Marti Kincaid and Anita Crafton bring over 40 years of training experience to the training school. Anita and Marti teamed up in 1990 after many years of instructing for the Snake River Canyon Kennel Club of Idaho and the 4-H program.

Anita and Marti are active members and past board members of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, Inc.  Marti is a past president and has served on several NADOI committees. In 2005, NADOI conferred an Honorary Life Membership on Anita. NADOI is the oldest organization in the world with standards for endorsing dog obedience instructors.

Marti and Anita bring a background of working with many breeds of dogs and other animal species.  In order to keep on top of what’s happening in canine training, they have attended seminars by Dr. Patricia McConnell, Brenda Aloff, Ian Dunbar, Roy Hunter, Terry Ryan, Turid Rugaas, Karen Pryor, Job Michael Evans, Morgan Spector, Virginia Broitman, and other leaders in the field of behavior and training.  In 1992, they traveled to England to study behavior with John Rogerson and others.  They have incorporated many of the best ideas to help the owner-dog relationship. Anita is currently inactive in dog training but serves the school in a support capacity.