Our Story

Left Behind? Not on Our Watch

Two men. Two countries. A chance meeting.
One American. One Canadian.
Both veterans. Both dog trainers.
Both shaped by a system that couldn’t meet the full need—no matter how badly it wanted to.

They didn’t start with a business plan.
They started with a question:
“What if we built the thing we wish had existed when we needed it most?”

A program that trains elite service dogs—
and equips the handlers who’ll rely on them—
because experience taught us that one without the other isn’t enough.

When a dog is placed without the right foundation—
or a handler left without support—
it doesn’t just fail the mission.
It endangers lives.

So we train the partnership.
Because that’s what holds when everything else doesn’t.

That’s how the Liberty Leash Project was born—
not just another service dog organization,
but a lifeline for veterans, first responders, and civilians carrying trauma most will never understand.

We don’t hand out dogs.
We build partnerships that hold.

About The Liberty Leash Project

Liberty Leash Project is a veteran-founded nonprofit dedicated to training elite service dog–handler teams for veterans, first responders, and civilians living with PTSD, mobility challenges, or trauma-related conditions.

We were founded by two veterans—one American, one Canadian—who saw the same gap on both sides of the border: too many dogs placed without proper handler training, and too many handlers left without long-term support. Both lead to the same outcome—teams that can’t hold when life hits hardest.

We built Liberty Leash to change that.
Our programs focus on training the partnership—because a service dog is only as ready as the person holding the leash. Every team we graduate has trained together, built trust together, and proven they can face the real-world pressures they’ll encounter outside the classroom.

Our core values guide everything we do: