Heather Heather is the Owner, Head Groomer & Trainer of Ultimutt DogZone. She gained her certification as a pet dog trainer from Animal Behaviour College in Northridge, California. Animal Behaviour College is featured as a recommended school for dog trainers on Victoria Stilwell's website, positively.com. Heather has over 17 years in training & grooming dogs, but has had dogs her entire life. She has placed in grooming competitions, and her list of accomplishments with dogs include obedience titles, agility qualifiers, PAT dogs, and Champion points & CRUFTS qualifiers. She has handled and shown many dogs in the breed rings, mainly Golden Retrievers, Akitas, Afghan Hounds, Borzoi, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Pyrenean Mountain Dogs, Poodles, Mastiffs, Foxhounds, Flat Coated Retrievers and Otterhounds, just to name a few.
Heather is commited to further education and is trained in Pet First Aid & CPR. She also is a member of the English Groomers Group, and attends as many lectures and seminars as possible regarding grooming & dog training. Her idea behind Ultimutt DogZone was to create a place that cares for and treats dogs like her own: with positive training & energy to make both training and the grooming process alot more enjoyable.
NickNick is Heather's husband, AKA 'Kennel Boy'. He is our primary dog walker & bather and makes sure all the dogs in the salon get plenty of attention & cuddles. He can help answer your questions about dog training, book your dog or cat in for grooming and knows his stuff when it comes to dog nutrition! He washes and dries dogs, and if you don't see him in the salon, it usually means he is out running doggie errands and tending to the walkies. Nick also acts as Heather's agent when it comes to booking her for seminars, lectures & workshops.
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Hayleigh works part time in
the Grooming Salon as a bather & receptionist. She's been around
animals her whole life and currently lives with a Shih-Tzu (which her mum lets Heather colour & practise Creative Grooming Styles on!) & a
Bullmastiff. Hayleigh enjoys working with animals and playing with the
dogs at the salon. Hayleigh will be pursuing an NVQ in Customer
Relations in 2011.
Emily Emily works part time in the Grooming Salon bathing dogs on occasion when we are in our very busy season. She has worked in rescue centres and has a true passion for dogs. Emily has wanted a Rottweiler for as long as she can remember and now that she has one, says she's everything she could have hoped for. She shares her home with Bettie, her softie Rottie, and two Jack Russells, Darla and Dipzy.
LOLA Lola is our Tibetan Terrier (or Tibetan Terror as we lovingly like to call her). Her job is to greet the customers & provide your dog with a playmate during breaks being groomed. She likes to 'talk' to our clients, and is very talkative when it comes to her doggie friends, especially when they leave as she doesn't like to see them go. She would rather play all day with everyone! You are usually likely to see her in a wide variety of haircuts (and colours!) as Heather will be competing with her at grooming competitions and can't keep her scissors away! Despite her vocal greetings, Lola is trained to do a variety of tricks, has an uncanny tracking ability, and LOVES to be petted and paid attention to!
