Our Story

Teri's "staff" dogs - Brees, Zuzu, Porter & Kiddo - have work experience as class assistants, demo dogs, and play therapy experts. Their activities include agility, obedience, protection sports, tracking and nose work.
Brees the corgi is a professional print model with a ton of personality and incredible obedience.   His image has been featured for various dog products  including Subaru dog gear . Contact us for his availability!

Teri Robinson 
Teri Robinson is the founder of MDTC , has over 30 years of animal care experience, studied psychology and animal behavior at USM and has been helping dog owners solve problems for more than 2 decades. As the former manager/director of training for a large dog daycare/training facility in Portland, she created the dog training curriculum, taught classes, organized seminars and agility trials and oversaw the care of 50 dogs a day. Teri served as the kennel manager at the Animal Refuge League, overseeing the care for over 700 dogs a year and creating the Shelter Dog Training Program.

While Teri's formal obedience experience stems from IGP (Shutzhund) and AKC Obedience , her adaptation and application of those skills to the real world is what makes her training particularly effective. She has titled dogs in IGP (Schutzhund), AKC obedience, herding, conformation & agility.
 
Teri is a lifetime student and completed  40 hours of an operant conditioning training course with Mike Suttle of Logan Haus Kennel, The Principles of Dog Training with Michael Ellis, and The Shelter Dog Program with Sue Sternberg and Pia Silvani. She regularly attends behavior seminars featuring Kathy Sdao, Sarah Kalnajs, Dr. Nicholas Dodman and Suzanne Clothier &  4 day  NePoPo seminar presented by Pat Stuart.
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Rachel Perigny: Trainer

Rachel Perigny joined the MDTC team in summer of 2021. She has been around dogs her whole life and has always had an interest in dogs and training. She has worked at a veterinary hospital for 7 years and as a veterinary technician for 5 years. She has raised and done foundational training for police dog prospects and has completed a small animal behavior class at UNH and strives to always be learning in this field. She has extensive experience with working dogs and owns 2 Beglian Malinois, Tikka & Akki that she trains and titles in IGP. To round out her own pack she also has 2 miniature Dachshunds, Eleanor & Phoenix and cat, Seda.

                                      Rozalynn Parkhurst: Trainer

Hello, my name is Rozalynn Parkhurst and I have been training animals since a very young age. I started with my first horse at the age of 9, joined 4-H and was head over heels for the love of training from there on, even competing my thoroughbred cross into the upper levels in eventing. 
 
Years later, I decided to try my hand at dog training, at which I found to be very similar to horses.  I brought my first sport dog home at 8 weeks old and have never looked back.  Not only have I started many police dogs, but I continue to compete my own dog in the Protection Sports Association. 
 
One of my strongest core beliefs as a dog trainer is that we never stop learning and improving.  I continue my education weekly in group trainings and seminars, and not only in sport but other methods and forms of training as well.  My belief is to develop a mutual understanding between you and your dog, let the dog train you as much as you train your dog.  
 
As we all say in dog training, “train the dog in front of you" meaning that the same method does not apply to every dog! Always remember, this is supposed to be FUN!

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                                                  Andrea Hoskins : Assistant Trainer

​Hi, I’m Andrea Hoskins. I currently co-own a competitive sled dog kennel of 20 huskies with my teen daughter. I’ve been involved with dog powered sports for 6 years now and I thoroughly enjoy it! 

With my first dogs of my adult life I participated in UKC Coonhound showing and events that took me as far as Kansas.

I have always enjoyed helping folks with their animals which I think shows through my decades of various farm work, 15 years pet store experience, and 3 years at a veterinary clinic.   I look forward to continuing my animal knowledge and experience both on a personal and professional level.

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