Owner & Trainer - maternity leave

Certified Professional Dog Trainer 

Certified Trick Dog Instructor

Member of the Alberta Force Free Alliance  

Maegan initially started attending Sherwood Barks as a student in 2016; finding a passion for dog training. Maegan started spending more and more of her time at Sherwood Barks, volunteering, and then teaching group classes. In February 2020, she took the leap and left her 10 year career in finance to become the business owner of Sherwood Barks.

Maegan trained her first dog at the age of 8, competing in Conformation and Obedience trials as a junior handler. Maegan is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, and has been through rigorous testing of her knowledge and skills. She also ensures that Sherwood Barks doesn't use any forms of fear, intimidation, or pain to train dogs. She is passionate about dog sports and has fun with trick training. Today, Maegan participates in many dog sports including Agility, Disc, Flyball (a founding member of Ruff Go's Flyball Club), and is Trick Titled with Lexi and George. She teaches many of our classes.

Maegan has three dogs:

George, a 2 year old Cavalier - Poodle Mix

Lexi, a 6 year old Border Collie

Eli, an 11 year old German Shepherd Mix

After starting agility classes in 2017 with her brother's shepherd, Aadra found a passion for working with dogs. She loves the challenges that each dog brings, since none are the same and they all have something different to teach you. With her shepherd being quite reactive, it has taught her a lot about working with your dog’s strengths and advocating for them. 

After getting her second dog, she began to shadow puppy classes and is now a full time instructor with Sherwood Barks! Aadra has thousands of hours of experience working with puppies in group classes and private sessions. 

Aadra currently has both of her dogs in multiple dog sports such as agility, disc and flyball.  Aadra has a BSc degree in mathematical sciences, and a BEd in Secondary Education. 

Aadra has two dogs;

Morten, a 6 year old GSD/King Shepherd

Nora, a 4 year old Australian Shepherd/Blue Heeler.

Amanda has been an animal lover her whole life. Her fondest memories though, are of her summers spent on her grandparent’s farm. There she spent her days trying to ride cows, collecting orphaned animals from the hay fields, taming barn cats and teaching the dogs how to dance. 

When she adopted her first dog, a Rottweiler puppy, she knew she had found her soulmate and would need dogs in her life forever.  After his passing, she became a foster for a local rescue until “foster failing” with an Old English Sheepdog.  Who, despite a rough start to life was always a model citizen and a very good boy.  She adopted a Miniature Australian Shepherd in late summer 2022 and is loving having a canine companion to learn with on her journey to becoming a dog trainer.

Amanda received her certification in Dog Behaviour and Training Methodology from the Edmonton Humane Society in September 2022, is certified in Pet First Aid, and is working toward becoming a Certified Professional Dog Trainer in the near future.

She is currently owned by her puppy, Sunny and three cats, Gilly, Mabel, and Noodle.

Sadie has always had a passion for working with animals but specifically dogs. She has been working with them for the past 7 years! She has worked in multiple fields of animal care from veterinary assisting to grooming but always with the ultimate goal of training. Her work at the Edmonton Humane Society since 2019 has shown her how much potential every pup has, regardless of their background! 

Sadie is currently in pursuit of becoming a Certified Professional Dog Trainer. Her favorite thing in terms of training is tricks and sports, though she is new to it, she loves seeing dogs reach new levels of brilliance and confidence! Sadie is so excited to be a part of the Sherwood barks team, to continue to learn and further her education here!

Sadie has two dogs;

Bo, a 5 year old Border collie

Ducky, a Sheltie pup

Sharlie has 15+ years experience grooming dogs, she is a wonderful addition to our team:

Grooming dogs has always been one of her passions. Sharlie grew up in the Dog Show world with her sister and mom, who was a Professional Dog Handler and breeder of Portuguese Water Dogs. She groomed her very first dog when she was 8 years old, a Portuguese Water Dog of course!

As a young person, Sharlie began working with different Professional Dog Handlers and was able to gain knowledge in grooming many different breeds of dogs. She even spent a few years with World Champion Groomer, Shaunna Bernardin!

After leaving the Dog Show world, she worked and managed Pats Pet Care in Camrose for 7 years.

Sharlie has two dogs;

Major, a Portuguese Water Dog

Thunder, a Border Collie Mix

Certified Professional Dog Trainer 
Certified Trick Dog Instructor 

Licensed Family Paws & Parent Educator
Board Member on the Alberta Force Free Alliance 

Ashton started working with dogs at the EHS in 2009, learning canine behavior and management. From there she moved into working at a veterinary clinic while attending the UofA for Companion and Performance Animal Science. Knowing she had a passion for behavior and training, she found Sherwood Barks in 2015.

Today, Ashton is the Head Trainer at Sherwood Barks and has been tested and certified through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers. She has passed rigorous standards for knowledge and skills in science based training and currently sits on the board of directors for the Alberta Force Free Alliance. Ashton is dedicated to keeping her education up to date with the latest scientific research and seminars on canine behavior. 

Ashton has two dogs; 
Scotch, a 5 year old Border Collie
Burt, a 3 year old Jack Russell mix.   

Ashton is involved in many dog sports such as: Agility, Disc and Flyball. Scotch and Burt are both Expert Level Trick dogs and she is a founding member of Ruff Go's Flyball Club!

We also want to extend a huge thank you to all of the dedicated dog owners who support Sherwood Barks by volunteering their time every night and on the weekends to help our classes run smoothly. We wouldn't be here without you! 

To apply to become a volunteer, please visit our volunteering tab.