Certified Dog Training Management
All Trainers are certified or working towards certification (CCPDT) - the only independent nationally recognized program providing the most up-to-date positive reinforcement training.
Certified Tustin Trainers Certified RSM Trainers
Laurie Zurborg
Founder, Certified Dog Trainer
Philosophy
Affectionately called "THE DOG NANNY" by many of her clients, Laurie has brought many chaotic pet households to have a calmer, better relationship with their beloved dogs. Laurie brings her life-long love of dogs together with proven behavior techniques using positive reinforcement as a basis to run the entire company. Wags & Wiggles is dedicated to helping humans as well as canines through our Daycare, Boarding & Training services.
Knowledge
With 20 years experience in the canine field, Wags & Wiggles Dog Daycare has led the industry and become the model that many others follow.
Animal behavior is a rapidly growing field. To remain on top of the latest in dog behavior, Laurie regularly expands her knowledge. She has continued her education with The Baileys, Susan Friedman PhD, Kay Laurence, Ken Ramirez, Alexandra Kurland, Rachel Sanders, One Mind Dogs - Jakko & Janita, Bobbie Lyons, Sue Sternberg, Patricia McConnell - Phd, Karen Overall - Phd, Suzanne Hetts - Phd, Jean Donaldson, & Dr. Ian Dunbar.
Affiliations
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IABBC)
Graduate LLA - Susan Friedman PhD
Graduate Natural Encounters - Steve Martin
IFCS 2016 - 2015 World Agility Team Member
Pet Professional Guild (PPG)
Owners of Dog Daycare (ODD)
Amercian Canine Sport Medical Association (ACSMA)
American Kennel Club (AKC)
National Agility Finalist 2009 - 2015
United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA)
National Agility Finalist 2008 - 2016
Entrepreneur Magazine, Featured on Animal Planet
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Ranaye Kahn, CPDT - KA
Co-Owner, Certified Dog Trainer
Ranaye started as a client in 2004. She then joined the Wags & Wiggles Apprenticeship Program. She successfully passed her CPDT Exam and became Training Manager. She quickly became a client and staff favorite leading her to Training Director. Then in 2017, she became a partner with Laurie & Dave in the place she calls home.
She has a background in conformation and showing Great Danes. She also owns Shelties. She enjoys doing agility and spending time with her human family which consists of two boys and her husband. She is active in the community, involved with both soccer and baseball as team mom for her son’s teams, and enjoys working in the Children’s Theater.
She taught preschool for 10 years and has a special gift when it comes to instructing children in classes. Ranaye works with day school dogs and Board & Train dogs in addition to teaching group classes. She is energetic, always has a positive attitude, and takes great pride in her work.
Affiliations
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
Graduate LLA - Susan Friedman PhD
Graduate Natural Encounters - Steve Martin
American Kennel Club (AKC)
United States Dog Agility Association (USDAA)
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Zed Bikle, CPDT-KA
RSM Training Manager
I grew up in western Maryland and graduated from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania with a degree in Education and a minor in Psychology. For years, I worked with adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. In October of 2015, I made the decision to move out to California.
Since I had a love for canines and a knowledge of positive reinforcement, I applied for a training position at Wags and Wiggles. Training dogs is a perfect fit for me and is something that I would have never had the opportunity to do in Pennsylvania!
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Christine Culver
Tustin Training Manager
I grew up in a household full of animals. We had cats, dogs, birds, rats, & more throughout my childhood well into adulthood. So I knew growing up that working with animals made me happy. After high school, I attended California Polytechnic University at Pomona and majored in Biological Sciences. I worked as a Veterinary Technician for four years before starting dog training at a facility in Yorba Linda. There, I found my love of agility and pretty much anything active & engaging with my dogs. I love challenging my dogs and seeing that light bulb moment when everything starts to click.
I am thankful to be a part of the Wags training team. I started at the RSM facility in March 2014 and more recently started working at the Tustin facility in June 2021. I continue to learn each & every day how to be a more effective trainer and communicate better with our training clients.
Outside of work, I can be found on weekdays at the gym before the sun comes up, out on a local hiking trail with two dogs, or doing something fun with my two human kids. I currently have Myth, a 10-year-old Border Collie, and Pedal, a 7-year-old Chiweenie. I no longer compete in agility with my senior dogs, but I have found a new passion for training in Noseworks, Tracking, and Canine Conditioning.