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:

Lauren has also earned: 

And Lauren is working towards: 


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