Playground Staff | Pampered Pooch Playground

Doggy Daycare Playground Staff

	Vanessa – Playground Staff Vanessa was one of the original PPP staff members, and after a 9 month hiatus has decided to rejoin the fun! She also works as a Certified Veterinary Technician in the Twin Cities area. Vanessa is excited to have room in her schedule to accommodate her love for dog-wrangling alongside her love for veterinary medicine. She also owns a little black cockapoo, “Mr. Boo”.
	Melissa – Playground Staff Melissa is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and is a mom to Cyrus miniature pinscher who can be seen playing at dog daycare. Before coming to Pampered Pooch Playground, she worked for a doggy daycare and boarding kennel in Green Bay for 3 years.
	Nathan – Playground Staff Nathan is the tallest member of the Pampered Pooch Playground staff standing about 6′6”. He is a graduate of St. Cloud State and also a trained Emergency Medical Technician. Nathan also has a new Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy named Penny. Nathan got really excited for the staff photo shoot, and decided to bring a 3 foot trophy and a winter jacket with gloves. We are not really sure why, but he is the comic relief for the staff!
	Stephanie – Playground Staff Stephanie attends the University of Minnesota and will graduate with a degree in biology. She loves to be around dogs and make sure that they are well taken care of. Stephanie is a doggy mom to Eclipse and Booster.
	Anna – Playground Staff Anna was one of the original Pampered Pooch Playground employees. She just got back from studying abroad in New Zeland for a year and wanted to return to the PPP (we took her back with open arms). Anna is known to bike to work on a regular basis.
	Erin – Playground Staff Erin attends the University of Minnesota and is working towards a degree in Political Science and is a mom to a 2 year old Dalmatian mix. She also is an avid swimmer and teaches swimming lessons.
	Anne – Playground Staff Anne is a graduate of Millikin University with a B.F.A in musical theater. She has two Tibetan Terriers who love to come to PPP and play! When she isn’t playing with the dogs, she can be found helping out local high schools theaters, or acting in plays around the twin cities!
	Lauren – Playground Staff Lauren is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and plans to attend graduate school in the fall. She is a “doggy mommy” to Moe, a puggle who loves to play dress up!
	Julie – Playground Staff Julie is a recent graduate of Northwestern College and is attending cosmotology school. Julie really enjoys playing with all of the smaller dogs that come to play.
	Marissa – Playground Staff Marissa is a student at the University of Minnesota and a mother to a horse. She loves to go riding. Marissa’s favorite part about working at PPP is seeing how happy the dogs are when then come to play.
	Rebecca – Playground Staff Rebecca is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota. Rebecca is a huge dog lover, but can’t have one in her apartment. She looks at all of our doggy daycare dogs as “her childern.”
	Jamie – Playground Staff Jamie is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in animal science. Jamie enjoys playing with all the dogs and giving each one lots of personal attention.
Photos by: Sarah Beth Photography