Trainers and Instructors

At Stone Mountain Pet Lodge we believe that you have a very unique and wonderful relationship with your pet.  We are excited to offer a variety of training classes to help enhance and develop that important relationship!  Whether you simply need your pet to learn “Sit” and “Stay” or you wish to explore their ability in a more athletic way, Stone Mountain Pet Lodge has a class for you.

Rob Carrick, Instructor Stone Mountain Pet Lodge is happy to add Rob Carrick to our talented group of trainers! Rob has been service dog training for 7 years. He has also been teaching a variety of obedience classes for over 6 years. Rob also has 3 years of experience working with therapy dog training. Rob has owned a pet service business for many years that offered dog walking, pet sitting, boarding, and training. Rob has had many dogs over the years, and is currently the proud dad of Jake the golden retriever. Rob likes to spend most of his spare time playing and training Jake.

Rebecca Kleffman, Instructor Rebecca has had dogs in her life for more than a decade. She has two years of experience teaching Obedience Level 1 and training or assisting Canine Good Citizen classes.

Cameo Reis, Instructor Cameo has had a passion for dogs her whole life! She has done all the training for her own dogs: Cloe, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and Ronan, a Akita mix. Cameo became a Certified Dog Trainer through the Animal Behavior College. She has taught classes including Puppy Kindergarten, Obedience Level 1 and Obedience Level 2, as well as, Puppy Agility. Cameo also volunteers as a trainer for shelter dogs in her spare time! Cameo is excited to be training at Stone Mountain Pet Lodge.

Andy Hlusak, Instructor Andy has been around dogs all his life. Growing up, his family had a variety of breeds including Dalmatians, Labrador Retrievers, German Shepherds, and Springers. In 2004, Andy decided to become a foster for a local dog rescue. Through his experience as a volunteer he became inspired to pursue a career in working with dogs. In 2005, he received schooling and established himself as a dog groomer. He began formally training dogs in 2006. In 2008, Andy started teaching and testing dogs for the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen Program. In addition to training dogs here at Stone Mountain, Andy also works as a dog groomer. He relishes the challenge of grooming and training dogs with behavioral issues and possesses a unique understanding of dogs with special needs.

Jessica Sabraski, Instructor I started training my first agility dog, a rescue Aussie named Buster, in 2002 and began competing with him in 2004. Buster is a very sweet and sensitive dog and loves agility training. Competitions were a little overwhelming for him but through patience and positive training he was able to have fun. Retired now, Buster earned many agility titles including his MX (Master Agility title), MXJ (Master Agility Jumper title), EAC (Elite Standard) and EJC (Elite Jumpers) as well as several titles in CPE and ASCA. My current competition dog is Joey (Border Collie pictured with me, photo courtesy of Kelly McFaul-Solem). Joey started agility training as a puppy and quickly caught on to how much fun agility is! He received his NADAC NATCH in 2007 and is currently competing in Excellent for AKC, Advanced/Masters for USDAA and Level 5 in CPE. Also in training is Joey’s littermate Party who came to live with us when she was 4.5 years old. She has just started her competition career and is doing very well. While I actively compete in several agility venues, the time I spend training my dogs is my favorite part of agility. I enjoy seeing them figure things out and I can see that they love the game of agility as much if not more than me!