2023 Staff Spotlight: Katy
Name: Katy
Primary Location: Fitchburg and occasionally Puppy
Q: What Certifications/Education do you have?
A: Knowing Dogs 101 and 201, Pet First Aid, CPACP
Q: What are your pronouns?
A: She/her
Q: What is your preferred name?
A: Katy
Q: When did you start?
A: April of 2019
Q: What is your position/title?
A: Playgroup Leader and Assistant Trainer
Q: What made you apply for this this job?
A: I wanted a job I could be passionate about. I have always loved dogs. Being able to care for them and help them learn and grow felt really meaningful to me.
Q: What is your favorite part of daycare?
A: Bonding with the dogs
Q: What is your favorite part of training?
A: Helping each dog use their unique perspectives and skills to learn.
Q: Favorite thing about your team?
A: None of us is that weird dog person, because all of us are that weird dog person.
Q: Favorite thing about the clients?
A: How much they love their pups
Q: Favorite thing about the dogs?
A: All the funny, weird, endearing things they do
Q: Something unique about you – not related to the dogs
A: I'm a self-taught seamstress
Q: Something you’d never guess I’d do/peg me for
A: I used to be a dancer
Q: Which dog breed are you based on this quiz:
A: Greyhound
Q: Which breed did you grow up with?
A: My childhood dog was a Cairn Terrier. My first dog as an adult was a teacup Chihuahua.
Q: Tell us about the pets that you live with now?
A: I have a 3-year-old super mutt
Q: Favorite color
A: Turquoise
Q: Share a boring fact about yourself
A: I love office supplies and stationery.
Q: If you got stranded on an island & it’s just you and your best buddy dog, what other animal would you want with you and why?
A: A carrier pigeon, because I've always wanted one, and for obvious reasons.
Q: If you were a candle, what scent would you be?
A: Apple Cider
Q; If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
A: The ability to travel between alternate realities - so I could see how various choices and factors affect the outcome of my life, and so I could try a bunch of different things!
Q: What weird collections do you have
A: Not a formal collection, but I have way too many fancy pens
