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***Meet the American K9 Country Staff***
Meet the Owners.....
Bob & Dottie Proulx
Bob
has over 20 years experience in the sport of showing and breeding dogs.
He has been an avid AKC show exhibitor/handler and owned and managed
Ivy Hollow Kennels with his wife Dottie. He is recognized for producing
top winning Champion Alaskan Malamutes in breed & performance
events. Bob has competed in dog sledding events and has designed &
built wheel-rig sleds for off-season sledding. Bob has illustrated his
lifelong dedication and love for responsible dog ownership & care
through his dealings with local breed rescue organizations. As a member
of Yankee Alaskan Malamute Club, Bob has acted as Vice-President and
Co-Hospitality Chairman at many AKC shows & events. Besides being
AK9C's Bookeeper, Dottie, or as she's known to K9 Country Crew, "Auntie
Dot," is what gives American K9 Country the warm, family feel. Whether
Dot is in the kitchen cooking the daycare staff breakfast, or whether
Bob is outside jump-starting a client's car, American K9 Country would
not be the beautiful, warm family facility that it is without owners,
Bob
& "Auntie Dot". Bob & Dottie currently reside in Auburn, NH.
Celeste Meade
Not only is
Celeste one of the owners but she is the
brains
behind this amazing facility. Celeste's vision was to
create a facility that was inviting not only owners but pets as
well. AK9C is a facility built by dog trainers for dog trainers.
Every aspect of the facility revolves around convenience along
with a cozy home feeling. This is more than a pet care facility,
rather it is both pet and owner's home away from home. Whether it be
the beautifully hand-painted floors or one of the many murals that
cover our walls, Celeste & friends poured their hearts and souls
into
making this
facility what it is today!
As a professional dog
trainer, AKC
Obedience Judge & Rally-O
Judge,
Celeste Meade has had a successful career competing nationally and
training dogs
for over 25 years. She has achieved numerous titles in obedience,
conformation, sheep herding and
tracking while earning number one national rankings and TEN Perfect
200's, high in trials, championships and numerous coveted "Dog World
Award." She & Zoom are currently ranked #1 in the United States
for 2004 "First & Foremost" in all breed dog obedience. Celeste has
competed on the United States World Dog Obedience Team & competed
at CRUFTS in Birmingham, England in March of 2006 earning herself 11th
place in the WORLD! Go USA!

Management....
Facility
Manager/Web Mistress
Amber
Genest
If
you've ever been to AK9C then you've
more than likely seen Amber busily typing away in the office with her
dog Quick lying at her feet. After
attending Colorado State University and the University
of New Hampshire majoring both in Animal Science and Veterinary
Medicine, Amber received her Bachelor of Science Degree. As an ABKA Certified Pet Care Technician and
with over 5 years experience as a veterinary surgical technician, Amber
brings medical perspective to the AK9C crew. Destined for
Veterinary School, Amber has put her plans of attending Tufts on hold
to manage this great facility. At the early age of 3 Amber found her
first love, horses! Now an avid horse trainer & exhibitor, Amber
has over 23 years of riding, training & showing experience under
her belt. When not at a horse show Amber can be found in the
breed ring showing dogs. She has competed all over the country as well
as in Canada with champion Bloodhounds. Even competing
at the prestegious Westminster Kennel Club in 1997 and winning an Award
of Merit with her Bloodhound "Tootsie." Now-a-days when not showing one
of her
horses in the jumper ring, Amber is currently competing in Agility with
her Border Collie "Quick" (Ewe Can't Catch me Nimrod RE, NA, NF, NAJ)
as well as Celeste's Border Collie "Sparky" (Border Bay's Ewe Make
Sparks Fly NA, NF). Be on the look out for these two
speed-daemons!


Daycare
Wranglers....
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