About Us

About Us

Carol and A.C.T.'s First Graduates 'Rhett' & Pat

Carol Frisby
Owner and Head Trainer

Carol Frisby relocated to Las Vegas in 1997 after 10 years as the co-owner, operator of a large horseback riding facility in Farmingdale, Long Island. In 2000, she switched gears a bit by moving horse training and riding lessons to a back burner and shifting her passion for dogs to the forefront. For the past seven years she has worked with over 3000 dogs as a certified dog trainer at local stores for a national pet franchise. At the same time she also trained and certified their other trainers.

Carol's patience, her love for dogs and her ability to communicate with them are never more evident that when she is working with them, unless its when she's teaching a person how best to communicate with their little fur-faced buddy.

The focus at American Canine Training has been, and will continue to be, creating a harmonious relationship between canine and human family members. By educating both pup and person, A.C.T. hopes to reduce the number of dogs surrendered to or returned to shelters for behavioral reasons.

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Stephanie with Sheasta and Sadie

Stephanie Gerken

Group & Private Trainer

Stephanie started training dogs at a young age never realizing that she could make a career out of it until halfway through college where she earned a degree in Communications from Cal State University Long Beach.

Upon graduation, Stephanie followed her dream of becoming an animal trainer by applying to and being accepted by Moorpark College into their Exotic Animal Training Management program in 2004. During the two year program she had the opportunity to work with many different animals including Lemurs, Coyotes, Bald Eagles and several other types of birds. She also participated in internships that gave her the opportunity to work with marine life and has attended numerous conferences to keep up with the newest and best training techniques.

Since her graduation from the program in May 2006, Stephanie has resided in Las Vegas. She began her career here as a Certified Pet Trainer for a major pet retailer where she had the opportunity to hone her skills as a dog trainer and provide families with the most up to date information on how to best care for their newest family member. She has created many happy homes with well mannered four legged family members of all ages.

After having known and worked with Stephanie for years, American Canine Training proudly welcomed her to their team in October of 2008.

If you've worked with Carol or Stephanie we'd love to hear from you! Tell us your story at: info@americancaninetraining.com and we'll try to publish it (with your permission) on this site.