Service Dog

Suzanne Aaron has lived with and raised a variety of animals and is a firm believer that proper training is the key to creating a harmonious human to K-9 relationship. This relationship creates a respectful bond that will keep you and your pup happy at home.

Suzanne’s belief is that a large amount of the homeless pet population is a direct result of lack of training (both owner and pet). She has a knack for evaluating the dog and handler and finding a method that fits them the best.  (After all…#dogtrainingisaboutthepeople!)

She has bred, raised, and trained Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherd Dogs for over 30 years. She currently has 3 German Shepherds, 2 Bouvier des Flandres, 4 Beagles, plus several rescue and fosters dogs. She has a good knowledge of working class dogs and issues that can accompany those breeds. Finding the right job/exercise activity and working out a dog’s energy are vital to determining the best solutions for you and your pup.

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Ginger became involved with TAOK9 Unleashed in 2017 when she certified her two Dobermans as Emotional Support Animals. With a degree in Psychology and Sociology, Ginger truly enjoys helping with coaching and being there for all those who need encouragement and support. She became a TAOK9Unleashed team member in December 2018, assisting Suzanne Aaron with coordination of training and boarding. Ginger is also responsible for the business operations of the service dog training programs.

Ginger is a native Georgian and currently resides in Dawson, Georgia with her husband Ed and dogs Argus (Doberman) and Benson (Newfiedoodle).

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Martha Boone started volunteering with Suzanne about 5 years ago. Like most of the trainers, she met Suzanne when she started taking her dog to TAO classes. Eventually, she began helping with training other dogs.

Before retirement, Martha was a criminal defense paralegal with the public defender in Atlanta. She’s always been very active and enjoy hiking, swimming, biking and running…which looks a lot more like walking these days. Her favorite event is the Canine Biathlon. Four miles, 40 obstacles and you get to do it all with your dog.

Martha has fostered and adopted 3 dogs from Coco’s Cupboard. She’s always amazed at the transformation in a dog once they are in a safe, loving home environment. Her unwanted, abused Riley is now a therapy dog. She brings joy and comfort to staff and patients when they visit the hospital.

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 My name is Nicole Cartwright. I am an Army veteran who received my service dog from Tails of Hope in 2016. We now have 3 dogs from Coco’s, Kai my service dog and our two foster fails, Falcon and Max. My journey with Kai was very difficult at first and it took us awhile to get things right. We had to work extra hard to get through the beginning stages but I like to think we are a great team now. Without Kai I am 100% sure that I would not be here, knowing that my dog helped me get my life back pushed me to start volunteering.

In 2019 we opened our home to foster service dog candidates to get them ready for the new Veterans. Each and every dog that has come through our door has taught me something new and fostering the dogs ignited a passion for dog training. To date we have fostered 26 dogs from Tails/ Coco’s and throughout that time of hands on experience I have worked to absorb as much knowledge as I can from Suzanne and the other volunteers.

In 2020 I chose to further my knowledge by attending a GA accredited technical school for dog training achieving their highest certification as Master Dog Educator/Trainer. I look forward to continuing to use my skills volunteering for Tails of Hope/Coco’s Cupboard sharing knowledge and helping others to train their service dogs. 

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Barbara Coakley became involved with TAO K9 Unleashed after meeting and training her personal dogs with Suzanne Aaron, TAO K9 Unleashed owner and head trainer. Barbara brought home her first rescue animal at the age of nine and has not stopped since then – she was devoted to helping animals and that devotion has not ceased. Barbara is a head trainer for TAO K9 Unleashed, where she participates in teaching group training, as well as doing private lessons and evaluations. She also serves as committee lead on the training committee for Coco’s Cupboard Inc. She is passionate about training and helping people with their dogs. 

Barbara is originally from Long Island, New York, where she was a Police Detective until she retired from the Suffolk County Police Department and relocated to Fayetteville, GA in 2003 She lives with her two daughters, Kristin and Lauren, along with her dogs Finn, Zora, and, Nemo as well as Kurt the cat.

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Lee Hoeflich honorably served our country in the US Navy as a radioman and cryptogopher.  After leaving the Navy he joined the telephone industry and held a long and successful career.    He met up with Suzanne in 2015 after adopting his beloved Labrador Retriever Tilly.  He quickly fell in love with this program and has dedicated his life to helping Veterans and others teach their dogs how to help them navigate their medical needs.   Lee lost his dear Tilly this summer, but still loves mentoring others through their journey.

My name is Cindy Leseueur I have been with Cocos Cupboard since 2015. There’s not a doubt in my mind that God put me with this organization to try to help both people and animals Reach their full potential. One of the most rewarding parts of coaching is watching a broken and rejected animal come into a hurting persons life and watch the two of them heal each other. I can think of nothing more rewarding!

I am blessed to have a wonderful husband, two children and five grandchildren.

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After serving in the Air Force for five years, Carolyn May retired in 2015. Feeling as though she lost all of the comradery that the military provided. In 2018, she was matched with a rescue dog from cocos cupboard. Ninja saved her life by comforting her during the worst of times. She is strongly drawn to helping others experience the same joy that ninja brought her.

Carolyn started volunteering as a trainer in 2018. In 2019, she graduated from Troy University with a master’s in psychology and counseling. She specializes in ABA and has a passion for working with autistic children (many who benefit from having a service dog). She has been working in the behavioral therapy field since 2017.

In 2020, Carolyn moved to Georgia to be with her cocos family. She has made it her passion to train new service dogs and provide outreach and resources to veterans. Her goal is to give back to cocos cupboard by training the rescue dogs and preparing them for their new purpose.

Brenda Miller has been volunteering with Coco’s Cupboard for 3 years. She has fostered several service dogs in training, helps coach Tails of Hope Classes, and assists with our Mutts and Butts fundraiser.

She also is training to become an AKC Evaluator.

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 Hi, my name is Jenny. I am a Cardiac Nurse. In October 2022, I was struggling with everyday life due to severe anxiety and PTSD. I came to the school for the first time to meet potential service dogs and almost left multiple times. I ended up meeting quite a few dogs and I fell in love with a 14 week old puppy and Suzanne told me with her age and breed that it might take a while for her to become fully trained. From day 1, I knew I would have to put in the work to train her for what I needed so we started daily training at home and I researched and tried to learn as much as possible. She has become my absolutely lifesaver and allowed me to have a life again.

Now since working on training her as well as coaching, I absolutely love to work with the more stubborn dogs and seeing when the light bulb goes on and they get what you are asking them to do. 

My journey with Tails of Hope started in late 2019 after experiencing a traumatic loss and being diagnosed with PTSD. I reached out to Suzanne & she matched me with a beautiful chocolate lab rescue puppy named Gunner. Gunner & I went through training as clients & he helped me regain so many parts of myself that I’d lost. Truthfully, Gunner saved my life.

With Gunner, I developed confidence and a love for training and working with dogs.

In 2022 I began fostering some of our service dog candidates, coaching at our training weekends, and working with some of the Coco’s fosters at the Pet Care Center. I love that I have the opportunity to give back to the organization that saved my life, and I love coaching because I’ve been through the program myself and I know what it is like to train a service dog for the first time with no previous experience. When Gunner & I had roadblocks or complications in our first year of training, many of the amazing coaches volunteered to help us, and now I can do the same for folks coming through the program for the first time.

Tails Of Hope has become my family and my safe place and It’s truly a privilege to be part of something so great.