Our Team
Here at 4 On the Floor, we operate as a team. We plan curriculum together, train together, and help one another grow in our skills. Everyone here has a passion for what we do - helping people understand what their dogs are trying to tell them, so they can become better at communicating with them.
Kelly Citrin
CPDT-KA, FFCP, FDM, MBA
Founder & Lead Trainer
Kelly’s background in rescue is what drives her to make changes in the lives of the dogs and humans she interacts with. Her training philosophy is
“Patience, Persistence, Positive Reinforcement, Praise & Play."
She believes an integration of these concepts is key to a successful and happy human and pup. In addition to serving as the trainer for Forever Changed Animal Rescue and A Home of their Own, she volunteers for and works with several other rescues. Kelly specializes in aggression and leash reactivity, in addition to preparing pups for their CGC evaluations and training dogs for their therapy certification. She also focuses on providing proper training and socialization for puppies and rescue dogs right from the start, including supplying family training, non-competitive agility and more.
Kelly lives in Bethesda with her three rescued pit bulls, Ayla, Brutus and Sadie, and her rescue Great Pyrenees Buster. All four had been tossed away and are now living as one, big, happy family.
Member APDT & PPG
Board of Directors APC (Animal Positive Coalition)
Secretary & Instructor NCTD (National Capital Therapy Dogs)
AKC CGC Evaluator
Mimi Tello
CPDT-KA, MS/MBA, Member PPG
Trainer
Mimi adopted an Alaskan Malamute from CHAAMP.org and volunteered so much that she became Vice President Treat Giver. CHAAMP was having trouble finding rewards-based R+ trainers and needed support. So, she started her dog training journey and met Kelly who became her mentor and friend. Her focus is building healthy relationships based on two-way communication with kindness. Positive reinforcement works for dogs and their people! Mimi has three CHAAMP rescues. She is a member of the Pet Professional Guild Shelter & Rescue Organization and has completed Trish McMillan’s Shelter Dog Behavior Mentorship, Master Course Aggression in Dogs, L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional Course, Pet Harmony’s Enrichment Master Class, Shelter Playgroup Alliance (SPA) Canine Assessment of Risk (CARS), SPA Core, and SPA Teaching and Learning Series. She is enrolled in Suzanne Clothier’s Relationship Centered Training™ RAT: Relationship Assessment Tool.
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Janine Castorina
AKC Evaluator for CGC,Tricks & ACT Agility
Trainer
Janine has been training and competing in the sport of agility for several years and training dogs for over 10 years. Agility and tricks are her favorite sports. Janine finds teaching agility, tricks and training in general to be a uniquely rewarding experience. She loves being together with the students and the dogs are great. She enjoys watching them progress in dog sports and grow as teams. In addition to volunteering for a dog club, Janine has volunteered for several dog rescues, where she advocates for positive reinforcement training.
Kimberly Reilly Agzigian
PMCT-2, AKC Evaluator for CGC, Tricks, & Temperament Test, Member APDT & PPG
Trainer
Kimberly’s dog training journey began as a result of volunteering for collie rescues. She was shocked to see so many young collies being surrendered or returned due to “behavioral issues”. Kimberly met Kelly when she and her collies became certified therapy dog teams with National Capital Therapy Dogs (NCTD). Kimberly is an AKC evaluator for S.T.A.R. Puppy, Canine Good Citizen (CGC), Community CGC (CGCA), Urban CGC (CGCU), and Trick Dog. She is a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and the Pet Professional Guild (PPG). In addition, Kimberly is a board member for National Capital Therapy Dogs (NCTD).
Evann O'Donnell
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Agility Trainer
Evann first tried agility after Kelly recommended it for Roxie, her active rescue puppy. After completing Growly class and then moving on to agility, now full grown Roxie channels her energy into the dog sport and has earned three agility titles. Evann shares her enthusiasm for agility with her students, especially newbies. Her favorite part of teaching is watching a person’s relationship with their dog grow as their training skills improve.
Paweenudh
Director of Canine and Human Relations
Paweenudh (P) specializes in dog seatbelt safety, through which is how Kelly and P first met! P is passionate about adventuring with your dog, and buckling up in certified seatbelt to get there. Outside of the dog world, she's a personal chef, nutrition coach, POUND fitness instructor, and proud dog mama to River and Piper.
Breeon Estermyer
Assistant Trainer, Canine and Human Relations, Dog Walker, Dog Sitter
Breeon joined 4 On The Floor because of her experience with her rescue, Raven. When she first brought Raven home, she was extremely fearful, lacked confidence, and struggled to trust the world around her. Through patience, structure, and positive training alongside Kelly, Breeon watched Raven slowly come out of her shell and grow into a more confident dog. Seeing that transformation firsthand inspired Breeon to pursue dog training so she could help other dogs and their owners build the same kind of trust, confidence, and connection together. In addition to her training experience, Breeon has worked with a wide variety of dogs through dog boarding, giving her hands-on experience with different breeds, temperaments, energy levels, and behavioral needs. This background has strengthened her ability to adapt to each individual dog and approach training with patience, professionalism, and understanding.
Elianna Bernstein
Dog Walker, Dog Sitter
After graduating college from the University of Kansas during Covid I was unsure of what the future would hold. I got my bachelors in Psychology and thought I wanted to be a therapist. During Covid something changed when my family got our first dog and I immediately fell in love. I started working at a doggy day care and knew that was the path for me. After a year of working in doggy day cares, walking dogs, and dog sitting I decided to take it to the next level and become a certified dog trainer through CATCH (CCDT) and couldn’t be happier. I can’t wait to continue learning about dogs and enriching their lives. Dogs truly are a man’s best friend.
Mackenzie
Dog Walker, Dog Sitter
Hi my name is Mackenzie and I have been working with animals for over a year now and have always had them around the house! I can’t wait to see you and your furry friends!
Becc Jimenez
Dog Walker, Dog Sitter
I only ever had cats and would train them to do tricks for treats which was fun for us all. After adopting my first dog during the pandemic and having to complete classes with her, I realized how little I knew about communicating and relating to her. The longer I have her the more I recognize she learns and explores the world through me and what I expose her to. That continues to motivate me to put her in more classes and see how she learns and how I can communicate better with her. Naturally, my time with her has made me curious about other dogs and dog walking helped me practice what I learned with her and see how I could apply it to other dogs. I've been working with dogs for about 5 years now, including reactive dogs, and realized positive reinforcement training helped me and them relax during the walks whether that is playing fetch, running, playing tug, or training them to enjoy all the sniffs and smells. I would eventually like to get into rescue work or foster and would like to get myself prepped for the experiences that might bring.