The Wagging Heart Team

Wagging Heart Founders

John & Shelley Erb

John & Shelley are the patriarchs of Wagging Heart Kennels. They are married 42 years. For over 40 years John and Shelley have been breeding dogs! With out John and Shelley’s knowledge and expertise, Wagging Heart Kennels would not exist!

Shelley is very passionate, loving and caring toward the dogs. She plays a big role in keeping our facility spotlessly clean and sanitary! She can be found in the kennel at all hours of the day (or night) watching over a mother giving birth or simply making sure everyone is comfortable, healthy and happy! Shelley does all the correspondence with clients and coordinating all the puppy pick up days. If you inquire about a puppy you will hear from Shelley.

John also plays a role in keeping things running smoothly, and helping out with the daily chores in the facility. John is a visionary, he is the intellect behind the elite genetics and dogs that we have here at Wagging Heart Kennels! Thanks to Johns many years of expertise and knowledge of genetics, temperaments and how they will mix, we have clients, “dogs” that have huge followings on Instagram! We also have many very happy families and dog owners enjoying the results of this expertise. You won’t always find John at our facility but you will always see the effects of his work through our elite genetics and dogs.

Kennel Custodians

Training our dogs

We have years of hands on experience in the pet dog industry, which has included: grooming, and breeding kennels, welfare and obedience. Our focus in the training program is to raise happy, confident adult dogs and coach first time families through puppy hood. We are a very passionate and are always up to date on new techniques and industry standards. We are committed to continued learning and accreditations to serve you better.  

Here are some reviews from Wagging Heart Kennels clients: 

1.“Having never owned a puppy before, our trained puppy was exactly what we needed before we brought our puppy home. They trained our puppy beautifully and made her feel safe in a private home so that when we finally brought her home, the transition was seamless and positive. The experience was so positive that in addition to recommending Wagging Heart Kennels to all of our friends.

2."Our F1b Tiny Goldendoodle started his training at 12 weeks old from Wagging Heart Kennels. They did such a fantastic job training Toby that his transition to his new home was effortless. Toby was fully crate trained, potty trained and knew his basic commands at 16 weeks old. I can’t thank them enough for the service they provided our family. Toby is our first dog and following their training suggestions once he came home to us was very easy.”

3."My tiny Goldendoodle spent 3 weeks in training. It was time and money well spent. Lucy learned touch, sit, down, leave it and began the process of leash walking. She was also fully house trained! Almost a year later and my little girl is amazing! Highly recommend this training to anyone starting out with a new puppy!"