Abigail Ashley Leland

Abby Leland is a USAR Canine Trainer at the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation in Santa Paula, California. Here she trains dogs with the end goal of achieving FEMA certification with a handler. In preparation for certification, Abby trains dogs in agility, direction control, off leash obedience, and urban search and rescue. By the end of their training, the dogs she works with are able to successfully complete each of the elements in the Foundational Skills Assessment (FSA). In addition to training dogs, she also trains handlers to work with these amazing dogs and supports them during their certification process. Abby loves that she gets to work with dogs who are as passionate about their job as she is about hers.