Meet Teri

Teri Thomas has always had a passion for working with animals. She trained her first dog at the age of 8. As a child she spent her summers at her grandparents ranch in New Mexico. Here she raised and trained chickens to do a variety of tasks much to everyones surprise. Born and raised in Colorado she attended CSU in Fort Collins for 1 year and Mesa College in Grand Junction for 2 years. After switching majors 5 times she decided to jump into the work -a -day world to discover what she wanted to be when she grew up. Here she entered the veterinary profession and has never looked back. With two years of experience as a veterinary receptionist and technician, Teri moved to Florida with her husband in 1985 and continued her trade in Orlando. An opportunity to work as an apprentice for an obedience instructor arose at the animal hospital where she was working. Teri seized the moment and apprenticed for 2 years. Eventually this trainer wanted to leave the business and handed it over to Teri. She gained much of her knowledge with dogs from hands on experience learning from every dog and every owner she worked with. She attended many workshops and seminars in Orlando by Ian Dunbar, Karen Overall and many others.

September 11, 2001 made Teri and her husband Lon realize how far away from family they were and they decided to head back home in 2002. Teri took 2 years off from training, spending time getting reaquainted with family and the Colorado mountains. She also took this time to continue studying animal behavior and to work on getting her Certification in Canine Behavior through the American College of Applied Science(www.amcollege.us) and her Certification as a Professional Dog Trainer ( www.ccpdt.org ). It wasn't long before the desire to work with dogs, cats (and chickens!) and their humans returned. Teri joined the Association of Pet Dog Trainers(www.apdt.com) in January of 2006 and decided to start her own business. Angels in the Making, LLC was born.

Teri's goal has been, and always will be, to help bridge the gap in communication between animals and their humans. In doing this she hopes her efforts will keep pets in their homes rather than being relinquished to animal shelters or to that final step of euthanasia.

 She looks forward to helping you bring out the angel in your pet!