Last updated: Jan. 19, 2012
SCROLL DOWN for a list of troops and future troops organized by state. If you are interested in joining a troop listed below, please contact the troop leader(s) listed. If an email is not working, contact the Certification Program Department. 
A "Future troop" is one in which a person has expressed an interest in being a troop leader in their area, but has not met the requirements for getting a troop number yet.
If you are interested in starting a troop in your area, please visit the "start a troop" page of the website and read through the Troop Leaders Manual.
Chat with others:
Everyone is invited to join the DSA email list (Yahoo Group). You can post an inquiry about a troop in your area, ask dog related questions or just "listen in" on the conversations about dogs and positive training. Just click on the link above and then the "Join This Group" button. Be sure to tell us a bit about you so we know it's not a "spammer" trying to join the group.
To find an Evaluator or Scoutmaster (able to certify dogs for badges) in your area, look for notes under the troop listing that is closest to you.
Recognition Program
In 2008, a new program was started to recognize active troops. More info about the troop recognition program can be found on the "start a troop" page of this website. Any troop that has a troop number is eligible to participate.
means the troop was very active and earned 300+ program points
means the troop earned 200- 299 program points
means the troop earned 100- 199 program points
State (##) = number of DSA members in that state. DSA has 579 members as of 1-1-12
¤ Alabama (4)
Wetumpka:
Troop 147, Barbara Ferry, dsatroop147@earthlink.net and
Jamie Nance
¤ Alaska (6)
¤ Arizona (19)
Lake Havasu City (Mohave County):
Troop 216, Vicki Warner ok9korral@yahoo.com
¤ Arkansas (13)
Counties: Benton, Washington, Carroll:
Troop 150, Sharon Gruetzmacher Dsatroop150@yahoo.com and
Cathy Alford Gemini05261956@yahoo.com
www.dsatroop150.weebly.com
Sharon G. is certified to evaluate for the Dog Scout badge
Sharon B. is certified to evaluate for Backpacking and overnight camping
Van Buren/Ft Smith and surroundings:
Troop 191, Mary Gilbreth Mary@mysmartdogs.com
¤ California (23)
Santa Clara Co., South and East Bay:
Troop 198, Beth Ward Beth.Ward@hssv.org
Paradise, Magalia and Butte Counties:
Troop 206, Shelly Keel Mashl@comcast.net and
Kristy Copp SvenskaKristy@yahoo.com
¤ Colorado (12)
Parker/ Castle Rock/ South side of Denver:
Megan omegan.bordercollies@gmail.com is certified to evaluate
for the following badges: All Agility levels, both Frisbee badges,
Backpacking and hiking
Denver metro, N. Metro, Boulder:
Troop 213, Margo Suzuki nmdDogScouts@gmail.com
¤ Connecticut (20)
New London Co. and Windham Co./ Gales Ferry:
Troop 188, DogScoutTroop188@yahoo.com
Sheri Throop Lucyfae275@yahoo.com
Kelly Ford melody915ks@yahoo.com
Sheri is certified to Evaluate for the Dog Scout badge and Obstacle 1,2,3
Kelly is certified to evaluate for the Puppy Paddler Obstacle 1,2,3 and ART
Hartford, Litchfield, Windham, Tolland county:
Troop 211, Jim Helms dogscouts211@Gmail.com
www.dogscouts211.com
Jim is certified to evaluate all agility levels, backpacking, hiking,
1st aid and CPR
¤ Delaware
¤ Florida (58)
Broward County:
Troop 157, "Broward County Paw Patrol"
Cindi Stone and Neely Waring
Email: DSATroop157@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.freewebs.com/dsatroop157/
Holly Blakney is certified to evaluate for DSA, Rally I,
Obstacle 1 , 2 and 3, Agility 1, 60 weaves, manners, retrieve
fundraising (both), naked dog , tricks and herding
Cindi Stone is certified to evaluate for DSA badge, Hiking and Backpacking
Christine is certified to Evaluate for DSA, Rally 1, Hiking, Backpacking
Obstacle 1 & 3
Orlando/Lake Mary:
Troop 183, "PawsPack183" Terry Lynn Cuyler info@dsatroop183.com
or tcuyler@dsatroop183.com
www.dsatroop183.com
Astrid is certified to evaluate for the Dog Scout badge
¤ Georgia
¤ Hawaii (8)
Kauai:
Troop 212, Tracy Mullineaux tlm008@aol.com
¤ Idaho
¤ Illinois (24)
Western suburbs of Chicago (Kane, DuPage, Will and McHenry Co.)
Troop 208, Karen Reeves Kreeves1956@gmail.com
http://dsatroop208.shutterfly.com
LC: Nov 2011
¤ Indiana
Indianapolis:
Troop 177, Robyn Porter indydogscouts@gmail.com
Robyn P. is certified to evaluate for Biking, Dog Care
North Vernon:
JR. Troop 214, Candice McKing CmcKing2002@yahoo.com
Gayle is certified to Evaluate for DSA, 1st aid, Dog Care, Backpacking,
Overnight Camping, Hiking, Drill Team, Manners, CPR and Naked Dog
S.E. (near Cincinnati):
Evaluator only (no troop)- Chris DogScouts@hotmail.com is certified to
evaluate almost all badges
¤ Iowa (2)
¤ Kansas (1)
¤ Kentucky (5)
Louisville:
Future troop, Keagen Grace info@gimmegracedogtraining.com
¤ Louisiana
¤ Maine (9)
Hancock County:
Troop 159, Robyn Douglas
DownEastDogScouts@yahoo.com
Robyn is certified to evaluate for the Dog Scout badge
¤ Maryland (2)
¤ Massachusetts (25)
Berkshires, Hamden, Hapshire & Franklin county:
Troop 211, Jim Helms dogscouts211@Gmail.com
www.dogscouts211.com
Jim is certified to evaluate all agility levels, backpacking, hiking,
1st aid and CPR
New London Co. and Windham Co./ Gales Ferry:
Troop 188, DogScoutTroop188@yahoo.com
Sheri Throop Lucyfae275@yahoo.com
Kelly Ford melody915ks@yahoo.com
Sheri is certified to Evaluate for the Dog Scout badge, Obstacle 1, 2, 3
Kelly is certified to evaluate for the Puppy Paddler, Obstacle 1,2,3 and ART
Boston, Metro west and Metro South:
Troop 215, Ann@yourdreamdog.com
Ann Dupuis
¤ Michigan (50)
St Helen, Houghton Lake:
Troop 101, "Trail Blazers of Northern Michigan"
Lonnie Olson DogScoutCamp@hotmail.com
Lonnie is certified to evaluate almost all of the badges.
Frasier, St Claire Shores, Troy, Royal Oak:
Troop 104, Chris Kloski FuzzyFriends@wowway.com
and Martha Thierry PuppiesAreLove@yahoo.com
DSATroop104@yahoogroups.com
Battle Creek, Marshall:
Troop 130, Brenda Katz Dogs2katz@yahoo.com
www.dsatroop130.shutterfly.com password: zippitydodawgs
Howell/ Ann Arbor MI:
Evaluator only (no troop)- Beth Duman, peziza@aol.com
Certified to evaluate the following badges: DSA, Art, Band,
Backpacking, Hiking, Biking, Agility, Puppy Paddler, Boating,
Beach Buddies, Naked Dog and Pan Handling 1 & 2
Novi, Northville, Livonia, Dearborn, Farmington Hills:
Troop 217, Julie Benson bensonjulie@earthlink.net
Co-Leader: Angela Schmorrow-Zuckerman aschmorrow@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.dsatroop217.com
Melissa P. is certified to evaluate for DSA, Art, 1st aid, Manners and Backpacking
Lowell Z. is certified to evaluate for Overnight Camping
Angela S. is certified to evaluate for K9 Fitness, Obstacle 1 & 2
¤ Minnesota (4)
¤ Mississippi
¤ Missouri (19)
St Louis:
Troop 149
Chris Bahr and Jodi Pyatt stldogscouts@me.com
website: web.mac.com/stldogscouts Yahoo Group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSA-StLouis
Chris is certified to evaluate the Dog Scout Badge, Backpacking, Rally I, Rally II, Art of Shaping and CPR badges
Jodi is certified to evaluate the First Aid, CPR and All Dog Band badges
Fran Beezley certified to evaluate the Rally I & Rally II badges
South Central Missouri:
Troop 218, Jessi Queen k9queen@wavecomputers.net
¤ Montana
Missoula:
Evaluator: Sandra Disque Allen SandraDisqueAllen@yahoo.com
is certified to evaluate for DSA, Manners, Tricks
¤ Nebraska
¤ Nevada (1)
¤ New Hampshire
¤ New Jersey (1)
¤ New Mexico
¤ New York (30)
Western Area, Buffalo, Niagra Falls:
Troop 199, Nicole Schiro and Lori Coventry
wnypositivepups@gmail.com
website: www.wnypositivepups.webs.com
¤ North Carolina
¤ North Dakota
¤ Ohio (36)
Marion/Morrow and Crawford Counties:
Troop 166, "Tri-County K-9's"
Ellen Shuster Ellen_1968_f@yahoo.com
Anita Baker caesarsmom2@yahoo.com and
Sheryll Knipp sheryll.knipp@yahoo.com
Columbus, Dublin, Powell:
Troop 207, Jacquline Johnson DVM jjohnsonvet@yahoo.com
and Andrea Mykrantz amykrantz@sbcglobal.net
Kym is certified to evaluate for: Dog Scout, Earthdog, Rally 1 & 2, and Agility
¤ Oklahoma (3)
¤ Oregon (5)
¤ Pennsylvania (46)
Central PA- Carlisle, Harrisburg, Chambersburg, York:
Troop 161, Ann Withun Ann@Withun.com
Ann Withun certified to evaluate for DSA, puppy paddler,
Beach Buddy, Boating, ART,backpacking, Hiking, Rally I & II, IMPROV,
Puissance, Band, Tricks, Canine Freestyle, Fundraising put & take
Overnight Camping and all agility badges
Harrisburg, East & West shores area:
Troop 171, Betsy Howell betsyhowell@att.net
Betsy is certified to evaluate for Dog Scout, 1st aid, Backpacking,
art, obstacle 1,2 & 3, Agility 1, IMPROV, and Rally I and II
John is certified to evaluate Phodography, IMPROV
Evaluator:
Doree Doree.Donovan@gmail.com is certified to evaluate for
the Dog Scout, SAR Directional Control, Triebball and
scent detection badges
¤ Rhode Island (1)
New London Co. and Windham Co./ Gales Ferry:
Troop 188, DogScoutTroop188@yahoo.com
Sheri Throop Lucyfae275@yahoo.com
Kelly Ford melody915ks@yahoo.com
Sheri is certified to Evaluate for the Dog Scout badge
Kelly is certified to evaluate for the Puppy Paddler
¤ South Carolina
¤ South Dakota
¤ Tennessee
¤ Texas (96)
Dallas/Ft. Worth:
Troop 119, Mart and Cindy Ratliff dogluvurz@prodigy.net
Website: http://dsatroop119.org
Mart and Cindy are certified to evaluate the following badges: DSA, Manners, Puppy
Paddler, Over night camping, Pho-dog-graphy, Agility, Art, Band, Beach Buddies,
Backpacking, Hiking, Travel safety, Sign Language, First Aid, Tricks and Dog
Care/Maintenance, Rally, Drill Team and Naked Dog.
Mandy Hall is certified to evaluate for First Aid.
Victoria Severns and Nancy Strack are certified to evaluate all the Agility badges.
Nancy Strack is also certified to evaluate for the DSA badge
Bob and Karen Deeds are certified to evaluate Scent Discrimination, SAR and Tricks
Amanda Bloodworth is certified to evaluate for ART and Tricks
Cheryl Woolnough is certified to evaluate for ART and Band
Traci Betts, harmony4_5@hotmail.com is certified to evaluate for Flyball
Becky Paxson, Rottiemom53@swbell.com Arlington TX
Certified to evaluate the DSA badge and Band.
Debbie McKnight, debbie.mcknight@yahoo.com Ft Worth TX
Area Certified to evaluate Art, Band, Manners, Tricks 101, Naked Dog
and Dog Care & Maintenance.
¤ Utah (1)
¤ Vermont
¤ Virginia (34)
Richmond:
Troop 194, Jennifer Thomas cbthvac@comcast.net
¤ Washington (1)
¤ West Virginia
¤ Wisconsin (2)
¤ Wyoming
Other:
DC has 1 member
Ontario Canada has 1 member
