09/10/2024
Hi I’m Roxanne 👋 There’s few new faces here AND I’ve never done a proper introduction of myself so here’s 8 facts about me:
1. I am originally from Quebec City and I moved to beautiful British Columbia in 2017. I lived in Whistler for 5 years, Pemberton for 1 and now Mount Currie ⛰️
2. I started agility with my first dog Sam, when I was 12 years old. I was absolutely obsessed with the sport until I moved to BC; so much that I missed my high school prom to go to and agility trial and I still don’t regret it to this day 😂
3. I have over 7 years of working professionally with dogs under my belt! My first job with dogs was as an animal care giver at a dog rescue in Alberta in 2013. I then travelled for a few years and tried different opportunities in the service industry. In 2018, I started working as a dog walker for another dog walking company in Whistler, leading group walks of up to 12 dogs at a time. In 2020, I went back to work at the rescue as an assistant manager for a few months as I needed a change of scenery. This is when I adopted my dog, Feisty. In 2021, Zen Dogs Whistler was born! ✨
4. I currently live with 2 dogs: Feisty (Slide 2) and Hank (Slide 3). They both have reactive tendencies and have taught me so much about fear in dogs 🐶
5. I love to mountain bike and snowboard, especially with my dogs whenever it’s possible! 🚵🏼♀️🏂
6. I was diagnosed with ADHD and social anxiety about 1.5 year ago. It’s never really been a problem for me until I became self-employed. My journey has been bit of a roller coaster since then, but I’m slowly learning to develop strategies to help me thrive with it 💡
7. I am TERRIFIED of birds because a seagull stole a sandwich out of my hand as I was taking a bite when I was 10 years old 🦅❌ I adopted some chickens this year to help me get over that fear. I am not scared of my chickens anymore, but unfortunately it did not transpose to other birds lol
8. I am a freshman student at the renowned . I was on a hiatus for way too long as life got a bit rough for me in 2020 and then I was too busy with Zen Dogs to think about studying. But I’m excited to be back in student mode now! 🤓
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