Ryan Matthews

Head trainer and owner of Off-Leash Dog Training – Northern Colorado, Ryan has trained and handled dogs for many years. Ryan served in the US Army for six years and has been training police and working dogs since 2002. He has developed green dogs (untrained working dogs), protection dogs and both narcotic and explosive detection canines. Ryan has worked with the United States Secret Service on Presidential and Vice Presidential protection missions and has been called to serve on numerous bomb threats in support of local police departments. He served as an explosive canine handler in Mosul, Iraq.

Ryan is a certified Narcotic Dog Handler, a certified Explosive Dog Handler, and a certified Patrol/Attack Dog Handler, and now looks forward to applying his considerable experience and results to better the pet dogs and owners in his community.

Ryan is a graduate of the “Off-Leash Dog Training” school for e-collar training and a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. Ryan is also a member of the International Association of Canine Professionals. To view Ryan’s resume click here.

Sue George

Sue George has been training animals for over 10 years, working as a volunteer at the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program training disabled birds of prey to accept humans and training humans to handle the wild raptors.

She is a graduate of Animal Behavior College where she earned her diploma as an ABC Certified Dog Trainer.

She has been working with dogs for the last few years as a dog trainer giving in private lessons and volunteers at shelters to teach shelter dogs and their handler’s obedience and house manners to help the dogs in finding a forever home.

Her training philosophy is: Training is a lifetime commitment.  A Trained Dog Is A Happy Dog.