Nikki Sherwin started off in 1994 teaching behavioral programs to children. She developed and taught anger management, self-esteem and friendship groups.
Nikki with her dogs Dizzy, Butterfly and Duffy
Since 1997 Nikki has worked professionally with dogs.
Nikki’s experience has included:
• Member of the SuperDogs team
• Attained master level agility titles
• Head instructor of an obedience centre for 6 years
• Taught agility classes
• Developed a bite prevention class for school aged children
• Volunteered throughout schools teaching bite prevention
• Manager of an animal hospital
• Volunteered throughout the community in promoting and demonstrating agility and obedience.
• Attends seminars about dog behavior and agility to further her education
• Introduced a R.E.A.D (reading education assistance dog) program in a local elementary school. Dizzy and Nikki volunteer at a local school twice weekly and look forward to expanding the program.
• Visits nursing homes with Dizzy and Butterfly regularly as a volunteer with the Love Unleashed program.
The Aunties:
Allex joined the Auntie squad in November of 2007.
Allex came to Woofs with a love and understanding of dogs from fostering countless rescues. Her whole life she and her mom fostered rescues. Allex continues to foster dogs to this day. In her personal life along with fostering she also puppy sits many of our Woofers and Wagglers.
At Woofs her love of dogs is unending and the care she shows them is incredible. She is always coming up with new games to play with them like hide and seek and find the ball. She is there for our visitors and although she does not love mornings if she is needed she is here for our clan!!! Thanks Allex. Many of you see Allex after work to. Just go to the dog park or to a rescue party or gathering…you will probably find ALLEX!!!
Welcome Auntie Ramona!!
Ramona joined woofs in 2009. Ramona is from Courtenay BC Vancouver Island. She has been working with all kinds of animals since forever. Ramona's work with animals has included Natural Horsemanship, Pet store Manager, Farm Work and Kennel Tech. Her experience goes on with just about every genre of the animal world covered. Ramona has a special love for dogs and horses with much of her work concentrated on them. She even trained her first dog to do dressage as if it were a horse!
We welcome her to the woofs team! What a great addition! You always see Ramona running with the dogs, loving them and on the floor with tons of loves to share. She has a natural understanding of them that very few possess.
The Obedience team:
Shalin is one of our obedience instructors. Shalin assisted in my classes on and off for YEARS. She is great with dogs and truly they are her love. She once told me that when she was a student in nursing her professor approached her and said that future essays and presentation on child behavior had to outline children and no more example of dog behavior!!!! Now that is too funny!!!
Shalin is not only a great addition to Woofs but she is the most organized person I have met. I remember when she came to Woofs for training and I immediately asked her to start with the obedience program. She agreed and there has been no stopping her valuable input and program development. Outside of training she is a full time nurse, has 3 crazy dogs of her own (and a crazy cat) but she participates in agility, dog sledding and so much more.
Shalin developed our Puppy Socialization Classes, volunteers in Read to Dizzy Program at an elementary school and continues to push forward. Her future addition to Woofs is in developing a new parents program on how to introduce baby to dogs.
Thanks Shalin for coming to Woofs.
What can I say about Lise???
Lise joined Woofs in 2008.
Her Passion is teaching and seeing people connect, communicate effectively, and most importantly have fun with their dogs at woofs.
In her professional life she teaches financial planning software
Her 5+ years of experience in education is a testament to the skills she has acquired over the years
You can often hear Lise says that teaching obedience classes at Woofs is her therapy.
She strives to continually further her knowledge through research, books, and discussions. She sees every new experience as an opportunity to learn and use in future situations to help people and dogs to live better lives together.
Thanks Lise