About us

Owner and Trainer: Pat Marshall

Pat has been training dogs and helping owners with their dog's problem behaviors for over 25 years. Pat and her dogs have competed and have titles in obedience, rally agility and flyball. They also enjoy canine musical freestyle and perform their dance routines in demos all around Texas. In the past few years Pat and her dogs have been involved in exciting new dog sports including K9 Nose Work, Rally FrEe and Treibball. She is thrilled to be able to offer these classes at Happy Hounds! Pat's husband, Jim, is also very involved in doing things with their dogs. His dog, Trigger, was one of the fastest dogs in flyball and agility (and he was Jim's best friend). Pat and Jim have traveled around the country together to compete in various sports - they like to win, but they also just like to have fun with their dogs.

In addition to helping owners teach their dogs good manners and sports, Pat works with many dog rescue groups to help find homes for shelter and rescue dogs. When she was in Houston she worked with the volunteers and dogs at the Houston Humane Society. She developed a program to teach good manners to the hard to place dogs to help them find loving homes. Using positive training methods these dogs quickly learned to love training and working. Pat and Jim have fostered many dogs over the years for rescue groups and have helped find new families that will love them. Pat has a special love for rescued dogs and many of her dogs were from shelters or rescue groups.