Elizabeth Morgan, BSW, CPDT-KA
Growing up in a big family in North Alabama, Elizabeth has been passionate about dog training since she began training her first dog at the age of twelve. While still in college, she began training dogs professionally in 2004, teaching group classes and private lessons at Petsmart in Birmingham, AL.
Always passionate about helping people with disabilities, Elizabeth moved to Austin, TX in 2007 to become a service dog trainer at the nonprofit organization, Service Dogs, Inc.
In her ten years at Service Dogs, Inc., Elizabeth trained and cared for well over 200 dogs. Because SDI primarily selected service dogs from animal shelters, Elizabeth additionally excelled in conducting temperament evaluations to find the best candidates for her clients with disabilities, and helped place dogs in their forever homes. She also taught private lessons with her clients to successfully train their new service dogs.
Elizabeth also played a leadership role in Service Dogs, Inc.'s annual Assistance Dog Training for Professionals workshop series, teaching procedures for training service dogs to other professional dog trainers from all over the country.
Always maintaining a priority of continuing education, Elizabeth has attended seminars and consulted with world-class leaders in the animal training world such as:
Growing up in a big family in North Alabama, Elizabeth has been passionate about dog training since she began training her first dog at the age of twelve. While still in college, she began training dogs professionally in 2004, teaching group classes and private lessons at Petsmart in Birmingham, AL.
Always passionate about helping people with disabilities, Elizabeth moved to Austin, TX in 2007 to become a service dog trainer at the nonprofit organization, Service Dogs, Inc.
In her ten years at Service Dogs, Inc., Elizabeth trained and cared for well over 200 dogs. Because SDI primarily selected service dogs from animal shelters, Elizabeth additionally excelled in conducting temperament evaluations to find the best candidates for her clients with disabilities, and helped place dogs in their forever homes. She also taught private lessons with her clients to successfully train their new service dogs.
Elizabeth also played a leadership role in Service Dogs, Inc.'s annual Assistance Dog Training for Professionals workshop series, teaching procedures for training service dogs to other professional dog trainers from all over the country.
Always maintaining a priority of continuing education, Elizabeth has attended seminars and consulted with world-class leaders in the animal training world such as:
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and she has attended leading animal training conferences such as:
Returning to her Alabama roots in 2017, Elizabeth is thrilled to share her knowledge and experience with pet and service dog owners in the North Alabama area. In addition to volunteering with Huntsville Animal Shelter, she also trains and competes in agility, obedience, herding, and nosework with her terrier mix, Kaya, and her late smooth-coated collie, Keegan. She also works with the Limestone Child Advocacy Center, doing client advocacy and community outreach with their therapy dog, Harper.
- Assistance Dogs International Trainers' Conference (2008)
- Clicker Expo (2009)
- The Art & Science of Animal Training Conference (2009, 2010, 2017)
- Animal Behavior Management Alliance Conference (2014)
- Association of Professional Dog Trainers Conference (2016, 2018, 2022)
- International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants Conference (2019)
- Aggression in Dogs Conference (2021)
Returning to her Alabama roots in 2017, Elizabeth is thrilled to share her knowledge and experience with pet and service dog owners in the North Alabama area. In addition to volunteering with Huntsville Animal Shelter, she also trains and competes in agility, obedience, herding, and nosework with her terrier mix, Kaya, and her late smooth-coated collie, Keegan. She also works with the Limestone Child Advocacy Center, doing client advocacy and community outreach with their therapy dog, Harper.
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