Kathryn,
the business personality and driving force behind Dog
Paddling Adventures, has obtained her animal first aid
certificate and is the trip photographer and co-chef.
She is the friendly voice and smiling face on the other
end of your emails, and is always up for a good doggy
story around camp. "The goal of Dog Paddling Adventures
is to provide a wonderful outdoor experience for both
you and your dog, and our passion for the animals of the
earth and their habitat will enhance each of our trips
in a unique and special way"...Kathryn Howell
Jessie
is a unique Husky mix who was born on August 26, 2000, and
during the seventh week of her life she chose to adopt Kathryn
and Eren as her pack members. No stranger to the forest
and 10 km hikes, she works out of a log cabin with Eren
during the school year helping students with their homework.
The other three months of the year and many of her "weekends
off" she spends her energy working for Dog Paddling
Adventures, showing the other dogs all the nooks and crannies
of the areas that she has learned so well.
Kevin
is our right hand man, trip leader and has been with Dog
Paddling since the beginning. An avid outdoor enthusiast
he has been hiking, and paddling on flat and white water
for years. Kevin's love for the outdoors has lead him
to obtain his Advanced Wilderness First Aid, Pet First
Aid, and most recent - CRCA/ORCA Sea Kayaking level II.
He is a great team leader and always there to help a client,
both canine and human, or share in a great dog story.
"My hope is that we help people love their dogs even
more by helping them have fun with their dogs."...Kevin
Moore
Dana
has been guiding trips for over 12 years and is a certified
flatwater and canoe tripping instructor. She is also certified
in lakewater, moving water, national lifeguarding service,
remote and wilderness first aid, and river rescue. Cedar,
is a one year old NSDTR, and is Dana's faithful (and sometimes
squeaky) companion on the water. Together they are looking
forward to a great summer of meeting new people and their
dogs, playing in the outdoors, cooking up savory and mouth
watering meals, and observing what the earth and the wild
do best.
Donna
& Rosie are very excited to be part of the Dog Paddling
team! Donna brings with her 20 years of paddling and guiding
experience. She is certified in both flatwater and white
water paddling, along with both human and canine first aid!
Her vast experience in paddling, guiding and her incredible
passion for dogs, makes her a welcome addition to our team!
We are thrilled to have Don back guiding with us after taking a few seasons off to start a family. Don has been tripping for over 13 years and has copious canoeing and wilderness tripping experience including dog sledding in the Temagami region of Ontario.
Don brings with him an ORT diploma, wilderness first responder, dog first aid knowledge, ORCA certified and has his swift water rescue certificate. Don has years of wilderness guiding experience by traditional methods of canoeing and dogsledding and a wonderful knowledge of wilderness biology. His love for tripping and sharing voyageur and first nation stories will be enjoyed by all who accompany him on a Dog Paddling Adventure.
Don looks forward to sharing some great adventures with you and your dog this summer.
Leah is the newest member of the Dog Paddling team!
With 6 years of combined experience guiding hiking, canoeing, and sea kayaking trips Leah is a terrific leader as well as a dog lover (as you can see by her love for her new pup Sienna). A graduate of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism, with a Specialization in Leadership, Leah is certified in canoeing, kayaking and wilderness first aid. Leah's love for dogs comes in part from her work with 120 huskies each winter leading dog sledding trips! Leah and Sienna are very excited to be part of the Dog Paddling Team and looks forward to many great adventures with you and your pup!
All Dog Paddling Adventure
guides are ORCA (Ontario Recreational Canoe Association)
certified and have their Wilderness First Aid Certificate,
along with the ability to share and create a comfortable
and relaxed group environment.
Jessie the Chief Dog Operator of Dog Paddling Adventures.
Photo courtesy
of Robin Burkett - Pet Photographer
You can visit her website at http://www.pawprintsphotography.com/
