Emily Stephens
Founder & Dog Trainer
Emily has spent a lifetime loving animals. She advocates for animal rights and a vegetarian lifestyle. Emily has volunteered for local shelters since she was 16, rescuing animals from abandonment, abuse, neglect and kill shelters. She has worked professionally in the pet industry for over 6 years and spent the last 3 expanding her knowledge of dog behavior specifically through seminars, certifications and now the Karen Pryor Academy of Dog Training. She has also spent nearly 2 decades learning and practicing professional photography. She spends her free time with family, friends, her 2 dogs, Penny and Mac, her evil but can’t help but love him cat, Paolo, and her flock of backyard chickens.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Fear Free Certified Vet Professional
Fear Free Certified Pet Sitter
Pet Food Nutrition Specialist
Kat Thomas
Operations Manager
Kat was previously a vet tech for 3 years, and has worked in the pet industry for nearly a decade. She has an immense love for all 4 legged friends. She spends her free time making custom cakes, and enjoys relaxing at home with her husband, 4 cats, and 2 ferrets.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Fear Free Certified Vet Professional
Fear Free Certified Pet Sitter
Pet Food Nutrition Specialist
Autumn Wiewel
Dog Trainer
Autumn started working in the dog industry 5 years ago, where she quickly fell in love with the idea of dog training. She is certified in fear free practices, and her love of dogs shows in her work. When she is not coming up with cute nicknames for all the dogs, she spends her time with her son and her blind Husky, Juno.
Fear Free Certified Dog Trainer
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Pet Food Nutrition Specialist
Cole Redding
Shift Lead Kennel Technician
Cole has been working in the pet industry for 8 years. He has background in animal shelters, vet clinics, photography studios as well as managing his own crew of furry babies! Cole enjoys fishing whenever possible, and hanging out with his 2 dogs and 2 cats.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Fear Free Certified Pet Sitter
Pet Food Nutrition Specialist
Shaolin Flores
Kennel Technician
Shaolin recently graduated from college with a degree in Biology with a focus in endangered species protection. Outside of work, she loves spending time with her boyfriend, Isaiah, and all of her adorable fur legged babies, eating tacos, and enjoying nature.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Cooper Carter
Kennel Technician
Alicia Jake
Kennel Technician
Graham Gladek
Lead Kennel Technician Assistant
Graham is new to the pet industry professionally, but has been petsitting for family and friends, as well as taking care of his own furry friends, for most of his life. He spends his free time drawing and painting (including pet portraits. Wink, wink.), weightlifting, and snoozing with his cat, Francine.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant
Hope Starr
Front Desk Assistant
Hope has worked in the pet industry for almost a year as both a kennel technician and a front desk assistant. When she’s not working, she’s relaxing at home playing video games with her 4 kiddos, her hubby and snuggling her 3 fur babies, Domino, Luna and Max.
Fear Free Certified Daycare and Boarding Attendant