Julie Flanery, CPDT, has been competing in Musical Freestyle since 1999 and was the first on the west coast to title a dog in the sport. She has titled dogs in obedience, rally, and agility as well. She has since placed many freestyle titles on her dogs, earning both High Technical Merit and High Artistic Merit in both Musical Freestyle and Heelwork to Music Divisions. In 2007, Julie and her mixed breed, Chili earned the first Heelwork to Music Championship on the west coast. In 2001, she was named "Trainer of the Year" by the World Canine Freestyle Organization, and her students have excelled in the sport. She has been a competition freestyle judge for WCFO since 2003, and has been an invited workshop and seminar presenter across the U.S. on a variety of topics from dog language and behavior to advanced clicker skills. She is the founder and President of Dogs Gone Dancin' Canine Musical Freestyle Club, the largest and most active freestyle club on the west coast. Julie has appeared on television, radio and in several news and magazine articles sharing her enthusiasm and knowledge of the sport of Canine Musical Freestyle.

Laura Niven-Ormsby is a WCFO competitor and judge. Voted Judge of the Year for WCFO in 2008,she is passionate about the sport of freestyle and loves to help others reach their goals. She has been competing in freestyle since discovering the sport in 2004. She competes with her Australian Shepherd TillyBelle, her senior sheltie Jakey and has a new freestyle partner - her miniature poodle Twister whom she adopted while shopping at Petsmart. All of her dogs are rescue dogs that she adopted as adults so she is well versed in the challenges that some dogs can bring to the training ring. With positive methods and incorporating fun into your training sessions she helps competitors of all ages and experience levels raise their success in the freestyle ring.

Shari Heino has been training dogs for most of her life. She has earned a variety of titles in freestyle, agility and flyball with her dogs. She has been teaching freestyle since the fall of 2007. Her prior dog training experience includes teaching all levels of agility classes and developing a curriculum for an entire agility training program based on clicker training. Shari competed in ballroom dance in college and continues to be involved in the ballroom dance community in Austin, Texas. Shari is also a professional DJ with a vast knowledge of popular music.

Kris Hurley is a recognized freestyle competitor and instructor. Kris has been involved in dog sports since 1989, competing and earning titles in conformation, obedience, and agility. When not competing, Kris and Maggie also enjoyed working as a registered therapy dog team. Kris has been active in the sport of canine freestyle since she competed in the very first freestyle competition held in the United States in 1996. Since then, she has earned over 40 different freestyle titles on 8 different rescue dogs including multiple High Technical and High Artistic awards in both Musical Freestyle and Heelwork To Music divisions. She enjoys presenting the sport of canine freestyle across the nation through public performances and seminars, and is also on the advisory team for Mental Management Systems.

Deb Abigt has been training dogs and competing in obedience and agility since 1995 and teaching classes since 1997. She discovered Canine Freestyle while attending and competing at the Astro World Series of Dog shows in Houston, TX where she saw her first freestyle demonstrations. Deb is an active member of the World Canine Freestyle Organization (WCFO), as well as a Judge-in-Training. She is the founder of the Paws-4-Freestyle Group in Austin, TX. Freestyle took Deb abroad in March of 2006 to Japan for two weeks to assist with freestyle training over there. Deb enjoys performing with her dogs at local area gatherings and she currently competes in WCFO events. She and her older dog, Chase, have earned titles in WCFO Canine Proficiency, Heelwork to Music, and Musical Freestyle.