Hailee is an avid animal lover who has had a passion for working with dogs all her life. She has been working with dogma for over two years now and has thoroughly enjoyed advancing her career in the dog world.

She was part of the first group of students to graduate from the dogma Apprenticeship Program and was later invited to join the training team here at dogma. Teaching classes is such a joy for her that it is difficult to put it into words. Her passion for dog training developed because she was volunteering at the shelter and was troubled by how many young healthy dogs were being surrendered due to lack of socialization and obedience skills causing their owners to get so frustrated that they gave up on them. Hailee’s goal as a classroom instructor is to help all her students gain the foundation needed to have a long and happy life with their pets.

Hailee obtained her CPDT-KA and CPDT-KSA in 2012, but her passion for dogs does not end there. Her goal is to become a CBCC-KA and also to get her certification in Canine Reiki. Hailee shares her home with her dog Turbo.

Kristen has always had a love for animals, and her family has always had a house full of dogs. She moved to Calgary 4 years ago, and got her first puppy, a border collie named Onyx.

After working with Onyx, she discovered she had a love for training and really wanted to become a dog trainer to help people and their dogs as well as volunteer with some local rescues.

She found the apprenticeship program at dogma, and started in 2010, she loved it so much, she decided not to leave, and started working in the daycare. She graduated with honours and obtained her DCBCE designation. She is currently working towards her CPDT-KA designation and plans to obtain it this year.

Megan Armstrong, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA

Drae Fitchett, DCBCE, CPDT-KSA, CBCC-KA

Hailee Dix, DCBCE, CPDT-KSA

Kristen Moore, DCBCE

Kristina grew up on a farm and spent her days playing with a variety of pets, farm animals and various rescued wildlife. She always had the patience needed to work with shy or fearful animals which helped to care for the scared or injured animals they took care of.

Kristina could not have been more thrilled last year when her boyfriend agreed to get a puppy. She rescued a lab/shepherd cross and named her little bundle of joy Chica, which means girl in Spanish.

Kristina first came to dogma for puppy playtime to socialize Chica and get her signed up for a training class. She soon found her passion in dog training. She was intrigued by the way dogs communicate and how complex their social interactions can be.  Kristina decided it was time for a career change and so she began working in the daycare and enrolled in the dogma Apprenticeship Program. She obtained her DCBCE designation in 2012. Kristina shares her home with her dog Chica, three cats Mico, Hefner and Lynx and her bunny Grampa Hoppy.

Hailee Dix, DCBCE, CPDT-KSA, Manager at 70th Avenue

Kristen Moore, DCBCE, Manager at 37th Street

Kristina Ince, DCBCE, Daycare Supervisor at 70th Avenue

Megan has grown up with dogs her whole life. She has had a love for dogs since before she could remember. Growing up she dog sat for several family friends and neighbours.

She has worked in the dog daycare world for six years and still continues to love her work with the dogs. Her one main passion in life is helping and being around dogs. She wants to become a dog trainer and continue her education about dogs and their behaviours.

Megan has to beautiful dogs; Jethro her Great Dane/Lab/Husky who is six years old and her Black Lab, Seth, who is five years old. Both of her dogs are rescues. Dogs will always be in Megan's heart and she is proud to be a member of the dogma team.

Mindy has always had a passion for animals and has a true passion for working with dogs. She had been searching for the opportunity to learn and grow to further her future dreams and possibilities in the animal business. She found the apprenticeship program at dogma and eagerly applied it, starting in 2012. She is now pleased to be an employee of dogma and is looking forward to increasing her experience and knowledge in the dog training business. She has 3 dogs; a labradoodle, Whisky, a Lab mix, Lucy, and Corgi/Sheltie, Scooter. They all have their own mix of special needs with fear and reactivity, which has led her to be very motivated to increase her skills and knowledge in this area to help and educate other dog owners and their dogs.

Raised on the east coast of Canada, Janilee’s love of animals was fostered by the presence of a wide variety of pets all throughout her childhood. After moving to Calgary 5 years ago, she noticed something was missing from her life and after a year convinced her boyfriend to add their first own dog, Fuzz, to their lives. Since then she has added their second dog, Charlotte, and just recently their cat, Augustus.

Two and a half years ago, Janilee stumbled upon dogma while looking for alternate training options for Fuzz who was then very reactive. Loving the atmosphere as well as the success from the numerous training classes she took, Janilee feel in love with training. This love lead her to applying to Dogma’s DAP program and from there to a daycare attendant position.

Having spent most of her childhood years on a farm in southern Alberta, Jessi has grown up loving animals. For years, she's known that she wanted to work with animals - dogs in particular, and it was with great joy that she found Dogma and was accepted into the fold. Jessi has recently entered into Dogma's Dog Training Apprenticeship Program and hopes to join Dogma's training staff and eventually become a CPDT-KA.

Jessi lives at home with her beautiful dog Frankie.

Alyx started with dogma in the daycare shortly after the opening of the new facility on 37th Street. She lives with her dog Roxi and has been an animal lover her whole life. Outside of dogs, she also loves music and she plays guitar, as well as singing.

Alyx started dogma's Dog Training Apprenticeship program during the Spring of 2012. She loves her time in the daycare, and especially loves to spend it cuddling with all the dogs throughout the day. However, she is eager to complete her apprenticeship program and become a trainer with the dogma team!

Sasha is very passionate about animals and rescue work in particular. She found dogma when looking for fear classes for one of her foster dogs and loved their approach and philosophies so much that she decided to apply for a daycare attendant position.

Since joining the team she has also started the dogma apprenticeship program in order to work towards receiving her DCBCE designation, and then her CPDT-KA, thus becoming a certified dog trainer. Her long term goal is to specialize in working with fearful dogs, as well as to provide professional training help for rescue groups.

Deanna has always been fascinated by animals, and couldn’t wait to get her first hamster when she was six years old.  Shortly after when she was eight, the family got a dog Tucker a Bichon shitzu cross. He was such a happy go-lucky dog. At this time, she realized she had this unique understanding and connection to dogs.

When she graduated high school, she took some animal health courses, gained a lot of knowledge, but figured out the surgery aspect was not for her. Deanna still wanted to have a career with dogs, which brought her to discover dogma’s training program and dog daycare position. She couldn’t resist the opportunity, and has enjoyed every moment.

Soon after she wanted a dog of her own. She saw Quinn, an Australian Cattle Dog Cross at the pound. He had this goofy energetic personality, and she fell in love with him and had to bring him home.

Sam has always been known for her love of animals. She’s always been bringing home lost dogs, with a passion to get them where they need to be. After growing up in houses full with dogs of all different sizes and personalities, she knew she could never happily pursue a career without a canine influence. She started with dog walking, then moved up to working in a kennel. That’s where she found out about the apprenticeship program at dogma. Immediately, she knew that was exactly where she needed to be.

Sam is now very happy working with all of her four and two legged friends over at the Dogma daycare facility. There’s nothing she loves more than helping all the dogs build confidence and trying to get them to overcome any other obstacles they may face.

Hoping to finish her apprenticeship program by late summer or fall, Sam is extremely excited to go ahead with training. She looks forward to all the challenges and successes of the dogs she has yet to meet.