Our Trainers
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Leah Patterson CPDT, CGC was born in Killeen, TX but now lives and trains in Clarksville, TN. She has been married for 11 years and has two children, 5 and 9. And right has 4 German Shepherds and a Mastiff. She spends every Sunday with her Shepherds sheep herding and getting ready to start tracking soon. She attended Animal Behavior College to obtain her certification and is currently working with Dr. Mary Adelmen to learn even more.
She has worked for the local Dover humane society training dogs in December, 2008. In November, 2010 she began working at the local kill shelter volunteering to train the dogs in hopes to help them get adopted and then opened a holistic pet food store/ dog training facility.
She is an AKC CGC evaluator, AKC Star Puppy evaluator, and also a Mentor for students at Animal Behavior College. "I work with dogs of any behavioral types. I love going to AKC shows, seminars, and talking and working with all the other trainers, you can never learn too much."
In Leah's own words, "I started my rescue by pulling dogs from shelters and training them and placing them in homes. I wanted to start my own service dog company and did not know a thing about how to begin. Then one of TADSAW’S Veterans called me and said they needed a trainer in TN. I could not have been happier to help. My husband is a disabled Veteran now, so I am helping two of my passions. I love working for Train A Dog Save A Warrior and the Veterans, it is the most gratifying experience I have ever had."
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Lisa
Williams - Lives in Waco Texas. She began her career in the
field of Training Rescue Narcotic Dogs in 1997. She has been
associated with the National Narcotics Detector Dog Association
since 1997, where she attended numerous seminars, relating to
training of Dogs for Obedience and Drug Detection.
She also has worked in numerous school districts. With the trained K-9s and presented drug education programs to children Pre-K thru 12th grade. She also used the narcotics dogs to assure the schools were kept drug, alcohol, and weapon free.
Lisa says she is so honored to be given a chance to be part of TADSAW so that she may continue to work with rescue dogs, and also work with our wounded warriors surviving with PTSD. She hope is to help them have a better life and a dear friend and partner with their Therapy Dog.
She will be working with the warriors from Ft. Hood and their therapy dogs.
