizes that they can communicate with their dog,  that they can understand one another.”

 Nicole has earned titles on her dogs in agility and rally obedience  (multiple venues). Currently working with her Australian shepherd,  Caymus (GCH CH. Te Amo’s Best Day Ever!) and Charade.

Andrea Batista is a co-owner of Canine Sports & Activity Center. Andrea attended Penn Fosters College and Animal Behavior College,  earning her certification in dog training from both institutions. She is  a Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed (CPDT-KA)  trainer and a member of the APDT (Association of Professional Dog  Trainers). She graduated as a groomer from the Nash Academy of Animal  Arts in 2007. Her Scentwork Career started with her Cane Corso in 2016 where she learned about the sport. In 2021 , Andrea received her certification though the Canine School of Science.  Followed by  earning her ANWI certification in 2023 From NACSW. She is currently working on becoming an AKC ScentWork Judge.  

Since 2005, Andrea has had the opportunity to work with different  breeds, ages, and temperament of dogs with a variety of behavioral  problems such as destructive behavior, reactivity, separation anxiety, etc. She continues to attend professional development and educational seminars along with reading current up-to-date literature.

Andrea has earned  titles with her Australian Shepherd Bingham in Scentwork/ Rally/ Confirmation/ Tricks.

Tinna Brown's devotion towards animals stems from her love of horses  where she trained and showed in Barrel Racing, Pole Bending,  Hunter/Jumper and Dressage.  She focuses on common sense dog training  methods tailored and specialized for the goals set by each and every  individual and "dog family member" team.   Tinna's dogs have all had  several television and advertising appearances including Good Morning  America, Fox Channel 5 News, Animal Planet, CBS This Morning, The Purina  Incredible Dog Challenge (Gold Medals), and are well-trained beloved  family members and therapy dogs.

Tinna is a UKI judge and much of her knowledge stems from working  with Linda Mecklenburg, Susan Garrett, Lisa Frick, Tereza Kralova, Iwona  Golab, Anna Eifert, Jenny Damm, Anna Hinze and many other well-known  dog behavior and agility trainers.

Tinna has earned several ADCH's and MACH's with her own dogs and has  also put several championships on other dogs she has trained and  handled.  Tinna and her dogs have represented the United States of  America many times including the 2013 AKC/USA World Team (Bronze Medal),  the 2012 and 2014 AKC European Open World Teams, and the 2016 and 2017  AyC FCI World Teams (Silver Medal).  She has her Masters in Business  Administration (Summa Cum Laude), written several articles for Clean Run  Magazine and is heavily involved with Canine Epilepsy and Early Takeoff  Syndrome research.

 She is certified fear free and an APDT member.
Misa  has knowledge that dates back to starting her career in 2008 and says,  "My greatest satisfaction since becoming a dog trainer has been seeing  my students 'click' with their dogs and be proud of what they've learned  together,"
She will be teaching Agility Foundations, private lessons and more.