Karen originally started out at our training facility in Reading, MA as a client, over 23 years ago, with her first working dog, her German Shepherd Nico. After spending 30 plus years in the world of banking and brokerage firms, she decided she needed a change and took early retirement to join our team in May of 2018, and never looked back. She is now our Operations Director, as well as the acting General Manager for Waggerz and one of our other locations. Besides keeping the businesses running smoothly and watching your dogs learn and grow, her favorite part of the day is greeting every dog as they come into our facility in the morning, and playing with the dogs either in the daycare or during outside playtime. She believes that all of the dogs that participate in our Daycare program are an integral part of our Family, and treats/ loves every dog as if they were her own. Karen is a certified AKC Evaluator and trainer for the Canine Good Citizen, AKC Community Canine, AKC Urban Canine Good Citizen, AKC Family Dog Program, and the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy Program. She has been a trainer and working dog handler for over 20 years. She would like to eventually become a certified dog behavioral consultant. When she’s not at work, she spends her free time with her Dutch Shepherd, CGC Rambo van Patriot PSA2, aka “Bambi” (also employed at Waggerz, as he’s usually keeping an eye on things from our lobby as well as participating in all new dog Meet n Greets) and they enjoy hiking, training in different environments, swimming and spending time at their other home near Acadia National Park.