Our Team

Dogz101 Team

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Jennifer Bazan

DOGZ101 Owner
Lead Dog Trainer, Certified Dog Groomer
President of Bay Area Ring Club
President and Training Director of Bay Area PSA Club
Jennifer has never been a stranger to dogs, Born into the world of dog shows, her grandparents have been breeding AKC Champion sporting dogs for 50+ years in Redwood City. She has been attending dog shows since she was born. Jennifer showed her first dog when she was 10 years old and ever since then, it has stuck. She competed in Junior Showmanship, and received thousands of dollars in scholarships, and has been featured in newspapers such as the Fresno Bee and San Mateo Daily Journal.

Jennifer has qualified for one of the world's most prestigious dog shows, the Westminster Kennel Club, 5 years in a row for junior showmanship. Jennifer took to the dog shows and got serious when she started working for professional dog handlers such as Carlos Carrizzo, Laurie and Larry Fenner, and Wendy Bettis. There she learned many “tricks of the trade” handling many different breeds ranging from Dachshunds to Black Russian Terriers, but the one that made the biggest imprint on her was grooming. Jennifer learned grooming styles such as hand scissoring, hand stripping, and mastering AKC breed cuts. She is passionate about transforming her guests into well-groomed, clean, and happy dogs.

Jennifer got sucked into the world of dog training through her ex-business partner with whom she traveled the country by attending multiple PSA Decoy camps, grip development seminars, dog sport obedience seminars, French Ring seminars, and attending PSA nationals. Jennifer now runs the daily maintenance of the business, is the lead dog trainer who specializes in sever reactivity and aggression, takes part in training the board and trainees that are a part of our Dogz101 board and train program. Jennifer actively competes and has titled in PSA and French Ring, she is also the lead decoy of the Bay Area PSA Club. Jennifer is also learning how to train and build sport and police K9s. 

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Pam Bazan

Dog Walker | Pet Sitter
Pam, also born into the world of dogs, is Jennifer’s mother and attended many of her dog shows. Pam was also involved in raising English Setters with the family. Being deaf, Pam’s attention to detail and focus are two of the many assets that she brings to Dogz101. She has been a dog walker and pet sitter for over 7 years and is now the lead dog walker for Dogz101.
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Tony Pinto

Head Dog Trainer/Manager
Tony’s first dog was a Chow Chow at 3 years old. However, he got into dog training through Bully breeds. One of his passions is being a bully breed advocate and wanting to change the perception of the breed. He loves to teach all breeds of dogs to be good citizens in society. He currently has two Pitbulls named Sky (demo dog) and Mamba. Mamba was from a San Francisco rescue—Tony hopes to continue to grow as a trainer so he can put his talents to pulling dogs from death row and rehabilitating them. At a previous dog training facility, Tony trained over 50 dogs dealing with behavior modification and basic obedience. In his spare time, Tony loves to play basketball (GO LAKERS!), enjoys anything Marvel related, and is learning how to garden.
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Priscilla Liu

Manager
Priscilla grew up with dogs her whole life, with dog breeds from all over the spectrum (from Chow Chows to your standard Heinz-57 shelter mutt). She attended UC Davis and obtained her degree in English Literature, fulling planning on attending grad school to become a teacher, however, her life got overtaken by the dogs. Priscilla currently owns a yellow Labrador Retriever and two Beaucerons. With her Beauceron Kiwi, she began to explore dog sports. Priscilla and Kiwi have competed in conformation shows, Rally Obedience, Flyball, Dock Diving, and even dabbled in Barn Hunt. With her youngest Beauceron Revi, they will be attempting Dock Diving, French Ring, and conformation. Currently, Priscilla manages the front, handles the scheduling, and answers phone calls and text messages. In her spare time, Priscilla enjoys eating, watching Schitt’s Creek, and is an avid raw food feeder.
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Barak Albert

Dog Trainer
Barak has spent his entire lifetime surrounded by animals as his father worked with dogs as well. As a kid Barak began watching family and friends dog be trained and was quickly intrigued. After school he decided to move to Los Angeles where he was immersed in a community of different trainers and approaches. Working a corporate job, Barak started his own training company on the side. Quickly, he found his passion for dog psychology and started getting into working in sport dogs! In working with higher caliber dogs, Barak was fortunate enough to learn about other trainers programs and learn from their techniques. In addition, he then began helping at risk, shelter dogs - teaching volunteers how to become better handlers. After almost three years in Los Angeles, Barak moved back to the Bay Area where started working towards competing in the sport of PSA and learning more about protection dogs. Barak has two dogs of his own, a Belgian malinois and a Dutch shepherd. He enjoys training breeds of all types and educating owners on how to better understand the psychology behind their dogs.
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Tasha

Grooming Salon Manager
Tasha has been grooming for 8 years, and she has groomed at Petsmart, vet clinics, and smaller grooming salons. She has been to SuperZoo and has attended Skin & Coat seminars, Poodle cut seminars, Doodle cut seminars, Airbrushing seminars, and is currently learning creative grooming. She owns 4 cats (Emma, Nala, Leia, and Mitsuki), and 1 dog (a German Shepherd named Ripley). Tasha enjoys anything Disney-related and Star Wars related. She is a huge sci-fi nerd. She is an avid fan of Timothee Chalamet’s works. Tasha also enjoys crocheting and doing puzzles.