James Ashby
AMPWDA Master Trainer
Jim’s interest in working with K9s began at a young age. This
interest continued to grow as he attended hunts and field trials on
weekends. This interest stayed with him throughout his entire life.
Once he retired, his interest intensified as time was not an issue.
He was fortunate to meet a local trainer who was more than willing
to help train Jim and Zenia, his K9.
Jim quickly realized he had a lot to learn and attended many
different seminars working with many different trainers. After a
period of time it was recommended that he train with AMPWDA. Once he
attended a monthly free training session, Jim realized that he had
found an organization that would help both he and his K9 grow and
expand their knowledge base.
With this increased knowledge and experience Jim has started and
trained numerous K9 teams for local Search and Rescue Teams and
others. He is the K9 Team Leader and trainer for Daviess County
Kentucky and Spencer County Indiana Search and Rescue teams. Jim
truly appreciates the kinship he has found at AMPWDA and rests
assured he has found his home.
