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REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, CERTIFIED CANINE REHABILITATION PRACTITIONER, FITPAWS MASTER TRAINER, CERTIFIED CANINE FITNESS TRAINER

As a young girl, Laurel had a need to help animals. Much to her parent’s dismay, she would frequently bring home puppies and kittens. Growing up she always had pets around her and her first memories include a Corgi named Corky and a cat she dragged home from a farm named Ginger.

Pets came and went as she grew up and when she went off to college, she took her partner in crime Panda. They were inseparable, she went everywhere with Laurel, including school. As a graduate of St. Lawrence College, Laurel enjoyed 19 years of service to the people and pets of North Bay. She is in good standing of the Ontario Association of Veterinary Technicians and is a member of International Association of Veterinary Rehabilitation and Physical Therapy.

Laurel is certified in canine rehabilitation through the University of Tennessee (CCRP). She has earned certification as a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT) from the University of Tennessee, and is certified as a FitPAWs Master Trainer in Canine Fitness (FP-MT).

She shares her home with Flynn the Whippet (AKA Bean), Sunny and Klover the Beagles, Max the Shih Tzu, Vader the miracle dog and Kronick the Cat and the new addition to the family, Pria, another whippet!

Laurel loves providing rehabilitation and conditioning to the pets of North Bay and is proud to say that it is good to be a pet here.

REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, CERTIFIED CANINE REHABILITATION PRACTITIONER, FITPAWS MASTER TR... Read More

Before joining the Touch team, Melissa owned and operated a busy pet grooming salon in Barrie, ON for 20 years and has been in the pet grooming industry for 23 years. Originally from North Bay, Melissa and her family have come back home. Melissa has had a lifelong passion for dogs, has experience grooming many breeds and harbours a love for Standard Poodles. She has had two St. Poodles of her own, and currently has a Lab, Cache and a Portuguese Water Dog/ Border Collie mix, Ollie. When she isn’t pampering dogs, you’ll find her with family, her dogs, or in the garden. Melissa can’t wait to meet new friends, both of the K9 and people kind.

Before joining the Touch team, Melissa owned and operated a busy pet grooming salon in Barrie, ON... Read More

REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN

Kaitlyn joined the Touch Team in 2020 and has quickly become a valuable asset with her knowledge, awareness and love of pets. In addition to her friendly nature and smile, her assets also include her Veterinary Technician diploma, in-depth certification in Canine Rehabilitation from Northern College, her certification as Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner from the University of Tennessee and experience as a groomer. She has just previously been a team member at a fellow Rehabilitation Centre down south for the past 3 ½ years, performing Massage, Hydrotherapy and Land-Based Conditioning for dogs from all around Southern Ontario. Her furry family consists of a beautiful Springer Spaniel, Marlee, and their Husky X, Zoe! Her & her husband’s newlywed status has brought her up North and we are very excited to welcome her to the Touch Team!

REGISTERED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN Kaitlyn joined the Touch Team in 2020 and has quickly become a ... Read More

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