Wendy Krehbiel

Wendy Krehbiel is the owner of Tell a Tail Dog Training and offers K9 Nose Work classes in Livermore, CA.

Prior to starting her career in dog training in 2002, she earned her Computer Science degree at Michigan State University and worked as a software engineer until 2001.

Wendy got involved in K9 Nose Work in 2009. She started teaching nose work classes at that time and also became involved behind the scenes with NACSW. She helped grow NACSW from its first California trials into an organization with trial opportunities around the country. She also helped grow NACSW’s Certifying Official Training Program and was an approved Certifying Official until the end of 2022. She became the NACSW Trial Director and served in that role until the end of 2022. Wendy is now prioritizing teaching K9 Nose Work classes at Tell a Tail and spending more time with her own dogs and family moving forward.

Wendy currently lives with Coal a 9-year-old Border Collie, Carbon a 7-year-old Border Collie, and Element a 6-month-old Golden Retriever. Coal has earned his ELT3 title and Carbon has earned his ELT1 title. Carbon is also actively competing in agility. Element is in training for Agility and Nose Work. Wendy’s prior four Golden Retrievers also trained and competed in nose work.