Sharon’s love for animals and nature began when she was little girl. Her parents always had Labrador Retrievers in their family and they taught Sharon the value in all living creatures, showing her that you truly can adapt and communicate with animals. Sharon adopted her first dog when she was a teenager. He was a rescued 1-year-old Rottweiler German Shepard mix named Tyson. Her next dog, Bailey, a Doberman, changed Sharon’s life. Bailey was smart and she quickly showed Sharon that, without discipline and leadership, Sharon would be Bailey’s human rather than Bailey being Sharon’s dog! Working with Bailey helped Sharon decide to explore dog training as a career.

Sharon began her career in professional dog training while working as a kennel tech, watching dog training videos in her spare time. Within six months, she was offered an apprenticeship position for dog training. She exceeded all expectations and began to look for more learning opportunities in the dog training profession. After working at several dog training schools, she opened The 1 Dog Trainer Academy in 2008. She takes pride in each and every Cadet who attends her Academy and she will personally ensure that every dog and owner team will leave her Academy satisfied and confident in their new skills!

Tish is a military veteran who found herself working at a dog boarding, training, and grooming facility and in veterinary medicine as a vet tech. All while attending school for her AA. After receiving her diploma, she was hired by a military-owned company working in IT support.

Tish and Sharon are wives, and after supporting her and watching the business grow, she left her IT job to manage the operations and kennel boarding division full-time with Sharon. Her years in boarding management and veterinary medicine along with her IT skills are an important part of T1DTA. Tish’s dedication to keeping a clean, safe, healthy and happy environment for our cadets is her top priority. Cadets and our Alumni love working with Tish and are always happy to return back for our exclusive “Cadets Only” boarding services.

Must Love Dogs- that’s my motto- I have never lived one day without a dog in my life. I’m a teacher for deaf and /or blind students. I’m a certified hearing dog trainer- using a dog for alerts for people that are deaf, and supporting guide dogs assisting the blind.
I’ve loved working with Sharon in the past snd love working for her now- a wonderful place to share in your doggies growth and training.
Oh and I kissed a dog and I liked it( I kiss all of them)!
I have a German Shepherd named Jack and a little spitfire yellow lab named Cora. I have a stepson named Tucker- my daughter snd I have co- puppy raised this fine young chocolate lab. Grateful Sharon shared this experience with us.