In 1992, Karen Vass, while working with a local Humane Society, quickly realized the need to educate clients on canine behavior...Far too many dogs were being destroyed because of behavioral problems.  She found with education, training, & behavior modification, more dogs successfully adapted to a family environment.  Canine Connection was founded in 1994 to train owners to connect with their canine partners.  Karen met Bob Deeds in 1998, when she was asked to help his volunteer search and rescue team with a new training technique "Clicker Training".

     In 2003, Karen and Bob teamed up to develop a program that was built around the needs of their clients...Real World Training.  Bob, having returned from searching Ground Zero, with his K9 Kinsey, after 9/11, believed that people could accomplish much more with their pets if they understood their dogs' potential.  Karen and Bob, utilizing proven, scientific based, positive techniques, set out to enhance the overall relationship with dog and owner...A Real World understanding of what you can achieve. 

     By 2004, their training took into consideration the needs of the owner and the needs of the dog, bringing both together in a way that few trainers can achieve with their clients.  Their combined knowledge of technique and canine behavior allow every family/pack to reach their potential.  (By the way, in 2005, "Vass" became "Deeds"...)

Karen was also the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association's, 2009 "Community Service Award" winner, for her work in the field of canine aggression.  In 2010, Karen received the Association of Pet Dog Trainers award, for "Community Educator of the Year".  Bob has trained, certified, and handled two dogs in disaster search and rescue, in FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue program.  His partner, Kinsey, was one of the recipients of the PDSA Dickin Medal...A British award, the highest award in the world that an animal can receive for gallantry.  In 2007, Kinsey was inducted into the Tarrant County Veterinary Medical Association's, "Hall of Fame".  Bob is currently an evaluator for FEMA's federal K9 program where he tests dog and handler teams, nationwide, for certification.