The Tails Up Staff

Experience counts when it comes to giving you and your dog the best training. Each member of the Tails Up staff has more than five years experience in dog training along with teaching, breeding, showing and grooming dogs. Moreover, they understand what it means to have a well-behaved canine family member and how to help you achieve that goal. Tails Up is supportive of all dog owners' training goals from simply having a reliable "come" command to advanced obedience competition.

Owner, Kori Bevis, has worked with animals since she was a young girl, and began competing with her dogs in 2003. With her Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retriever, she has earned more than 30 obedience titles including two prestigious American Kennel Club OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) titles, more than 25 HIT awards (Highest Scoring Dog in Trial), more than 25 High Combined awards (Highest Combined score in Open B and Utility), and more than 700 OTCH points.  She was invited to compete at the AKC National Obedience Invitational in 2009, 2010, and 2011.  Kori is an enthusiastic and creative trainer who promotes motivational methods & a good working relationship of mutual respect between owner & dog. Kori wants everyone to enjoy their dogs as much as she enjoys hers.  Above all, Kori loves helping people to be successful and achieve their goals with their dogs.

Director of training, Lois Ornat, has owned dogs her entire life and began actively competing with them in 1990. With her Gordon Setters and English Cocker Spaniels, she has earned more than 30 obedience titles including an AKC OTCH (Obedience Trial Champion) and three challenging UDX (Utility Dog Excellent) titles, as well as multiple HITs (Highest Scoring Dog in Trial) and High Combineds (Highest Combined score in Open B and Utility). All of her dogs have been ranked first in the national obedience standings for their breed. In addition, Lois has the unique ability to pass along her success to her students, many of whom have also earned the distinction of having nationally ranked performance dogs.