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Danette Johnston, Owner/Trainer
Danette
is Licensed Veterinary Technician in the state of WA as well as a Certified Pet Dog Trainer (www.ccpdt.org). She has been training
(dogs and people!) working in animal hospitals and shelters for the past 12
years, owning and operating dog’s day
out for the past nine years. Danette has done extensive
individual study in canine behavior and has participated in training
programs by such behavior luminaries as Ian Dunbar, Patricia McConnell and
Trish King among others.
In 2006 Danette had a chapter published in The Dog’s Trainer’s Resource (Dogwise Publishing) on dog day care and dog-dog interactions. She was also a featured speaker the Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (SVBT) 2006 annual conference in St. Louis. She is an active member of both the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) and the SVBT. Danette is a licensed Canine Good Citizen
evaluator for the AKC as well as a Licensed Delta Society Pet Partner’s
(animal-assisted therapy) Instructor.
In addition to running dog’s day out, training
day clients, and teaching group and private lessons, she currently
“works” with her own shepherd-mix pal Georgia, as a registered
therapy team. She is also working hard on the newest addition to the clan, a "difficult" rescue pup from the island of St. Martin, Pualani, who is teaching her new things every day. Danette shares her home with 3 cats, 2 dogs, human baby Hank born February 2007, and one extremely
tolerant husband.
Erica
Wells, Day Care
Manager, Dog Walk Coordinator, Training
Erica came to us from New Orleans 4 years ago with her black Labrador, Jaxx. She has since added to her family a new husband and brown spaniel named Sal. Erica spends her life in the daycare but also finds time to run our puppy playgroup, teach Agility, help out with walks and Difficult Dog class and spend time with her family!
Zorah Oppenheimer - Day Care
Zorah has worked as an assistant manager at Mud Bay, where she earned her Dog and Cat Specialist certificate as well as a veterinary assistant technician at a local veterinarian's office. Her life revolves around her love for animals and she plans to make a career out of that love. Zorah wants to work with large cats (lions, tigers, leopards) in a conservation setting or provide information on dog and cat behavior and nutrition. She shares her home with her black Lab mix Luna, her grey tabby cat Phoenix, and her boyfriend Ryan.
Heather Archibald, Day Care
Floater
Heather is a Licensed
Massage Therapist with specialty certification in large and small animal
massage. In addition to working at dog’s day out, she does therapeutic body work for horses through her own
business, Equine Balance, as well as warm water swim therapy and massage
for dogs. Heather has been working with animals in shelters and animal
hospitals for over 10 years and has extensive field experience in dog
behavior. She cohabitates with Pablo, a very silly tan and white pit bull.
Ellen Leach, Day Care Floater
Behavior specialist Ellen Leach has worked with
animals professionally for more than 20 years. A zookeeper for most of that
time, Ellen also runs her own behavioral consulting business. Her focus is
on teaching private individuals, zoos, and other groups the many benefits
of positive reinforcement training. She has applied her training techniques
to the domestic feline (after years of training elephants, she thought she
was finally ready for the challenge!). Ellen is immersing herself in dog
behavior at dog's day out as part of
her continuing education in animal behavior. Ellen has a degree in
psychology, with a special emphasis in animal learning. Ellen lives with
three very happy cats-- Emma, Ernie and Orange Julius.
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