About

Becca started working at Doggy Haven in July of 2017. She’s grown up with dogs and is an avid animal lover! Her golden retriever, Wilson, has been coming here since he was a pup so as soon as she was old enough she applied for a job. When she graduates from Jackson high school in 2019, Becca plans on going to college in hopes of becoming a veterinarian! Ideally she would like to be a wildlife or zoo veterinarian so she can be with animals of all kinds. Her favorite kind of days are days spent at the beach sunbathing with Wilson or throwing him a tennis ball. She loves Wilson even more than he loves playing fetch, which is a lot! Dogs are always in the center of her heart and she loves coming to work to spend time cuddling and playing with furry friends!

Holly has an extensive background in pet care. In addition to being part of the Doggy Haven team since March of 2010, she has worked at 3 other daycares, 2 vet clinics, and 2 pet supply stores. She did pet sitting and dog walking as a teen, was certified in pet first aid and CPR, spent a year volunteering a couple days at HPAC, fostered ferrets, has been a loving mom to chinchillas, birds, a hedgehog, cats, and dogs. She is currently mom to 1 dog (Finley) and 3 little humans. Holly loves Irish music, and played the bag pipes for 15 years—she would love to pick it up again. Some day she’d like to run a marathon, and climb Mt. Rainier. In the meantime she spends her time playing with her kids and husband, going to the dog park, hiking, traveling, and reading. Holly and Finley love coming to DH, especially when they get to run, play, and watch dogs being dogs! Holly would be happy to spend the rest of her days as part of Doggy Haven.

Jennifer joined the Doggy Haven team in July of 2017. She currently is a dog trainer, working closely with trainer Kim, teaching orientation and levels classes. Jennifer has spent all of her life around athletics and because of that spent time coaching. She decided to take her passions for teaching and dogs to the next level by entering the apprentice program. Her favorite dogs are black labradors because of their loyalty, young spirit, and active nature. She is pictured here with her 13 year old first love, Pointer, who passed away December of 2016.

Kellie started working at Doggy Haven September of 2017 as a full-time Resort Companion. When she was young, her automatic reply to the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” was, “A veterinarian!” Animals have always been and will continue to be, a big part of her life. Since the age 13, has been a pet sitter and dog walker for her neighbors and family. She volunteered at PAWS for two years where her duties included: dog walking, cat room cleaning, and being on the Clinic Call Team. For her senior project when in high school, she spent 45 hours job shadowing at VCA Silver Lake Animal Hospital. Throughout her life she has had four cats and one dog. Sadly, about a week after she started at Doggy Haven, her dog of 15 years, Skip, passed away from cancer. She thought it would be difficult to come in and see dogs the next day, but it ended up helping immensely. Different quirks, and physicalities that these dogs have, remind her of Skip and it helps keep the memories alive!

In her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing with her cat, and listening to music. She hopes one day to travel the world — first on her list… Europe!

Nikki joined Doggy Haven in March 2017 after graduating from Karen Pryor Trainer Foundation and since gone on to become certified in Pet First-Aid and CPR. Ever since Nikki was young, animals have been her passion, growing up as an only child the family dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, frogs, etc. were all the siblings she ever needed. It quickly became obvious to everyone around her that working with dogs would be her dream career.  Nikki is continuing her education in Karen Pryor’s Professional Trainer Program (KPA-CPT) and working towards getting her CPDT.

Nikki loves to spend all of her spare time with her two Siberian Huskies, Koda and Meika; she lives in the Mill Creek area with her husband, they enjoy traveling all over the world, but most of all hiking along side their huskies.

Rachel came to us in January of 2017 after being a stay-at-home mom for 14 years. However, before deciding to stay home she worked in the veterinary field for 7 yrs. She’s had animals since the age of 8 when she acquired a male cat she promptly named Maria Snow White Fluffy. She’s passed her love of animals onto her two daughters. Her girls personally own a corn snake, stick bugs and a beta fish. She and her family currently have two dogs, a Labradoodle named Birdie and a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Josie, and two cats, Finn & Rue. In the past she and her family have owned dogs, cats, fish, gerbils, leaf bugs, stick bugs, frogs and chickens. When not at Doggy Haven, Rachel enjoys photography, making jewelry, water-coloring, baking, and reading.

Rebecca joined the doggy haven team in July of 2017 as a Resort companion and grooming assistant. She’s currently a senior in high school and a full time running start student. After finishing at EvCC, she plans on going to medical school. Rebecca has always been an animal lover. Here she is pictured with her “fur family,” Ella, Daisy, and Genevieve.

Sam been part of the team since June of 2017 and loves every day of it. She could not think of a better place to work. Working with dogs is what she’s always wanted to do. It can be a challenge but it is also very rewarding. She has had many different jobs in the past but this is her absolute favorite. In her spare time Sam loves to go to concerts and just hang out with her husband and their dogs. She has always had dogs and life wouldn’t be the same without them. Sam’s favorite part of working at Doggy Haven is getting to meet new dogs everyday.

Sammi started working with the team in February of 2017, in addition to her role as a Resort Companion she is also a grooming assistant here at Doggy Haven. Sammi LOVES puppies and if she could, she would love have at least 3 dogs! She is currently putting herself through graduate school where she will complete her Masters of Science in Nutrition and aspires to be a registered dietitian one day. Sammi is pictured with her dog Lukee!

Sarah joined the team at Doggy Haven in May of 2017 and she absolutely loves it. Sarah moved here from Michigan at the beginning of the year and misses her dogs like crazy (German Shepherd, black Labrador Retriever, and Labrador/Pitt Bull mix), but luckily she has the best job in the world where she gets to see dogs everyday! Working with animals has always been Sarah’s passion, and she would not trade this job for anything. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, relaxing, and especially baking. Currently she does not have a dog of her own, but she’s planning to change that by the end of this year!

Seth joined the Doggy Haven team in June of 2017. He is currently a Junior at Jackson High School in Mill Creek. He has grown up with dogs all his life and has two at home; a cockapoo named Brody, and a cockapoo mix named Zoe. Both have been coming to Doggy Haven since they were pups. He loves baseball and enjoys playing it all the time whether it’s with his team or with his friends. When he’s not playing, he enjoys rooting for the Mariners at home or at the games. After Seth graduates Jackson High in 2019, he plans on going to college in hopes of becoming a physical therapist. In his spare time he enjoys hanging out with friends, playing sports, being in nature, and listening to music. He loves working at Doggy Haven and being able to be with playful and loving dogs all the time.