About Off Leash K9 Columbus
Meet The Off Leash K9 Columbus Team
Meet our amazing dog trainers and learn all about Off Leash K9 Columbus. Our dog trainers are all professionally certified and passionate about their work! You won’t find a better team of dog trainers anywhere! Feel free to Contact Us anytime if you have questions!
Marty Ferguson
Marty was born and raised in Ohio. He has spent his entire life living with dogs and is very familiar with many different breeds and mixes.
Marty formally started dog training in 2012. His specialty is e-collar and off-leash obedience training and we were excited to welcome Marty to the Off Leash K9 Columbus team in 2019.
When he is not training, Marty enjoys spending time with his family. You will also frequently find him on an adventure with his personal dog, an American Bully, Murphy.
Adam Sutherland
Adam was born and raised in northern Ohio. He grew up with many family dogs including Toy Poodles, Labradors, Chihuahuas, a German Shepherd when he was in college, and a Rottweiler-Chow mix when his children were young. Now Adam has several dogs at home, a Pit Terrier named Luna, a Pit-mix named Banshee, and an Australian Cattle Dog/German Shepherd mix named Raven.
Adam got his start in dog training to help family and friends train their pets to be more reliable with basic obedience. He grew to understand how their daily behaviors shape a well-mannered pet and a more enjoyable relationship. Adam is eager to share his knowledge and help both you and your pet get the most from each other!
Michelle Byers
Michelle grew up in Texas, where everything is bigger, including dogs! Growing up with Great Danes and German Shepherds, her love for dogs began at an early age. As a teenager, she took an interest in training while helping her stepdad train Search and Rescue K9s. With a formal background in education, her love for teaching and dogs has finally combined!
Michelle truly enjoys helping dogs gain confidence as they achieve new skills, as well as educating families on how to maintain overall success long term.
Austin Schuetz
As a seasoned handler with several years of professional experience, Austin truly fell in love with dog training when he realized that a dog’s freedom, through proper training, was making a huge impact on the bonds between owner and dog. What a rewarding job! He believes life with your dog shouldn’t be confined to your home but that it should be full of traveling, hiking, patio dinners and more!
Austin spends all of his free time with his family, friends and dogs! You will frequently find him hiking and running with his Belgian Malinois Crush and German Shepherd Scarlet!
Carissa Maney
Carissa grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and began working at an animal shelter at the age of 18. She has been working with dogs ever since. Carissa is familiar with many breeds and has a background in veterinary medicine.
Carissa became interested in training while working at the animal shelter. Many of the dogs who came in did not have great manners, so she assisted the training team in teaching basic obedience to increase their chances of being adopted.
She has 2 dogs of her own. Rubix (American bulldog mix) and Levi (Coton de Tulear) that she adopted upon moving to Columbus in the spring of 2022. When not training, Carissa enjoys reading and photography. You can never have too many photos of your pets!
Nick White is the Owner and Founder of Off Leash K9 Training. Nick is a former US Marine and former US Secret Service. He currently has over 130+ dog training locations throughout the United States.
Nick is globally recognized as being one of the top dog trainers in the world. He has 2 official world records in off leash obedience, named on Wikipedia as one of the top 20 dog trainers in the world, recently named top 10 trainer in the world by bestdogtrainers.org, has been featured in many magazines and shows, and he is regularly requested by the top celebrities and athletes! He has been called upon by people such as actor Ryan Reynolds, WWE’s John Cena, MLB All Star Max Scherzer, UFC World Champion Jon “Bones” Jones, and many more!
You can visit our YouTube Channel and watch over 1500+ before/after videos of Nick and his team’s work! Off Leash K9 Training has more documented videos than any dog training business in the entire world!
