President, Co-Founders

Nic and Tina founded Guardian Paws Service Dogs in 2016. Nic served in the USMC for 13 years and deployed 4 times. Tina started her dog training career over 27 years ago. Fifteen years ago she began training service dogs, and in the last 10 years Tina found her passion for training service dogs for veterans. 

 Scott met Kaoru in Japan while Scott was stationed in the U. S. Navy. They have been married for over 26 years and have 2 great kids. They came to Guardian Paws to train Scott’s dog Coco and have stayed on to become trainers out of a desire to help other veterans as well as educate the community about service dogs. 

 I am the wife of a Marine, mom to 3, and have my furbaby Mick the Pug. I have been with Guardian Paws going on 5 years. When I am not busy working I enjoy going to school and studying  apothecary.

 I was in the Navy for 20 years. I have been married to my beautiful wife for over 30 years. We have 3 great kids. My service dog "partner in crime" is Duke, my terrier mix. In my spare time I enjoy watching UFC while sipping on whiskey and cheering on my Chargers. 

 My Name is Justin Bilbrey. My Back ground is in Corrections. I Graduated PEACE OFFICER STANDARD TRAINING or POST. I worked for the state of Idaho Department of Corrections. I worked as a Correctional Peace Officer for 10 years. I belong to a wonderful group called Guardian Paws. 

 I joined Guardian Paws in 2021 after being medically retired from the Army, where I worked Apache helicopters as a crew chief. Jinx, my 2nd service dog through GPSD, and she isn't a black lab but a Great Dane cross.