Meet the Team
Jenn, Owner
Jenn is the proud owner of Mocha, an Australian Shepherd, Storm the German Shepherd and Sky the Husky. Her pups can be seen on the graphics outside her building. Jenn loves interacting with all the new pups that come to play and especially loves interacting with all the new pet parents to ensure they feel welcomed and apart of the Dogtopia family!
Daniela, Part Owner
Daniela is Jenn’s twin sister and is a full-time teacher. She comes to help out at the store whenever she can and offers her advice to Jenn and the other Dogtopians. She owns Diesel and Nacho the boxer twins, who love to play soccer and go for walks in the morning. Diesel can also be seen on the outside graphics right next to Mocha.
Kelsey, Social Media Analyst
Kelsey has been with the company even before it opened in October 2019. She is the mastermind behind the social media accounts, especially on the instagram story. She helps to create interesting and creative content to keep our followers updated on everything Dogtopia Lionhead!
She gladly brings her 3 dogs in to daycare weekly to ensure they are kept social, active and especially tired at the end of the day.
Let us know what you would like to see on our Instagram and Facebook….
Dorianna, Assistant Manager
Dorianna started working at Dogtopia Lionhead in May 2022! She has a bubbly personality, a lovely and warm smile and she would love to answer all your questions!
Greeting all the dogs in the morning or the afternoon is her favourite thing. Seeing all the gorgeous dogs playing and going home so tired at the end of the day is very heartwarming.
Check her out at the front desk and let us know that you think!
Jocelyn, Operations Manager (On Maternity Leave)
Jocelyn has been working with Dogtopia since the very beginning in October, 2019. She is dedicated to her work and we have seen an impressive amount of improvement with how the dogs focus and listen to her. If you see that the dogs are calm, they are most likely listening to some salsa or bachata music. She tends to speak spanish to them, so don’t be surprised if your pup goes home knowing some spanish.
Her knowledge of the rooms has led her to become our Operations Manager – whom controls everything to do with our playrooms. From coaches to dogs, she has an answer for it all!
Adrian, Rover
Adrian has been at Dogtopia since May 2020 and he has excelled tremendously working with the dogs in the room. He loves seeing all the new dogs and puppies that come in for playtime, especially the ones that look just like his own golden retriever, Angel.
He loves to help all the dogs to listen, but he is especially a great team member that cares and wants to help out in any way he can. He’s always there to lend a hand or take advice from the other coaches in order to better maintain the dogs in the room.
Selina, Events Coordinator
Selina is a great asset to the Dogtopia Lionhead team as she genuinely cares for the dogs we have in daycare, grooming and boarding. Always wants to make sure she says “see you later” to the daycare dogs as she can’t wait to see them back again soon!
Any dogs that are boarding she always wants to make sure that they are tucked in for bed, they have eaten and they are ready for a goodnight’s sleep. She is the type of person that will read the dog a bedtime story before they all fall asleep for the night.
She truly has a heart of gold, but that’s just what we think. Let us know what you think!!
Lily, Rover
Lily started with us in June 2021 and excelled working in our playroom with all the dogs.
She has such a calm demeanor with the dogs and is confident to work in either the toy box room or the gym room. It can be a lot working in the gym – but she has patience working with groups of dogs to ensure they receive the best possible attention!
Check her out in our rooms back at it again!
Pratibha, Rover
She started in April 2022 – and since her interview she has excelled and loves being around the big dogs! When she first started, she immediately had dogs’ listening, following and obeying her commands instantly. That is when we knew she would be a great fit with not only the dogs, but the team as well!
She blends well with everyone on the team being such a great team player and helping anywhere that she can. She is still learning and loves increasing her knowledge any way that she can!
You can often see her in the Toybox – check out the webcams and see how she can handle up to 30 dogs safely!
Heather, Canine Coach
Heather started in June 2022 – and has blended really well with the team ever since. She is a little on the quiet side but when she speaks up – she really makes you laugh! She has a kind soul, loving personality and of course, cares about ALL our daycare dogs.
Upon starting her job at Dogtopia Lionhead – she soon realized the relaxed environment and that it wasn’t just a job anymore. Being able to go to work and actually like what you do, is rare – being with dogs all day is even better!
Check her out on our webcams sometime and let us know how she’s doing!
Josh, Canine Coach
Josh started with us in January 2023 and has pleasantly surprised us as a canine coach! He takes pride in caring for the dogs in every room. He was a little shy joining the team at first, but has learned that we are a friendly bunch and is opening up!
If you see Josh, make sure you say Hi – You’ll learn he’s a very friendly and kind soul!
Jason, Canine Coach
Started working at Dogtopia in January 2023 – and has never looked back (who would when they work with dogs all day?!). You can catch him on our webcams in the Gym Room handling the big dogs and playing different interactive games to keep them engaged!
He brings his own dog Peanut who is a French Bulldog – and it’s good thing he does, as he is a raging ball of energy! Jason loves that fact that Peanut can make so many friends, all while coming home tired at the end of the day!
Check out Jason on our webcams to see what games he’s playing with dogs!
Tyler, Dog Groomer
Tyler has over 15+ years of experience in the dog grooming industry and knows a lot about his breeds of dogs and the style they were meant for.
He is very friendly and wants to know anything specific you would like for him to do so he can make sure your pup comes out of his grooming salon looking like a million bones!
He always gets such great compliments about his work – you will surely want to try him out. You won’t be disappointment.
Make an appointment today with him!
Alanah, Canine Coach
Alanah starting Sept 2023 and is always very attentive when getting to know the dog’s personality. She loves getting to know each and every dog in daycare and building a special bond with them. One of the amazing things you can find her doing is dancing with the dogs in daycare and having fun!
In her spare time, if you think she didn’t like dogs- she does dog walking for some people in her neighbourhood or friends!
Let us know what you think of her.
Jamie, Canine Coach/ Front Desk
Jamie was hired by Dogtopia Lionhead in February, 2024. She has a very bubbly and kind personality which drew our attention to her. You can often catch Jamie working in the rooms as a canine coach or learning about the business at the front desk.
Jaime loves to play with bubbles in the room as she finds she can connect more with the dogs this way. Her favourite daycare dog is Zuko and she also loves singing with the dogs and playing fetch- what a great combination!!
Catch her on our webcams during our business hours!
Fredricka, Canine Coach
She was also hired in February of 2024 for her love of dogs and calm demeanor she carries.
Her bestie in the room is Tiya (she adores her). One of her favourite things to do in the room with the dogs is DANCE! You can try and catch her dancing with some of our daycare dogs- shaking those tails. Another great thing to know about Fredricka is that she LOVES giving every dog the attention and love they deserve… I think it’s because she gives them treats at the end of her shift. Maybe that’s why they listen to her……
We are more than happy she found Dogtopia Lionhead and we wish her nothing but the best learning and helping to train all these beautiful dogs!
Daniela, Rover's Assistant
Daniela started working with us in early 2024 as she has a true passion for all dogs. She loves dogs of all sizes and it brightens her day to see all of them playing together. She adores Mike the shih-poo that comes for daycare – that’s one of her favourite dogs. Her favourite thing to do is greet all the dogs in the morning and help to lead them into their daycare room.
Daniela has special needs and needs some guidance on what to do but has no trouble completing all her assigned tasks with time to spare for her favourites. She has a difficult time communicating with others, so please be patient and excepting. The staff and clients that come in have adapted and grown from her and seeing how much these dogs make her day.
You can say Hi to Daniela on Tuesday’s when she works! She has always been on time, goal driven and has never missed a day of work – Guess it really pays off to work with dogs.
Ethan, Canine Coach
Ethan is quite the superstar in the room with the daycare dogs! He loves petting all the dogs in daycare and outside of the room on his breaks. He loves to give them all the attention they deserve and make sure that they are ALL having one of the best days ever.
His favourite dog is Olive the doodle. We don’t have favourite’s, but we do have that one dog that has stole our hearts. Ethan is a super nice guy, so don’t be shy to send a compliment his way or simply introduce yourself.
We love having our canine coaches meet all our beautiful pet parents!