Linda ALBERDA
Linda Alberda is the founder of the Lake Erie Assistance Dogs, a service dog club. Linda experienced a debilitating injury while horseback riding that left her with a broken back and a spinal cord injury in her junior year of college. Despite her injury she graduated in 1978 with a BS in equestrian studies and business administration. In 1985, she received an MBA from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA.
Prior to becoming disabled, Linda trained and competed successfully in AKC Obedience with her Standard Poodles, Corey and Pruf and a neighbor’s Sheltie, Katie.
Linda has used clicker training with her owner-trained service dog Laurel (Shawnee’s Mountain Laurel, SD, CGC, RL1, RN, CW-Ob1, CW-Ob2, CW- SR, CW-ZR1), a three year old yellow Lab. Linda plans to continue to compete in C-WAGS, APDT & AKC Rally, as well as C-WAGS and AKC Obedience. Although they aren’t competing yet, Linda and Laurel also love agility classl!
Linda will be forever grateful for all that she has learned about joy, patience, acceptance and humility from her partner, teacher and goofy yellow friend Laurel.