Tatyana Barnes

Taty is the kind of girl who can talk to anyone, anything, anytime. She talks to the dogs, talks to the mop bucket …as a child, she even used to talk to the meat on her dinner plate, e.g., ‘What animal were you before this?” If you ask Taty to talk about her dogs, she’ll tell you she counts ALL dogs in her care here at Riverdog as her own, and you’ll get the lowdown on anywhere from twelve to twenty-five of them. Taty worked her way up through our Apprentice Program, chatting and singing to the dogs the whole time. Now one of our most senior and experienced trainers, she enjoys long conversations with her sight hound mix Cooper, and will enjoy talking with you and your dog, too.