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DAMON
- Bachelor of Science, MTSU- Major Psychology, Minor is History and Philosophy
- Davidson County Rescue Squad, 2013-2018
- Certified Helper/Decoy- United Schutzhund Club of America
- Member of National Association for Search and Rescue
- Pet First Aid Certified/Doggy CPR Certified
- Member of Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads
- Head Trainer of Nashville K9 2013-2018
- Tennessee Lottery Commercial 2013
- FGL Sundaze video 2014
- Dan and Shay Nothing Like You Video 2015
- Greenies photo shoot 2017
- Tractor Supply dog food commercial 2017
Gabby Garner
Gabby is from Canton, GA and moved to Chattanooga 2 years ago. She is also a CrossFit Trainer at Whitebelt CrossFit. She briefly played college lacrosse and enjoys working out and training Jiu-Jitsu.
Gabby decided to become a trainer under Damon because his methods come from a psychological standpoint and are proven to change behavior without pinch or E collars. She also loves that it is fun for both the trainer and the dog!
Gabby owns two Weimeraners: Paisley and Luke. Luke goes hunting for Quail and Pheasants and loves the water. Paisley loves to nap and explore in her spare time.
Tatiana Dewey
Tatiana has been working at Good Citizen K9 for almost a year. She resides in Ooltewah, TN and has been homeschooled since 6th grade. She also works for Scenic City Equestrian Center and got involved with Good Citizen K9 as a result of meeting Damon through her Equine job. She loves horses and is training her own 4 year-old mare.
Tatiana says what she loves about dogs is "how they can feel what you feel emotion-wise. Dogs can pick up on the smallest change in emotion and I find that very interesting. I love blue heelers, but really I love any cattle dog."
Tatiana has her own dog at home; his name is Trooper. He is a black mouth cur. She really enjoys working for GCK9! She states that it is an awesome work environment and she learns something new every day!
Heather Kelly
Heather has been working for Good Citizen K9 since 2020, but she has been working with dogs for almost a decade.
She started as Kennel Tech with Good Citizen K9, continued on to the Apprentice Progam and then completed the Trainer Program. She also runs doggy graduation classes with our clients.
Although Heather loves all the dogs she works with, she is a particularly passionate advocate for pitbulls!
Carmiya Motter
Carmiya has been working with Good Citizen K9 for about a year now. Despite being born in Tennessee, she has spent the majority of her life in Georgia. She has always had a deep abiding love for animals of all kinds, from fish and chickens to dogs and horses. As a child she used to plead with her parents for diffent kinds of animals or the chance to interact with them.
In addition to drawing animals, she also enjoys traditional and digital art as a hobby. Carmiya is a senior at Heritage High Schoool and on of the leaders of the K9 club. She also plyas competitive volleyball with a goal to play at a higher level in the future.
Horses were the catalyst for her inital interest in dogs. She had always wanted a horse, but without the time or money to care for one, she settled for a dog instead. She then acquired another dog.
Carmiya has a strong affection for dogs and from a young age she has especially enjoyed the process of raising them. She has two sheepadoodles named Fern and Clover. She enjoys and loves her sheepadoodles, but hopes on day to also own a Chinese Red Dog.
Samantha Leslie
Samantha has lived in Ringgold for 24 years and owns a small 30-acre farm. She is the director of the Rabbit Valley Farmers Market in downtown Ringgold. Her dogs join her frequently for market days!
She has two rescue dogs: a cattle dog mix named Blue and a pit-mix named Bikes. Her hobbies include farming, fiber arts and traveling.
Samantha has only been with Good Citizen K9 a short time, but she loves being able to work with dogs and being outdoors.
Mary Day Elsenrath
Mary Day has been with Good Citizen K9 since September 2023.
She was born in Tennessee, but has lived in multiple states and towns.
She wanted to work for Good Citizen K9 because she loves working with animals and she loves everything about dogs.
Mary Day's family owns a chocolate lab business and she is excited to be working with all breeds of dogs now!
Her hobbies include swimming, traveling, painting, playing sports, pottery, and photography. She is also a senior at Heritage High School where she is a member of the softball and track teams.
She has 5 dogs and their names are: Nellie, Trip, Ginny, Red and Rose. Occasionally, there are also puppies joining the mix!
Addy
- Addy started her apprenticeship at the age of 1 by training Knox.
- She now works with Hurricane on protection.
- Addy's favorite breeds are the Dogo Argentinos and German Shepherds
- Addy enjoys hanging out on the farm with all of the animals and even gathers eggs to sell.
- She loves spending time with her baby sister!
- She rides horses, canoes, trains Jiu-Jitsu, and is learning to play the Clarinet!
We have 2 locations totaling over 100 combined acres of land.
This allows the dogs to interact with other animals in a new environment while getting plenty of outside exercise!
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