Our Trainers

We are so proud of the trainers we have at Errorless SDs. These people have worked so hard to get into the company and start working for us, our requirements are not light. They have gone through hours and hours of hands-on-training, book work, video courses and side-by-side work with our lead trainer. The quality of dogs these humans have learned to produce and the compassion in which they do so is outstanding.

So, welcome! Come on in and meet the team. We're all so glad you're here.

Dawn Scott (now retesting for IAABC -ADT) - Training Dogs full time for 10 years - Company Owner - Lead Trainer - Customer Support

Dawn is the founder of the company and you got to read about her journey in the "About Us" page. 

She has a passion not only for Service Dog training but also the humans that she gets to interact with each day as a part of this profession. The best part about this job is the problem solving that each day brings. Nothing is ever the same even dealing with similar dogs and similar disabilities. There is always personalization that needs to come to the table and it can never be in-the-box type of thinking. 

She lives at home with her six kids and doggies in every room and wouldn't want it any other way.

Service Dog Training - Eckert, Colorado

Jenny Fingland - ESD Trainer - CCDT - Customer Support

Jenny has been training Service Dogs for 6 years and in the dog training world for 15 years. She is our Illinois trainer and we are so lucky to have her here at ESD. Jenny enjoys spending time with her family and is very active with her niece and nephew. She loves to take the dogs to all of their activities. Jenny is also extremely active in agility, dock diving, tracking, obedience and rally with her own dogs. She spends time traveling with them to events all over her area. 

Jenny has such a passion for dog training and she works so well with our clients, we are just elated that she continues to choose to work for us. She has her CCDT from Catch.

Service Dog Training - Winnebago, Illinois

Schumacher Family - ESD Trainer's - Currently testing for IAABC-ADT, customer support

We are a family of 7(2 adults, 3 kids, and 2 furry kids)that live in Colorado.  All of our family members are big lovers of all things furry and some of us even love the scaly and slimy!  Regardless, animals are our passion and we love to work with them.  We have trained and completed classes through Errorless Service Dogs LLC. Both Kriss and DJ are working on certification through the IAABC with their ADT title currently. When it comes to working with dogs our whole family is all hands on.  We are a very active family who is involved in sports and various other activities that we love to bring pets too for interaction.  We have in the past have had huskies and now have a golden retriever and an English Bulldog both of which we adopted into our home and have now become apart of our family too.

Service Dog Training - Canon City, Colorado

Abby Taylor - ESD Trainer - Currently working towards IAABC - ADT

Abby has been training dogs for 5 going on 6 years. She has a deep rooted passion for dogs stemming through childhood. Dog's have always had a special place in her life. She gives credit to her late dog Charlie Bear for helping her to start her sobriety journey in 2014, that ultimately led her to dog training. She received her dog training certification through ABC. She is also an AKC CGC evaluator. Through a year of working under a mentor in his company and working with dogs in shelters she got her hands on as many dogs as possible to learn about dog training, dog behavior and body language. She sets having a good relationship built on love, trust, and clear communication between dog and owner as her top priority. She is a wife of a veteran who served in the Iraq War, and a mother of two, Michael (13) and Emily (4). Abby has two dogs currently Sig (white shepherd) and Ranger (mixed breed). Abby owns and operates her own business in the Georgia area specializing in puppy development and behavior modification. She has been wanting too dive into a new area of dog training and knew service dog work was her next step. She loves to help people and dogs. And she is excited for this new adventure. She understands personally just how much one dog can positively impact a person's life. Abby wants to pay forward to others what Charlie Bear gave to her, a best friend to help love and support their person everyday. 

Service Dog Training - Columbus, Georgia

Ashlee Osborn KPA-CTP, FDM, ESD Trainer

Ashlee has been working with dogs for twelve years, starting with walking dogs at the local humane society and eventually working her way up to a management position at a dog daycare and boarding facility. In 2014 she adopted a bully mix named Millie who had been relinquished to the boarding facility due to her extensive behavior issues.

After that, Ashlee took a deep dive into the world of training and behavior. In 2017 she graduated from the Karen Pryor Academy dog trainer professional program with Millie as her canine partner. Since then, she has attended countless seminars, workshops and conferences, most recently earning the title of Family Dog Mediator through the LEGS Applied Ethology Program. She also trains and competes in a variety of dog sports with her youngest dog, Pretzel, while Millie enjoys her golden years of retirement. They live in Omaha, Nebraska along with two little senior terriers, Cody and Gia.

Service Dog Training - Omaha, Nebraska

Alicia Greyhair - ESD Trainer 

Alicia is our Phoenix, Arizona trainer.  She has been involved in the dog community originally because of behaviorally difficult dogs. Her personal dogs in the past have had a range of reactivity issues, this was the catalyst to educating herself. After extensive research, hands on experience in the kennel & shelter world she has become quite the problem solver.

Her education is also expanding into her own interests of the sport dog world along side her service dog education. Not only her ever growing skillset but her own medical conditions gives Alicia a sense of compassion for other service dog handlers unlike any other!

Service Dog Training - Phoenix, Arizona

Amillie Zickmund - ESD Trainer 

Amillie has been a professional dog trainer since 2013 but has worked in the animal field since 2010. In 2013, her and her husband added a Great Dane to their life and Amillie’s passion and training career began! She knew her pup was going to be massive and needed to be well trained. She joined training classes and very quickly became obsessed! Since then, she has worked as a grooming assistant, boarding tech/kennel tech, doggie daycare supervisor and most importantly as a dog trainer! Being a military family, she has worked all over the US helping tons of clients, different breeds and all the behaviors. However, her life and career goal and biggest passion has always been service dogs!
Throughout her career , Amillie has tried all styles and methods for training dogs. In her experience, based on her education, knowledge and mentor guidance, she has found the most success with reward-based methods. This means she realizes that dogs learn best through motivators and rewards that speak to their natural instincts and biology. Dogs live this world through their noses and their mouths. They are opportunistic predators, which means they are very observant of every little detail in every situation, and they react accordingly. Due to this, they are masters at reading our body language, feeling our energy and reacting according to how they see fit. Knowing this , we can use our natural body language to communicate with them. Reward based training is not all about the treats, for the most part yes, but it's about understanding our dogs, what motivates them and using that to teach them what we expect from them. By doing this we enrich their lives, fulfill their needs, and decrease the language barrier between them and ourselves. This all-in turn strengthens the bond we have with them, which increases their choice to do what we ask of them.
Amillie is a CGC evaluator, a member of APDT, and is currently taking two of the IABBC certification tests: Associate Certified Dog Behavior Consultant: ACDBC and Accredited Dog Trainer ( IAABC-ADT). This fall (2024), she will be taking the exam to be CPDT-KA certified.
Amillie believes as a trainer, education never ends. She strives to have all the knowledge she can to provide the absolute best training and methods for both dogs and their owners! She is so excited to be a part of Errorless Service Dogs LLC. And to help those in need gain freedom and their lives back with the help of amazing dogs!

Marisa Kelley - ESD Trainer 

Growing up in a household filled with well bred dogs, Marisa developed a profound understanding and admiration for canines. Being the sibling to a disabled brother, and a mother to a disabled daughter gives Marisa a unique perspective into the need for service animals. Starting with gaining valuable knowledge working as a doggy daycare attendant and later beginning her pursuit as a career dog trainer; Marisa has found her true passion realized in training service dogs. Marisa plans to continue furthering her education as she studies for the CPDT-KA. She dedicates her passion for dog training, to her first “adult dog” a French Bulldog named Mr. French. 

Service Dog Training - Tacoma, Washington

Ray DiNola - ESD Trainer 

Ray is a lifelong animal lover that has been hobby training and volunteering for rescues for 8 years. Three years ago, she transitioned to professional training, prompted by a decline in her health that led to the necessity of a service dog. This unique personal journey, combined with her background as a pediatric registered nurse and complex chronic illness patient positions her as a skilled and empathetic dog trainer.Ray is an Akc canine good citizen trainer and evaluator. She is currently enrolled in the L.E.G.S. Applied ethology course and working towards her Family dog mediator certification. Ray lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her service dog Stormi, and her pet dogs Izzy and scout 
Service Dog Training - Las Vegas, Nevada

Lindsay Christinzie - ESD Trainer 

Lindsay Christinzie has been training animals since 2012 and is our New Jersey trainer. At a young age she first set her eyes on marine mammal trainers training with positive reinforcement in hopes of one day working with dolphins. With an educational background in Marine Biology and Psychology, she realized quickly that working with dogs could provide much more than marine mammals ever could. As she was diagnosed with a debilitating auto-immune disease at the age of 17 years old it encouraged her to seek out a service dog herself. She is very familiar with the process of not only training Service Dogs but living and training with one while balancing having a disability. She lent her skills to help keep animals in their homes and was devoted to the idea that training dogs could really make a difference in not only the animal’s life but also the lives of the individuals she worked with. After all, helping people and working with animals is ultimately her goal!
Working in the shelter and rescue environment, with pet dog families and the service dog and therapy dog community it gave her the insight and skill set that is valuable to working with handlers and their dogs. Graduating from Animal Behavior College with a certificate to train dogs professionally, she did not halt her education. Her clients value her continued pursuit in education as well as her drive to bring the most humane and modern methods to them. She is a supporting member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), as well as a professional member for the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT) and is an AKC CGC Evaluator. She believes in developing a mutual understanding and cooperation between you and your Service Dog. Training and raising a service animal in your home is as much about the responsibility as it is about love, connection, & kindness and she leans on those principles to raise fantastic Service Dogs for her clients. 
Service Dog Training - Pittsgrove, New Jersey

Tara Moriarty - ESD Trainer 

I'm Tara, I've been training professionally since 2017. 
I got into dog training after adopting my dog Havok in 2016, who lived up to his name. He taught me all about living with and training a dog with behavioral challenges, he's also the dog that pushed me to find a kinder more therapeutic style of training. 
I started off my education at a police k9 facility, then started working mostly with behaviorally challenging pet dogs after graduating their program. 
I had always been interested in service dogs even before I really got into dog training, so I sought out as much information about them as I could once I began training professionally. 
In that process I realized how much working with service dogs helped me with my health conditions, so part of my learning includes training my service dog Draak.
Continuing education is one of my favorite hobbies, I've read more books, gone to more seminars, and taken more courses and webinars than I can count. 
I recently earned my Family Dog Mediator certification and have my eyes on a few other certifications in the near-ish future. 
My other favorite hobby is dabbling in various dog sports and having fun with my dogs. 
I live in Charlottesville Virginia with my three dogs Bug, Draak, and Donnie and my two ferrets Smudge and Taaz. 
Service Dog Training - Charlottesville, Virginia

Michelle Carey - BS - CPDT-KA 

Michelle (Shelly) began her animal journey horseback riding at the age of 5, before gaining her first apprenticeship in 1997 at the National Center for Therapeutic Riding. Over the past 27 years she has developed training and behavior modification plans with animals ranging from the domestic (horses, dogs, cats, rodents) to the exotic (birds, primates, elephants, lions, etc) with sanctuaries, shelters, zoos, and research institutions in DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Illinois.

Michelle obtained her degree in Biology (concentrations in Zoology, Ecology & Environmental Biology, & GIS) from James Madison University, where she was a wildlife educator with the Wildlife Center of Virginia, on top of volunteering her training services for the local animal shelters, and working on scientific research teams in Mammalogy, Herpetology, Toxicology, and Ornithology. As an Ethologist, Michelle conducted field work in South Africa and Cameroon, studying apex predators and primates in the wild, and drew inspiration from that research to promote animal welfare for their counterparts in captivity when she returned stateside for work at institutions including Lincoln Park Zoo and The National Institutes of Health. Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals & presented at professional conferences like the American Society of Primatologists among others, and Michelle continues her education with regular classes, workshops, and professional conferences. After training service dogs professionally for over 10 years, the work became personal as Michelle experienced the life changing support & freedom a service dog can provide with her own Australian Shepherd partner Remy LeBeau. Michelle and Remy live in Maryland, work across the DC/MD/VA area, and enjoy going to the local weight pull sport club and doing charity cosplay events in their free time.

Service Dog Training Washington, DC