For Dogs Only is owned by me, Melanie Moser.

I’ve enjoyed dog training for almost 35 years. As a young girl I dreamed of training animals, and read every book in the library about horses and dogs. But, it wasn’t until I was in my twenties that I finally got a puppy and could begin obedience training. I was hooked almost immediately, but Francie was a mixed breed rescue, and there was no opportunity for competition. My next dog was Scenari, an American Cocker Spaniel. I showed her in both conformation and obedience, achieving an AKC obedience Companion Dog (CD).

Over the next 18 years I was busy raising my human family and a few Cockers, and working on my career as a chemist/educator, so I had little opportunity for further showing or training. In my next foray into the dog world I chose a Labrador Retriever, Bobbi. The summer after acquiring Bobbi, I went to the Astroworld Series of Dog Shows and discovered the sport of agility. I was hooked again, but before Bobbi began her ability career, I showed her in obedience to a CD, then my daughter Lisa, Bobbi, and I started learning agility. Bobbi taught me a lot of things about agility which I pass along to my agility students.

I now have four dogs (the Labs Jemi, Ferret and Shack and one Aussie Ria). Jemi has numerous AKC titles, including a PAX and the Triple Q title. She is also the first CPE C-ATCH and C-ATE in Texas, and working on another. Ria has a lot of AKC titles as well, and has 2 C-ATCH’s and is working on a C-ATE. Ferret is mostly retired, but she has 2 CS-ATCH’s (specialists only need to jump 8" lower than their official jump height and can skip two classes). Puppy Shack is just getting started in agility, working on a 1000 point title in CPE and going to AKC trials for the experiences. I have also trialed in USDAA and ASCA, but it is hard to find time to do more with a full time job.

For Dogs Only is the realization of a dream, and my passion is to provide quality facilities and equipment for dog sports and training in my area, Galveston County and southeast Houston. Since we started the CPE club A!WOOF we have 7 trials a year at FDO and we have expanded the facility to include a small office building. CPE is so much fun...it’s like a party once a month with dogs. Plus CPE is a wonderful low stress way to start young dogs and green handlers. It really is agility the way it was meant to be.

I would love to hear from you...your thoughts, ideas and suggestions. Please email me!