Speedy Paws, LLC opened its doors in January of 2005 by owner and instructor, Kimberly Lamb. Kim has been involved in dog sports for over 25 years. She and her Australian Shepherds and Border Collies have participated in conformation, obedience, herding and agility on a national level. In conformation, she has finished several Champions with multiple Best of Breeds wins and Group placements. In obedience she has completed numerous titles at all levels while also achieving a Dog World Award, multiple High In Trials, and national rankings. Kim and her dogs have earned a multitude of agility titles including a MACH (Master Agility Champion), multiple obedience, rally titles, herding titles and handled and owned several conformation champions over the years.
In 1999, she began instructing agility classes and her greatest pleasure has been in assisting each team involved in classes at Speedy Paws some just for fun and others who have gone on to earn many agility titles from Novice to multiple MACHs, PACHs and ADCHs.
In 1999, she began instructing agility classes and her greatest pleasure has been in assisting each team involved in classes at Speedy Paws some just for fun and others who have gone on to earn many agility titles from Novice to multiple MACHs, PACHs and ADCHs.
Anna Pool is our Rally class instructor. She competes in agility, barn hunt, rally and obedience with her German Shepherds and Standard Poodle and has earned multiple titles in those venues. She truly believes that owners can learn to better communicate with their pets through training and deepen the bond they have with their dogs. Anna says that the most fulfilling part about working with dogs is watching them make a breakthrough when learning. She gets a lot of satisfaction helping pets and their people.
Emily Boeshaar is teaching our basic obedience classes and Competition Obedience classes. Emily recently loved to South Carolina and before moving here she instructed for Merrimac Dog Training Club in Hampton, VA for about 26 years. Many of her students have gone on to achieve OTCHs, MACHs and many other titles. Over the years, Emily and her dogs have achieved several AKC and UKC Obedience Championships, a few perfect 200 scores, UDX's, several AX and AXJ Agility titles, and various hunting and herding titles.
Her goal is to help you train your dog in the most enjoyable and rewarding way possible, and in a manner that works the best for both you and your dog. Be prepared to enjoy yourself and to use plenty of treats and games in her classes. She now lives and trains her 5 Border Collies pictured below.
Thecla Tyner teaches our Conformation classes at Speedy Paws, LLC. She has been involved in dog sports for over 25 years. She trained her 1st Obedience dog when she was 15, and later She began showing in Obedience and obtained a Utility degree in the 90’s with an unruly Golden retriever. During the time she was Training for Obedience with her Golden Retriever she met and acquired her 1st Vizsla and began showing in Conformation in 2000. Since that time, she has trained and shown Vizslas in AKC Conformation shows. Having handled 8 Vizslas to their Championships 3 to their Grand Championships and one to their Bronze Grand Championship. Bred and has Championships on 4 others of which 2 have Grand Championships. At present she is working to get Championships on several others she has bred as well as competing in Rally and earning Rally titles on a couple of her Vizslas. She has also shown and competed with Cavalier King Charles Spaniels working in conformation on table breeds. Thecla is excited to offer Greenville something that they have been missing and opportunity for new Handlers to not only learn the ropes but to lean to train their dogs for conformation as well.