The VERSA Team

 Kristin, the owner and lead trainer, has qualified and competed in multiple national agility AND herding competitions. She is one of Utah's top competitors. 

Kristin's strengths lie on the agility and sheepherding fields, where she competes with border collies Solo and Pele, and her Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Nimbus. Her border collies are renown in both agility and sheepdog worlds. Kristin's team wows spectators with their speed, efficiency, and running contacts at competitions and at demonstrations such as the Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship.

Kristin is living her dream as the owner/operator of her own dog training facility -   Versa Dog Sports.                                                             

Regan’s passion for dogs and training started at an early age beginning with her first dog, a reactive Aussie who led her to a lifetime of learning and hands-on experience in training, behavior, and canine rehabilitation. 

Regan earned a degree in Animal Science from North Carolina State University. She has worked at boarding and training facilities and after completing her degree, she worked as a rehabilitation tech, helping dogs and cats recover from injuries and surgeries. Her dedication to improving canine well-being and her experience with a reactive dog sparked a deep interest in animal behavior.

Today, Regan and her Aussies, Sike and Valley, explore a wide range of dog sports and have trialed in agility, rally, herding and barn hunt. They have also dabbled in dock diving and scent work.

Michelle has worked with, and on behalf of, a variety of animals for a number of years. Her extensive and varied background includes working as an Animal Care Manager at a Humane Society, a Canine Intervention Specialist training dogs to adapt to the specific needs of terminally ill children, a Zoo Keeper at TGR Exotics Wildlife Park, and as a Trainer and Performer for  Joel Slaven’s Professional Animals, Inc. She has trained exotic and domestic animals including dogs, cats, parrots, pigeons, rats, ducks, pigs, emus, a Crowned Crane, an African Crested Porcupine and birds of prey. 

 As a professional trainer, Michelle has cared for animals’ physical and emotional needs, created training plans for show behaviors, and participated in special shows, training new behaviors around the country. She was chosen to start up a new type of show at the Jacksonville, Florida Zoo where she was responsible for selecting and training animals in a new setting.

She is now switching gears to work with the pups of Utah to teach them and their people how great a working relationship can be!

 Kati Barker started a dog training internship with Kristin Sittner and has been hooked ever since. She grew up with Labrador Retrievers but now has 2 Border Collies. She currently competes in agility and has also dabbled in sheep-herding, trick work, and a little bit of scent work.

Kati received her Bachelors of Science in Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science. After receiving her Bachelors', she become a Certified Canine Massage Therapist and trained in Trigger Point Therapy with Ken Bain. Kati teaches Beginning Agility classes, manages Versa Dog Sport’s social media, and offers canine massages.

Marietta has known and worked with Kristin Sittner for over a decade. She has trained and competed in agility with multiple dogs over the years. This training includes working with behaviorally challenged dogs. 

Marietta works tirelessly to help all her students move from basic agility fundamentals to advanced training techniques and maneuvers. Marietta teaches several Agility classes and offers private lessons. 

Kristy's journey into dog sports began in 2016, when her kids brought home Phebe. What started as the kids’ agility dog eventually became Kristy’s agility partner. Kristy and Phebe quickly developed a passion for agility and spent several years competing together.

In 2019, an injury forced Phebe to take a break from agility. Looking for something new to enjoy together, they took their first scent work class—and quickly fell in love with the sport. 

Today, Phebe is competing at the highest levels of scent work in multiple venues. She has earned her SWM title through AKC and a Summit title through NACSW. Kristy’s second sport dog, Keeva, is following closely behind, while her youngest dog is just beginning her own scent work journey.

Kristy is passionate about helping teams discover the joy of scent work and building a strong partnership between dog and handler. She is currently working toward becoming an AKC Scent Work Judge and a Certified Nose Work Instructor through NACSW.

Kristy is excited to share her experience, enthusiasm, and love of the sport with the Versa Dog Sports community.

Alyssa has trained and showed dogs for years. She is a certified trainer and an AKC evaluator. She specializes in obedience and also trains and completes in confirmation, agility and rally. Currently, Alyssa teaches our AKC S.T.A.R. puppy, Basic Obedience, Obedience for Competition for beginner novice (BN) and novice (CD) AKC obedience competitions, Confirmation Show Dog, and Canine Good Citizen (CGC) classes. She also administers CGC evaluations by appointment. 

Kyler started training dogs when she got her first service dog in 2016, a bully named Slayer. Maximus came into the picture shortly after, training as Slayers successor. She worked in a facility where she dipped her toes into the sport world, and worked with many challenging dogs.

During covid Kyler moved to Utah and picked up a Border Collie puppy, Ollie, with sports in mind, specifically agility. From there she has been obsessed with the dog sport world. She loves training foundations and watching dogs and humans growing as a team.

Kyler is now a Certified AKC instructor and teaches obedience and beginning agility classes.