Pack Leaders

Head Trainer

Qualifications: 

- Seven years of professional training experience.
- KPA The Fundamentals  
- Animal Behavior College Training Certification
- Pro Pet Hero First Aid / CPR Instructor
- Do more with your dog Certified Trick dog instructor (CTDI) 

-Certified Behavior Consultant 

Favourite Breed of Dog? Australian Shepard or Boarder Collie.

Favourite thing to do with your dog? Agility and training. He gets so excited when he gets a trick especially when it involves jumping over or on something.

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail? Mia can't wait to start working with you and your Fur Family members to create an environment that is enjoyable for your pets. 

What do you enjoy doing on your free time? In my free time I enjoy crafting and painting or reading.

Favourite Dog related movie? Eight Below or Benji. 

Trainer Apprentice 

Qualifications:

-Two years of dog/dog daycare experience.  

-CPR pet first aid certified. 

-Shadowing our head trainer

Favourite dog breed?

Rough Collies!

Favourite thing to do with your dog(s)?

 Go home and cuddle on the couch with my dog  after a long day at work or school!

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail? 

Learning and growing in this industry in an environment that cares and loves dogs as much as I do!

What do you enjoy doing in your free time? I am an artist so I create and work on my school projects and art works!

Favourite dog related movie?

Lassie.

General Manager

Qualifications: 

- Two years in dog daycare

- Volunteered at the Calgary Humane Society

- CPR pet first aid certified 

Favourite dog breed? 

I love Pitbulls, Boxer,s and Mastiffs! I tend to gravitate toward the Bully Breeds! But I love every dog I see... so it's hard to choose just one favorite!

What is your favourite thing to do with your dog? 

 My favorite things to do with my dog is spoiling her with new toys and taking her out to explore new places!

Favourite memory with your dog?

 My favorite memory with my dog Leia would be when she was a puppy and would get all feisty and bark at her reflection in the mirror or chase her shadow!

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail?

 I'm looking forward to working with others who share the same love and passion for dogs that I have.. also getting to spend time with and getting to know all of the dogs!

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?  I enjoy cuddling with my dog, reading, and drawing!

Favourite dog-related movie?

Lady and the Tramp! I even have a lady tattoo on my leg! 

Front Of House

Qualifications:

-CPR pet first aid certified 

- Over five years of animal care experience

-Pet foster

Favourite dog breed?

Goldens, Malinois, and cowboy corgi’s

Favourite thing to do with your dog?

Taking him to the river or teaching him new tricks!

Favourite memory with your dog?

Taking him to the beach for the first time! He loves to swim!

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail?

Meeting all the different dogs and getting to know how different breeds act!

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

I enjoy learning new things and collecting hobbies like mycology, art and sewing!

Favourite dog related movie?

Hotel for dogs!

Pack Leader

Qualifications: 

-CPR Pet First Aid Certified

-Over a year of dog daycare experience

Favourite dog breed?

 I'd say either Bernese Mountain Dogs or German Shephards. Golden Retrivers also have a soft spot for me though.

Favourite memory with your dog?  

Probably when we first brought home Goldie, our older dog. I was younger, and I remember being worried that I would wake up the next morning and that it would be a dream. It was a really happy feeling waking up to see her again!

Favourite thing to do with your dog(s)? Playing with them and being able to see them explore and learn things about the world.

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail? Being able to see different dog breeds and learning more about body language and interactions between dogs.

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?  I like to listen to music and work on art. I enjoy being able to make emotional connections to both of them.

Favourite dog related movie?

 Bolt, it was one of my favourite movies from my childhood and the focus on the importance of letting dogs be dogs, it's very sweet! 

 Pack Leader

Qualifications:

-CPR pet first aid certified 

-Two years of Dog Daycare experience

-Attended 14-week course for behavioral and ethical training  

Favourite dog breed?

Rhodesian ridgeback is my go to but c'mon I can't pick, I love all dogs, especially the big goofy ones. 

Favourite thing to do with your dog?

Go on adventures, we go to big parks and hike trails, or down to the water. 

Favourite memory with your dog?

Letting her be a dog for the first time, running free in the dog park field, she was so excited. 

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail?

I love being able to meet the different types of dogs and help them have a place where we accept all types of dogs and help them have a safe, fun place to be while their owners are working. 

What do you enjoy doing on your free time?

Having a 100lbs dog most of my time is spent training, working with her and having fun with her, however I am always down to play video games and love working on art. 

Favourite dog related movie?

My favorite dog related movie has to be call of the wild, as I grew up reading the book, or a newer one, Togo which is the true story of what most think of Balto. 

Pack Leader

Qualifications:

-CPR pet first aid certified 

-Volunteered at the Cochrane Humane Society

-Fosters for Cochrane Humane Society

Favourite dog breed?

My favourite breed would be the German Shepherd

Favourite thing to do with your dog?

Take Morgan to the dog park

Favourite memory with your dog?

When Morgan came out of her shell and was no longer anxious around my family and I

What are you looking forward to working with Dogs Tail?

I have an interest in working with dogs and learning more!

What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Sewing and working towards post secondary schooling

Favourite dog related movie?

Rescued by Ruby