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13 <br /> Page 1 of 2 Jenn Merritt <br /> Volunteer Application <br /> Orange County Advisory Boards and Commissions <br /> Name: Ms. Jenn Merritt <br /> Name Called: <br /> Home Address: 6718 Thunder Mountain Road <br /> Efland NC 27243 <br /> Phone: (Day) 919-357-5396 <br /> Phone: (Evening) <br /> Fax: <br /> Email: jenn@bluedogk9.com <br /> Place of Employment: Blue Dog Creature Coaching <br /> Job Title: Owner, Professional Dag Trainer <br /> Year of OC Residence: 1997 <br /> Township of Residence: Bingham <br /> Zone of Residence: - <br /> Sex: Female <br /> Ethnic Background: Caucasian <br /> Date of Birth: 3/7/2012 <br /> Boards/Commissions applied for: <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> Work Experience: <br /> I own my own business, Blue Dog Creature Coaching and have been a professional dog <br /> trainer for over 10 years. I teach private and group dog training classes in Chapel Hill, <br /> Durham, and Mebane, specializing in a reward based, family/child friendly approach. <br /> Prior to starting my business, I served as Dog Training Program Manager for the Animal <br /> Protection Society of Orange County (now Paws4Ever) from 2001-2004 and also worked <br /> as a veterinary assistant at Triangle Veterinary Hospital. <br /> Volunteer Experience: <br /> Founder, K9 Kindness.org (05/11-present) <br /> Animal Protection Society of Orange County/Paws4Ever pog Training Program (10/04- <br /> present) <br /> Delta Society Pet Partner/Animal Assisted Therapy Program (09/03-05/10) <br /> Orange County Exceptional Child Program (09/03-05/10) <br /> North Carolina Therapeutic Riding Program (05/07-09/09) <br /> Education: <br /> BS Degree in Psychology, 1997, Frostburg State University <br /> Certified Professional Dog Trainer since 2003 <br /> Tellington TTouch Companion Animal Practitioner since 2006 <br /> Continuing Education and non-degree programs can be found at <br /> http://www.bluedogk9.com/about/ <br />