In 2006, Wendi moved to Arizona and established herself in the world of pet dog training. She trained pet people to train their own dogs for many years. Her knowledge and skills were apparent to her students. As her passion grew she met up with an Occupational Therapist who was as excited about the idea of working dogs but also was passionate about helping kids with Autism. Together they started a not for profit - Raising Hope Dogs. They explored the use of highly trained dogs to help kids with autism overcome major life obstacles. In 2015, they started a not for profit - Raising Hope Dogs—and since then, Wendi has remained committed to the daily mission of raising and training dogs to do this work.

Also in 2015, Wendi met Abby Cline, with Stunt Dog Productions. Connecting to Abby’s passion and flair, Wendi began assisting her in shows around the country, using her personal dogs to assist in frisbee, agility and high jump. We are excited to have Wendi and her talented dogs leading shows at Zoo Miami this summer.