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Meet the staff who makes the program possible

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Jenn

President, Executive Director & head trainer

Jenn has a bachelor's degree (University of Illinois) and master's degree (Southern Illinois University) in Animal Science with an minor in animal behavior and equine sciences. She spent 2 years in graduate school teaching animal behavior at Kansas State University under reknown animal behaviorist Janice Swanson. Jenn was selected for and completed a highly-competitive, one year veterinary internship at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago specializing in animal health, environmental enrichment and nutrition for exotic animals. She also worked for four years as veterinary technician while attending University. As a graduate of Extreme K9's trainer academy, she taught private lessons and trained service dogs for Extreme K9 and This Able Veteran. She also trained at K9 Companions under a master trainer graduate from the esteemed Tom Rose School of Dog Training before setting up her own training company in the Pacific Northwest where she had been training dogs since 2016. She is a professional member of the International Association of Canine Professionals and she is very interested in furthering the general education of the public on the use of tools in dog training, dog behavioral psychology, and canine policy/law. Her further experience as a manager and health/training coordinator for a no-kill shelter (Wright Way Rescue) and as a nutritional consultant for Blue Buffalo makes her the perfect pet wellness consultant.

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Zabrina

Assistant Director,Secretary &senior trainer

Zabrina grew up all over the state of Idaho, but calls Moscow her home. Growing up she participated in 4-H for 11 years, learning how to work with many different animals, including dogs. She ranked grand champion 3 times during her high school years in the dog training category. She attended the University of Oregon, graduating in 2016 with a B.S. in Biology. Post graduation, she took a training position in Florida working with marine mammals including dolphins, seals, and sea lions. In addition, had the opportunity to train 17 species of parrots, reptiles, rats, and cats. She also has several years experience working as a veterinary technician. Zabrina has trained for Prana K9 for since 2019 and is proud to be a board member and assistant training director for the SAFE service dog program. Zabrina has 3 dogs as part of her pack -- a Dutch shepherd, a great dane and a German shepherd -- 2 cats, and a Quaker parrot. We are honored to have Zabrina as part of our team!

 

 

 


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