Barb has been involved in the sport of dogs for over 33 years with her primary focus for the first 23 years being conformation. She is a licensed AKC judge as well as junior showmanship judge.

In 2013 Emmy, a Belgian Sheepdog, pranced into her family’s life and changed it forever! Initially, she was her son’s junior showmanship dog, but soon hooked Barb on many different performance venues, the most exciting being agility. Their other furry family members, both Belgian Sheepdogs include, Macy, who competes in scent work and conformation, and Skye who competes in agility and conformation as well. At One Smart Dog Barb teaches foundation level agility classes, rally obedience, and conformation training, all using positive reinforcement training.