I grew up in Pleasantville, Iowa. I always had dogs and cats growing up and was raised with a great love for all animals. Growing up with Labs and Goldens have made them my favorite breeds. Inspired by my mother’s work as a zookeeper in my youth I decided I too wanted to work with animals. I went to Iowa State University where I got my BS in Animal Ecology. My love for dogs brought me to Dogwoods for a Summer Internship in college and was drawn back to continue working here post-graduation. Moving to the Pleasant Hill area to be closer, I learned almost all departments and worked my way to become a Lodging/Daycamp Assistant Manager. In this position, I love getting to know all the pups that visit Dogwoods and learning from them! Apartment living doesn’t allow me to have dogs of my own but I make frequent trips to see my girls Lottie and Winnie at my family home.
In my free time: I love reading, crocheting and snuggling up with my cat, Bella.
We love Dogwoods Lodge. We have used them for several years, for our older boxers Zeus and Herky, that hadn’t been very socialized with other dogs, but they still did great and loved their time there. A couple months ago we brought our new boxer puppy Creed there for training with Page and daycamp. He loves going there and we have seen very positive results from his time there. The staff knows all the dogs by name and show them so much love! Couldn’t ask for a better place for our puppy!