Trusted Partners. Specialized Support.
At Warrior Paws, every service dog is prepared through a specialized, trauma-informed training program tailored to meet the real-life needs of veterans and first responders.
We collaborate exclusively with Rucker Dog Training to ensure each dog is equipped with the skills, stability, and structure required for a lifelong partnership. Our dogs are raised and selected through Rucker Retrievers, known for producing confident, even-tempered working dogs ideal for service work.
All Warrior Paws dogs come from Rucker Retrievers and are trained through a service-focused curriculum developed specifically for our mission.
Training includes:
Mobility and Support Tasks
Trained to assist with balance, retrieve dropped items, or create space in public when needed.
Public Access Readiness
Every dog completes rigorous exposure training in a variety of real-world environments (airports, restaurants, stores, public transport).
Handler-Specific Customizations
Training plans are tailored to each recipient’s lifestyle, challenges, and preferences for maximum long-term success.
Stability in High-Stress Environments
Dogs are trained to remain calm and focused in crowded, noisy, or unpredictable settings often encountered by Veterans and First Responders.
Interrupting Anxiety
and Panic
Includes specific task work such as deep pressure therapy, nudging, or grounding techniques during distress.
Our Approach
Our approach ensures that each handler-dog pair is not just ready for graduation—but ready for life.
MEET THE TRAINERS
Scot Rucker
Lead Trainer, Warrior Paws
Scot began his training journey at his family’s business, Rucker Pet, and went on to found Rucker Dog Training in 2017. He brings deep expertise and a commitment to community-based programs, including Pups with Purpose, a training and rehabilitation initiative in partnership with the Forsyth County Jail.
Scot also serves as President of the Forsyth Humane Society Board and continues to expand the impact of therapy and service dogs in schools and public agencies across Georgia. His leadership shapes the training experience at Warrior Paws with compassion, professionalism, and purpose.
“We don’t just train dogs. We build relationships that change lives.”
– Scot Rucker
Whitney Chappell
Lead Trainer, Warrior Paws
Whitney holds a degree in Health Science and spent nearly a decade at Northeast Georgia Medical Center before shifting her focus to dog training. After years of training her own dogs through Scot’s programs, she joined the Rucker team in 2020 and became a business partner in 2021.
Whitney is also an integral part of Rucker Retrievers’ breeding program, helping raise and evaluate dogs from an early age to ensure service readiness. She brings a thoughtful, client-centered approach to every training partnership.
“We don’t just match dogs with people. We match purpose with possibility.”
– Whitney Chappell