• A woman in a light pink dress and glasses smiling while holding a long-haired dachshund dog with a green collar and floral decoration. They are standing on green artificial grass in front of a white wooden fence decorated with pink and white flowers and green foliage. There are colorful potted flowers on either side.

    Virginia Brophy

    Gin has been training dogs professionally for almost 10 years, and competing in dog sports for just as long. She loves seeing the bond between dog and handler grow through training and has a special love for helping fearful and reactive dogs. Gin has a well rounded training experience and is happy to support dogs with behavior challenges such as reactivity, guide you through teaching your dog basic skills, coach owner-trained service dog teams, help you navigate the dog sport world, or just arm you with more tools to enrich and enhance your dog’s life. If she can’t help, she will always try her best to refer you to someone who can.

    Certifications:

    Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA)

    AKC Evaluator

    International Dog Parkour Association (IDPKA) Certified Trainer

    Certified Trick Dog Instructor (CTDI)

  • Golden-colored dog with long hair and a bandana around its neck standing on grass in a backyard.

    Ferris

    SAM’S Ferris Wheel Ohhh Yeahhhh

    Ferris is a 10 year old terrier mix rescue dog. His passions include chasing squirrels, squeaking toys, being petted endlessly, and sniffing the air while a strong breeze blows through his beautiful floof. In his youth Ferris dabbled and competed in many sports including agility, rally obedience, disc, barn hunt, canine musical freestyle, tricks, lure coursing, tracking, flyball, and nosework. His current retirement sports are nosework and musical freestyle, and he still loves showing off his tricks.

    Titles

    AKC:
    RA CA CGC TKP

    CPE:
    CATCH CCSS-L2 C-SWP

    WCFO:
    MF/W-FDM HTM/W-FDX

    BHA:
    RATN

  • A brown and black long-haired dachshund lying on its back on green grass, looking up at the camera with a playful expression, tongue out, wearing a bow tie, with a pink leash attached.

    Rizzo

    PWRDOX Pink Lady MLB

    Rizzo is a 6 year old longhair miniature dachshund. She loves training of any kind, being out in nature, digging a good hole, and posing for photos. In 2023, Rizzo competed at the AKC Rally Nationals in Ohio. Despite a promising start to her agility career, she unfortunately had to retire from the sport following a back injury last year. Nowadays she competes in musical freestyle, CPE Speedway games, and she never misses a chance to brag that she passed her big brother in nosework. In 2024 she tried Barn Hunt for the first time, and she sincerely loves playing shed hunt at home - unfortunately the antlers used in competition are nearly half her body weight so she hasn’t been able to compete (UKC, small dog division, please!) Rizzo’s favorite tricks are ‘dead bug’ (pictured), anything involving retrieving, and her signature backwards ‘scoot’.

    Titles

    AKC:
    RN SIN SEN TKA

    CPE:
    CL3 CCSS-L3 C-SWP

    WCFO:
    MF-W/FDX HTM/W-FDX

  • A small dog sitting on a beige couch, looking directly at the camera with attentive eyes.

    Charlotte

    SAM’s Can’t Touch This

    Charlotte is an 11-12 year old terrier mix. She was a 'foster fail’, and Ferris is one of 9 puppies she gave birth to when she came into rescue. She loves cuddling with her dog friends, catching mice, and eating as much pizza as she can get her paws on. We can only guess this little mama had a rough start to her life. She is extremely wary of people and prefers the company of dogs over humans, though she has gained a lot of confidence in her little bubble over the years. Charlotte is a pretty anxious girly and she would rather stay home than go to dog shows, so she spends her senior years napping and patrolling her yard. Despite her sensitivities, Charlotte is a very clever girl and she enjoys learning new tricks and skills, and playing nosework games at home.

    Titles

    AKC:
    NTD

wonderdog origins

Everyday Wonderdog was born in tribute to Lady, a 10 year old dachshund adopted by Gin in 2014. Despite her age, Lady embraced the world of tricks and competition in her golden years, proving that every dog holds the potential to do something amazing! Yes, old dogs absolutely can learn new tricks. 10 years later, Gin enjoys training and competing with her current pups, Ferris, Charlotte, and Rizzo.

Everyday Wonderdog was founded in 2023 to honor the special bond shared between dogs and their humans. Whether your dog is an accomplished agility champion, or the star of their own show at home, we believe every dog is a Wonderdog!

Gin with Lady and Ferris in 2015.
Dog sitting in front of a large display of multicolored award ribbons and trophies.
A woman walking a small brown long-haired dachshund at the 2023 AKC Rally National Championship event in Wilmington, Ohio, with a sign in the background displaying event details. 
Gin with Lady & Ferris in 2015
A brown dog with long ears lying on the soil among green plants and grass. 
Gin & Rizzo at Rally Nationals in 2023
A young dog sitting on a bed, looking to the side inside a bedroom with framed pictures on the wall.
A woman holding a small dachshund dog with a Great American Dog rosette ribbon and a great American dog ribbon, standing in front of hay bales in a kennel setting. 
Lady loved Barn Hunt!