Laura Lankford:  

Life No kids but I definitely have pets. My life basically revolves around them now. I got into dog training a few years ago - something I always wanted to do - and it's just taken off from there. I changed careers (HATED audiology) and am currently a vet assitant. I absolutely LOVE it! I compete in agility (AKC, USDAA and some NADAC) and flyball. I work at Teamworks Dog Training (Teamworks Dog Training .com - remove spaces). If I'm not home or at work, I'm there. I teach basic obedience, Beginner and Intermediate dog agility classes, assist with other obedience classes and am their Administrative Assistant and Judge Hostess for agility trials. I have 3 dogs. Piper is my oldest, born August, 1999. I adopted her from rescue and she was my first dog. She is a wonderful girl! She competes in flyball and does some agility. My second dog is Gryphon, a black-tri Australian Shepherd (dob: March 21, 2004). I got him to compete in agility and he's proved to be a fabulous competitor. Unfortunately, he also has some behavioral issues that make it difficult for us to attend trials, but we're working on it. He has improved greatly and hopefully one day we'll make it to the AKC Nationals. Cadence is my youngest Australian Shepherd. He is what's known as a "color headed white" or "patterned white." He has just begun to compete in flyball and agility and is doing a...Expand for more