Tracy Sklenar is Leader Of The Pack’s Owner and Training Director and an instructor at Susan Garrett's Say Yes! Dog Training (Ontario, Canada.) Tracy is also a regular contributor of training articles and event coverage to Clean Run and DogSport magazines. She was also the Manager of Team Canada at the IFCS 2008 World Championships in Ingelmunster, Belgium, helping to bring home a variety of individual medals as well as the Bronze medal in the team event.
Before moving to central New York, Tracy was on the staff of the Behavior Department of the ASPCA in New York City, and has appeared on Animal Planet's "Animal Precinct." She is a popular instructor and seminar presenter, having taught for clubs and schools throughout North America.
Tracy has trained extensively with Susan Garrett, Bob Bailey, Greg and Laura Derrett and Susan Salo, implementing their methods into her training and teaching. She has also been lucky enough to work on the “mental game” with Olympic-champion-turned agility champion, Greg Louganis
Tracy specializes in motivational training methods, behavioral problem solving, operant conditioning and clicker training. She believes that agility should be positive, motivational and fun for both the dogs and the handlers, and enjoys helping teams find the joys in challenging work. She has honed her skills under the finest trainers and handlers on the planet, including Bob Bailey, Susan Garrett, Greg Derrett and Laura Derrett.