Alex Kramer
Alex is a Chicago North native with a passion for animals. He has had dogs his entire life. Alex currently has three dogs in his home: Harley, Kit, and Lena….
Alicia Sink
Alicia has loved animals her entire life and grew up surrounded by them, which sparked her passion for understanding their behavior and building strong connections with them. In 2025, Alicia…
Madi Potts
For as long as Madi can remember, she has been obsessed with all things dog! Her first dog, a toy poodle named Boo, would go everywhere with her. They would…
Mark Mount
Mark was born and raised on a farm in New Jersey, surrounded by farm dogs. He honorably served his country for 20 years in the Army as an Infantryman, with…
Jessica Wolf
Raised in Southern California, Jessica grew up surrounded by the pets of family and friends, sparking a lifelong passion for animals. From a young age, she knew she wanted to…
Kayla Hedrington
Hi! I’m Kayla – I’ve been working with animals for over five years and loving every minute of it. My passion for animals started when I adopted my first dog,…
Christie Branch
As a child, Christie’s first “favorite animal in the world” was dogs and it has stayed the same ever since! She had a canine sticker book journal where she…
Nelson Medrano
Nelson comes from a family with a strong tradition of dog training; both his father and brother are dog trainers. While Nelson was growing up, his father was a hunting…
Zach Shaw
From a young age, Zach has been surrounded by animals of all kinds—fish, turtles, cats, sugar gliders, and most importantly, dogs. Growing up in that environment sparked a lifelong passion…
Erin Hardick
Erin was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles area and moved to Phoenix to attend Arizona State University. She has 3 children, ages 22, 20, and 16. Erin…
José Rincón Peña
After a few years working in the accounting industry, Jose realized that his true passion was in working with animals and more specifically, training dogs to help them and…
John Hughes
Born and raised in Lake Bluff, IL, John has spent his entire life in the Chicagoland area and currently resides in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood of Chicago. From a…
Remi McGinnis
Remi grew up loving animals. As a child, they broke the traditional lemonade-stand mold by creating home-baked dog treats to sell to neighbors – and they’ve been working with…
Cara Hopkins
Cara has had an avid love for animals all her life. If you asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up, you’d always get the answers…
Kati Del Pozo
Kati Del Pozo is originally from Toledo, Ohio. Her love and passion for dogs began at a young age when her grandparents brought home a Cocker Spaniel puppy for her…
Devon Oaks
Devon’s passion for animals and the outdoors started at a young age in his hometown of Mesa, Arizona. After honorably serving his country for eight years in the United…
Nick Smoots
Nick Smoots is a Chicago native and an avid dog lover! He was surrounded by pets all his life and has always had a soft spot for animals! Last year,…
Twila Johnson
Twila was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and has been an animal lover from the very beginning. She has had pets her whole life – even a hedgehog! As…
Alex Bassett
Alex’s love for dogs started at a young age when she read the A-Z dog breed books cover to cover. She told her family that she wanted to be a…
Amber Haseltine
Amber grew up surrounded by dogs! Her love for them blossomed while she was in charge of their care growing up. When Amber got her first dog of her own,…