CRYSTAL REPKO, STORE MANAGER
Crystal is a graduate of Alvernia University where she received a degree in General Science and Secondary Education. Initially working for a lab in the Environmental / Water Testing industry, she decided to pursue her passion of working with dogs.
Currently working as the Dawg Store Manager and Sales Associate at The Dawg Store, she enjoys learning about new products and researching which of those to carry in the store. Sharing her life and home with 5 Aussies, she understands that each dog has different needs and enjoys helping others find the right products to meet their individual dogs chewing, playing, and mental stimulation needs.
LINDA WILLIAMS
Linda holds degrees in Civil Engineering and Water Resources and was a registered professional engineer in a past life. She has trained dogs for therapy, obedience, tricks, agility and nosework off and on since 1985.
She first came to Awesome Dawgs in 2016 to take classes with Kringle, a standard poodle she had formerly been puppy raising for a service dog organization. While taking classes at Awesome Dawgs, Kringle passed his AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and became a Therapy Dog. When the DAWG STORE was hiring in 2019, Linda joined the DAWG STORE staff. It was and is a great job to fund all of her fun dog activities.
Linda is now a co-owner of Shyre’s Giddyup Ragtime Cowboy Joe, BCAT, TKN. Cowboy is also a standard poodle. He came to her family at 14 months old after a rather rough start in life. Cowboy has taken classes at Awesome Dawgs and elsewhere to mitigate his “big feelings” towards people and dogs. He will be following in Kringle’s paw prints in dog sports such as nosework (he has passed his odor recognition test), agility, trick dog (completed his AKC Trick Dog Novice) and FastCAT (completed his first level Coursing Ability Test – essentially a 100 yard dash for dogs). Cowboy’s latest adventure is trying out dock diving!
WENDY SEIDEL
Wendy Seidel is Executive Director at the Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance. She has a master’s degree in social work with a minor in psychology.
Wendy finds the study of both human and animal behavior fascinating. She is currently pursuing a certification in Pet Loss Support Services.
She brought many of her own dogs to Awesome Dawgs for basic training classes.
LYANDRA TYNER
Lyandra grew up in the Bitterroot Valley in Southwestern Montana. She was raised with cocker spaniels, hound dogs and a plethora of other animals.
Lyandra works full time as an administrative assistant for a nursing department. Working at Awesome Dawgs is so stress free and a breath of fresh air. She loves meeting all of the pups/owners who come in for training. Two of her dogs have each been through several training classes. Hudson and Hicks are currently training to be Search and Rescue dogs for Middle Creek Search and Rescue where her husband, Julius, is Deputy Chief.
