About Our Trainers
Meet The Off Leash K9 Team
Ashley Forrest - Head Trainer
Ashley has long been passionate about animals, particularly dogs. After graduating high school and relocating to Elliott City, Maryland, she adopted her first dog, Jazzmine, a 2-year-old German Shepherd, from the local SPCA in 2017. Faced with Jazzmine’s reactivity and aggression towards people and other animals, Ashley sought the guidance of a professional trainer, which sparked her interest in dog training.
Over the next four years, Ashley worked under a local trainer while gaining valuable experience in the veterinary field for two years. She completed a Professional Dog Trainer course at Animal Behavior College in May 2019, further enhancing her expertise. Since adopting Jazzmine, Ashley has welcomed four additional dogs into her family: Odin (American Bulldog Mix), Dixie (Labrador Retriever), Maverick (Great Pyrenees/GSD Mix), and Samson (Catahoula/Mastiff Mix).
In May 2024, Ashley completed her OLK9 training in Knoxville, TN, and she is excited to continue her journey with OLK9, further developing her skills and contributing to the well-being of dogs and their owners.
Dan Wallen - Owner
Dan is the owner of Off Leash K9 Training, Columbia, SC. He graduated from Marshall University with an undergraduate in Business Administration.
Dan began his experience with Off Leash K9 Training as a client in 2009. After trying various trainers for his German Shepherds (Maximus and Athena), he was still not happy with the results and began to attend training sessions with Nick White at the Off Leash K9 Training headquarters in Woodbridge, Virginia.
Location facts
Owner: Dan Wallen
Address: 3021 McNaughton Drive, Unit 6, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone: (803) 610-4122
Hours: Monday to Friday 10 AM to 10 PM, Saturday 12 PM to 10 PM (closed Sunday)
Areas served: Columbia, South Carolina and nearby towns
Off Leash K9 Training Columbia is an independently owned and operated location of Off Leash K9 Training. Other locations are separate businesses with their own phone numbers, prices and hours. All of our official business information is on one page: Official Business Information.
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About Off Leash K9 Training
Dog Trainers that Are Recognized Around The World!
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Nick White is the Owner and Founder of Off Leash K9 Training. Nick is a former US Marine and former US Secret Service. He currently has over 130+ dog training locations throughout the United States.
Nick is globally recognized as being one of the top dog trainers in the world. He has 2 official world records in off leash obedience, named on Wikipedia as one of the top 20 dog trainers in the world, recently named top 10 trainer in the world by bestdogtrainers.org, has been featured in many magazines and shows, and he is regularly requested by the top celebrities and athletes! He has been called upon by people such as actor Ryan Reynolds, WWE’s John Cena, MLB All Star Max Scherzer, UFC World Champion Jon “Bones” Jones, and many more!
You can visit our YouTube Channel and watch over 1500+ before/after videos of Nick and his team’s work! Off Leash K9 Training has more documented videos than any dog training business in the entire world!