Meet The Team
Lauren Zimmer
Lauren is a certified professional dog trainer, parrot behavior consultant, and shelter behavior affiliate who has a passion for working with animals. Lauren has been working in the animal welfare field since 2014 and has a wide range of experience including working with shelter animals, wild macaws, service dogs, and even rescued roosters! As a service dog handler, Lauren has a love for working with individuals with disabilities in order to improve their life through the assistance of a service dog. Lauren has many pets and cannot wait to meet yours!
Lauren's Certifications Includes:
CCPDT Certified Professional Dog Trainer- Knowledge Assessed
IAABC Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant
IAABC Shelter Behavior Affiliate
Lauren has also earned:
Veterinary Assisting Certificate - Milwaukee Career College
Dog Obedience Trainer Certificate- Penn Foster Career School
AKC CGC Evaluator Certification
AKC FitDog Instructor Certification
And Lauren is working towards:
Bachelor's Degree in Animal Health and Behavior at Unity University
Lana
Lana is Lauren's task-trained autism service dog.
Lana was born in 2016 and has been working with Lauren since 2017. She attends some classes and private lessons with Lauren and is also a wonderful demonstrator.
Lana will not attend any private lessons without the clients's written consent
Lyric
Lyric is Lauren's service dog in training.
Lyric was born in August of 2023 and will be training to take over Lana's job when she retires!
Lauren's Other Animal Companions
Board Members
Lauren Zimmer
Leighann Hanrahan
Alyssa Grove