About Us

Learn from the best!
Our team has extensive education, experience and skills in the field of animal behavior and training.

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Ashley Conlin

Ashley grew up loving animals and nature her entire life. That love and passion influenced her to pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree in Outdoor Recreation and Resource Management with specialties in Animal Behavior and Underwater Science. While completing her degree she began working with dogs both at her local animal shelter as well as a major pet store chain. She found a deep love for animal behavior and helping owners achieve their goals.

After college Ashley pursued her passions in the zoo and aquarium industry and was fortunate to work in multiple countries and states with a wide range of animals. Throughout her career in the zoo field she worked as a private trainer with people’s dogs and was constantly improving by bringing the tips and tricks from the zoo and aquarium field to owners and their pets.

After 13 years working with exotic animals professionally Ashley decided to leave the zoo and aquarium field to work with Alaqua Animal Refuge as a trainer and adoption coordinator. She moved into a new position as the Behavior and Enrichment Manager for the Refuge and developed,  then implemented, new programs including K9 Comeback (working with volunteers to behaviorally rehab at risk dogs) and Puppy Preschool (starting puppies with socialization and life skills early). In her time at Alaqua she pursued and achieved certification as a Fear Free trainer as well as an Accredited Dog Trainer through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC). Shortly after leaving Alaqua she completed her testing and received her Certified Canine Behavior Consultant credentials from IAABC.

As part of her commitment to constantly learning, Ashley attended a seminar that Debbie was teaching. The two quickly realized that they had similar passions in life and a partnership was formed leading to the purchase of Pets Behave LLC and the continuation of educating pets and their owners.

Debbie Revell R.N.

Debbie Revell is a Certified Dog and Cat Behavior Consultant with over 25 years of professional experience in the fields of animal behavior and training. She obtained her diploma in Companion Animal Behavior and Training from the Centre of Applied Pet Ethology in England in 1999. Debbie holds the prestigious Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) and Certified Cat Behavior Consultant (CCBC) certifications from the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC) since 2006.

As an expert in dealing with complex problem behaviors driven by fear, anxiety, and aggression, Debbie specializes in helping owners address these issues. She is one of the only IAABC certified dog behavior consultant and cat behavior consultant in Northwest Florida, earning a stellar reputation for her expertise in training and rehabilitating problem dogs and cats.

Debbie is also a licensed Family Paws Parent Educator, uniquely qualified to assist families with babies and kids. She has served as an expert witness in court cases related to dangerous dog behavior and safety. Additionally, Debbie has delivered lectures and seminars on various aspects of dog behavior, working to raise awareness about the emotional and behavioral needs of pets.

Throughout her career, Debbie has actively participated in various dog sports, including Agility, Obedience, Rally, Conformation, Herding, Barn Hunt, and Field work. She founded and managed Pets Behave LLC, a comprehensive dog training business, for 18 years. Although she initially intended to retire after selling the business in 2020, Debbie recognized the need for education and experienced trainers in the area. In 2023, she co-owned and repurchased Pets Behave with Ashley Conlin, continuing to provide assistance to trainers, rescues, pets, and their owners.

Chloe Roberts

Trainer 

AKC CGC Evaluator

Chloe grew up in Arkansas and moved to Florida a few years ago. She grew up riding horses and always loved dogs. She started at Pets Behave attending agility classes with her dog, and after a while she started as an apprentice trainer. Meanwhile Chloe also worked at a doggy daycare for a couple years. This experience has exposed her to a variety of dog breeds/types and contributed to her expertise in understanding of canine body language.  Her love of working with dogs and their people has led her to pursue a career as a professional dog trainer.  She strives to improve her knowledge and skills by continued study, webinars, attending workshops plus hands on training.  She is currently applying for her AKC CGC (Canice Good Citizen) evaluator and studying to take the IAABC ADT exam (Accredited Dog Trainer). 

Chloe and Zavier (her husband) have two dogs Samson, a Chesapeake Bay/Boxer mix which trains in scent work and Indie, a German Shepherd/Australian Cattle dog mix who just loves to hike, so that’s what they do. Indie was adopted, she had a number of reactivity issues which has given Chloe much insight into the challenges and successes of living with a highly reactive dog. Chloe teaches a variety of group classes from puppy to adult obedience; she is also available for private lessons.

In 2018, Diane began her professional advancement with ‘Hairy Poppins’ in the U.K. supporting puppy, obedience and scentwork and reactivity classes. She is a self-proclaimed, life-long student who’s always working towards her next challenge. As well as dog training in the UK, Diane also volunteered with canine charities including Large Breed Dog Rescue, Kent Greyhound Rescue and The Cinnamon Trust. 

Diane also lived in Australia for many years where she gained experience working with cattle-dogs and horses on rural properties. After moving to the city of Sydney, she became a licensed wildlife rescuer and rehabilitator with the Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service (WIRES) with specializations in parrots, bats and lizards. Whilst in Sydney, Diane also worked as an Education Ranger at Centennial Parklands developing and facilitating leisure and school experiences to connect visitors with the natural world and communicate our shared need to conserve our precious environment and all her inhabitants. In the mid-2000s, Diane became a Level 3 qualified Tour Guide and soon followed it up with a Level 4 certificate in Training and Education.

In 2020 Diane qualified as an Outstanding Teacher and holds an internationally recognized Post-graduate Certificate of Education gained through the University of Buckingham. She is an accomplished researcher, planner and developer of both classroom and online learning in addition to her teaching skills.

Animals have always been a major focus of Diane’s life. Since arriving in the USA in early 2023, she became an active volunteer as a sea turtle rescuer and rehabilitator at the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center as well as pursuing her canine passions here at Pets Behave Dog Training. When not surrounded by animals, Diane enjoys playing 8-ball pool, aqua-aerobics and trying to keep her indoor plants alive!

After marrying her military husband, travel became a part of her life where she eventually came to be in Florida. She began working with dogs in August 2023 when she got a job working as an animal care technician at Alaqua Animal Refuge. She quickly became interested in learning more about dog behavior and dog training and sought out Ashley Conlin as her mentor, who at the time was working as the Behavior Manager for Alaqua. As time went on, her love and dedication to animals shone through as she became lead animal care technician at Alaqua. 

Aubrey and Matt share their life with their two rescue dogs, Pidgey, a German Shepherd mix and Smokes, a Belgian Malinois mix. Both dogs have recently been adopted and are attending obedience class at Pets Behave with future plans of agility and scent work. She is an assistant trainer at Pets Behave where she continues to study canine body language and behavior, in addition improve her hands on training skills. 

Jenna Gabel

KPA-CTP

AKC Evaluator

ITA Evaluator

Trainer

Jenna has been working with dogs from a young age. She loved teaching tricks to her own and family member’s dogs using positive reinforcement and a clicker. This proved to her that not only was clicker training a highly successful method, but so much fun for the dogs and people. To further develop her knowledge and skills Jenna attended the highly acclaimed Karen Pryor Academy and graduated with distinction as a Certified Training Partner in March 2022.

She is an Intermountain Therapy Animal Evaluator in addition she and Phoenix have been a registered therapy team since 2023. They also compete in agility competitions and have earned a number of AKC Trick dog titles. “My passion is helping family dogs build confidence and creating strong relationships between owner and pet with positive training experiences”. She lives with her husband and 2 children and her much loved rescue dogs, Phoenix and Ruby.

Jenna teaches Puppy, Obedience, Therapy Dog and Foundation Agility classes and is available for private lessons.

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While at an agility trial in NW Florida after yet another move to be closer to family in 2014, Lisa’s very handsome Golden Retriever, Finnegan, fell in love with Debbie Revell’s Golden Retriever, Honey. After getting to know each other, Debbie asked Lisa to join the Pets Behave team and she now teaches everything agility – from Puppy and Beginner through Advanced.

While Agility is her thing, Lisa also dabbles in AKC Rally and Obedience but has a great love for Tricks. Riley and Finnegan earned their AKC Rally Novice and Beginner Novice titles and Darcy, Pippin and Cassidy have earned several AKC Trick titles. Lisa enjoys trick so much that she offers an occasional Trick class throughout the year.

For over 20 years, Lisa has worked with a wide range of breeds and handler skill sets and has taught everything from beginner to advanced/trial preparation classes. She enjoys the challenge of finding the best options for each dog/handler team no matter what their agility aspirations are. Lisa’s approach to teaching is to make sure that in each class, students will learn something new, will improve their existing skills and will be reminded of just how much fun Agility can be. Lisa teaches the Master Drop-In and is available for private lessons and workshops. If you would like to learn more about Lisa and Meet Team Graham, check out Lisa’s LGA Website here.

Vicki Davis

Agility Instructor

 In 1995, while living in New York State at the foot of the Catskills, Vicki got her first Pembroke Welsh Corgi. Vicki and her husband needed a dog in a small “package” but wanted the dog to be able to keep up with them on hikes on the nearby mountain trails. Not only could the Corgi keep up with us, but he literally ran circles around us! He had too much energy. While trying to find an outlet for this energy Vicki saw a news story in 1997 on a “new fast-growing dog sport”, called Agility. She enrolled the next day in class with her Corgi and started her journey. Vicki has now had 5 Corgi’s and won 71 agility tiles (including 15 championship titles), in various venues. She has run not only Corgis, but also Golden Retrievers, Border Collies, and Shetland Sheepdogs in trials.

Vicki started teaching agility 15 years ago at her old training club in Albany County, NY. She relocated to Florida four years ago and has been teaching at Pets Behave since! She continues to compete with her two Pembroke Welsh Corgis, Kammie and Jolt.

Kim Henderson

Office Manager

Kim joined Pets Behave in November 2019 after 20 years of fundraising for local nonprofit organizations. With rescue dogs of her own, she enjoys being around other dog lovers and tries to keep the staff organized. If you have called or emailed Pets Behave, you have probably talked to her. In her free time, Kim still volunteers helping local nonprofits and enjoys spending time on her paddleboards with her husband Sloan and furry kids, Linus, Fisher and Dafni. Linus and Dafni are both actively training in agility and having lots of fun!