Pat Matarrese has been involved with dogs since he was a child. He had boxers with his parents, and various other breeds as a young adult, airedales, rottweillers, giant schnauzers, and then onto German Shepherds. He has spent his entire life studying and training dogs. Pat has been affiliated with USA since the early 90's. He is a breed warden, as well as a certified national level helper, and has done helper work at 50 plus club trials with excellent ratings from USA and SV judges. Pat has also been chosen to do helper work in numerous Regional and National events. Pat has been awarded the Gold Medal training award from United Schutzhund Clubs of America, and is a member of the Schutzhund III Club. He has dedicated his time to training schutzhund dogs and several area police dogs. He has been the K9 Trainer for the Geauga County Sheriff's Department since 1998. Pat is also an OPOTA trainer in the State of Ohio, certified in narcotics, patrol, bomb, and search and rescue.
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