Sara has been working with animals for over 11 years.  She worked for a mobile vaccination clinic as a vet assistant, and then later as regional manager.  She moved on to work for a local animal shelter with Chris where she trained and evaluated shelter dogs.  She also taught the shelter's puppy preschool, basic obedience, and small dog obedience classes.  She is owned by her dog Jimmy, an Akita/Golden Retriever mix, and Rascal, an orange tabby cat.

Alex is an animal lover through and through.  He has worked for several animal shelters, as well as a number of vet offices.  He’s done everything from cat and kitten adoption counseling to caring for the city’s stray and abandoned animals.  When you’re surrounded by needy animals every day, it’s only a matter of time before your work starts to come home with you.  Alex is no exception.  His family includes Coconut, a black and white cat, Snow, an all white cat who is blind in one eye, Sampson, a three-legged cat, Sonic, a fiesty Rat Terrier, and Maple, an easy-going Cattle Dog mix.  All of his animals are adopted, and they’re all thoroughly spoiled :)

Anna is a bay area native.  After 8 years in the hospitality industry in upscale hotels, she decided to pursuer her passion for working with animals.  In 2004 she began her education in dog training and has never looked back.  She has worked for the Humane Society Silicon Valley as a behavior evaluator.  She is a volunteer with OURPACK Inc, a pit bull rescue here in the south bay.  She teaches group classes and runs the Board and Train Program at Doggieville.   She lives in San Jose with her husband and their four legged hairy baby TinkerBell.  TinkerBeill is a rescue and is a Canine Good Citizen.  Anna strives to build and strengthen the bonds between dogs and their owners with mutual respect.

Anna's credentials:

ABCPDT - Animal Behavior College Pet Dog Trainer

APDT -  Association of Pet Dog Trainers

Animal Behavior College Mentor Trainer

AKC Certified CGC ( Canine Good Citizen) Evaluator

Marthina first learned to ride horses when she was 11 years old.  At 14 she was training horses for Pole Bending and Barrel Racing.  In 1975 she learned dog training the traditional way when her family owned Dobermans.  She soon learned about positive reinforcement training and felt that this was a much better training technique.  She went on to pursue other careers but always lived with dogs and continued to train on the side.  She became interested specifically in the Pit Bull breed in 2003.  She had already begun training, studying and working with dog to dog aggression issues. Soon after that she started rescuing/fostering Pit Bulls on her own in her home along with her resident Pit Bulls and thus Our Pack was born, a rescue, training and education organization. Her work has included large scale animal abuse cases that have occurred around the country, including the Michael Vick case.  Many of these dogs are now certified therapy dogs, including Leo, the court jester in the picture above.  Her specialty is dogs that have leash reactivity and dog aggression issues.

Marthina’s credentials:

CPDT - Certified Pet Dog Trainer

Animal Behavior College Mentor Trainer

Certified Tester/Observer for Therapy Dogs, Inc.

AKC Certified CGC (Canine Good Citizen) Evaluator

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Julie has always been an animal lover as long as she can remember.  She was always begging for a pet of her own.  Her lifelong dream of owning a dog came true in 1999 with the arrival of an 8-week old female Golden Retriever she named Cleopatra (Cleo for short).  Julie has over 3 years of experience working at doggie daycare & boarding facilities.  On her days off she enjoys volunteering at the local zoo, where she assists the Keepers with the care of many different animals.  On vacations, she loves spending her time swimming with dolphins, especially at her favorite locations in Hawaii.

Kat has always loved animals, big and small.  She grew up with several different pets, including a variety of different breeds of dogs.  She was given a show quality Maltese for her 12th birthday, and she competed in the show ring for 2 years.  Her true passion is animal rescue, and she donates her time and resources by fostering  and grooming animals from several rescue organizations.  She currently fosters cats for Furry Friends Rescue.  She has worked with dogs professionally for over 6 years, starting at age 16 working as a dog bather, and then in 2006 she was trained to become a pet groomer.  She is currently owned by several pets including a 12 year old Maltese named Roxanne, a 7 year old rescue mutt named Liberty, and a 5 year old rescue German Shepherd mix named Lacy.  Her family also includes her 4 personal cats (Angel, Smokey, Lola, and Luna), plus various foster kitties awaiting their forever homes.

An all-star team player at Doggieville, Adam has worked with dogs for over 4 years, and has been a lifetime owner.  Adam and his adopted dog Kira have been a part of the Doggieville team since 2010.  Living in nearby Santa Clara and studying Radiation Therapy at Foothill College, this dog lover plans to continue to foster a happy and safe environment for the dogs he cares so much about.  In his spare time, you might find Adam reading, listening to music, or waxing philosophical.

By the time Lee was 13, her mom had the ASPCA on speed dial.  With a father that trained dogs and a Grandmother who showed cats and dogs, Lee’s love for animals has always been a family affair.  As an adult, Lee ignored her allergies to animals and chose to work with dogs.  Lee has been working with dogs now for 3 years.  Living with 13 reptiles and caring for her 4 year old son, Lee hopes to continue learning and giving her all to Doggieville and its guests.

At the age of 10, Kyle got her first dog, a Golden Retriever puppy named Yastrzemski (Yaz for short).  From there, her family grew to include a Shepherd/Husky mix named Thor, and a Pitbull/Shepherd mix named Roxi.  In the past 10 years, Kyle has done dog sitting for many friends and family members while working in the restaurant industry and also going through cosmetology school, thinking that would be the start of a “real” job.  However after graduation, following the passing of Thor, and not too long after the passing of Roxi, she realized that her passion truly lies with dogs.  Currently Kyle is owned by 3 bully breed mixes, Luci, Alabama, and Harley.  When Kyle is not at Doggieville, she is usually doing something with her dogs, whether it be attending dog training class with Our Pack Pitbull Rescue, or hiking with her dog Alabama, or just spending some quality cuddle time on the sofa watching a movie with her pups.  She is also a Dog Socializer at the Humane Society of Silicon Valley.  Kyle is so happy to be a part of the Doggieville family and blessed to be working with others that share her passion for dogs.  The only question she asked herself is “what took so long”?

Jason, who has been a dog and cat owner for most of his life and aspires to have a career involving humanitarian efforts with dogs and other animals, enjoys studying animal behavior, training dogs, and is an avid Bay Area sports fan.  Jason has a Neuroscience and Behavior B.S. from UCSC where he was also captain of the swimming team.  He is getting his pet dog training certification from Animal Behavior College, and he is also starting a nonprofit public charity for dogs. Jason currently owns one dog named Missy and fosters dogs frequently from the Santa Cruz SPCA.

Originally from the East Coast, Monica has made her way to Doggieville after over 7 years of experience working with animals. Growing up, Monica’s very patient mother let her own a myriad of pets from gerbils and hermit crabs, to ferrets and iguanas (and many more). In 2004 she started out as a bather, and quickly graduated to the position of groomer where she found her niche. She has also fostered dogs for rescue groups, as well as volunteered her grooming services to many groups back on the east coast. Monica actively participated in multiple puppy mill raids, as well as reached out to the community through animal rights activist groups such as ARFF (Animal Rights Foundation of Florida) and Animal Activists of Central Florida. She is very much looking forward to all the new furry West Coast friends she will meet, as well as getting back into fostering rescue pets.