| Jen has always had a love for
pets, and whether their own pets or someone else's, or even
nature's creatures she has found them fascinating. This
is why she owns and works for Friendly Visits -- to be with
what she knows and loves!
Jen is originally from New Jersey and graduated
from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of Science
in Computer Information Systems. She moved to Colorado in
2005 and worked in the IT department of a company in Boulder,
but quickly decided that she didn't like sitting behind
a desk working for someone else and being away from her
own pets so much. Jen started working for Friendly Visits
in 2005, bought the business in 2006 and was able to leave
her desk job in 2008 to focus full time on Friendly Visits.
This is her livelihood, and not just a hobby! In addition
to pet sitting, she handles the managerial and administrative
tasks such as phone calls, emails, scheduling, and consultations.
Jen is certified in Pet
First Aid, and is dependable, trustworthy, and has a
true love for animals, both her own and yours! Her own furry
family consists of Neisa, an Australian Cattle Dog, (adopted
from Second
Chance Animal Shelter in Texas where she volunteered
before moving to Colorado); Darcy, a Border Collie (from
the Rocky Mountain Border Collie Rescue); Tyler, a Border
Collie Mix (from the Western
Border Collie Rescue); Dottie, a Danish Swedish Farmdog
imported from Sweden; Hobbes, a chinchilla; Thelma &
Louise, two fancy rats; and foster dogs from various rescue
organizations.
When she's not pet sitting, Jen actively trains
and competes with her dogs in dog sports and they have many
titles and accomplishments. Neisa, Darcy, Tyler, and Dottie
all compete in flyball. Neisa competes in agility. Dottie
shows in conformation and competes in Barn Hunt and training
for agility and herding. They all also enjoy hiking, swimming
and the outdoors!
Flyball Titles:
Neisa: FDGCh in NAFA flyball (over 30,000 points)
Darcy: FG80K in NAFA flyball (over 80,000 points)
Tyler: HOBBES in NAFA flyball (over 100,000 points)
Dottie: FDGCh in NAFA flyball (over 30,000 points)
Agility Titles:
In AKC agility, Neisa has MACH 6 and working on MACH 7.
She was the #1 Australian Cattle Dog for 2012 AKC Agility
and the #1 Australian Cattle Dog for the 2013 AKC Agility
Invitational. In 2012 and 2013 she was invited to and competed
in the AKC Agility Invitational in Orlando, Florida. They
also competed in the 2012 (Reno), 2013 (Tulsa) and 2015
(Reno) AKC Agility Nationals. Neisa also has numerous other
agility titles in AKC, DOCNA, UKC, NADAC, and USDAA.
Misc Titles:
In Conformation, Dottie has her AKC FSS Championship (Certificate
of Merit), UKC Championship, a National and International
Senior Puppy Championship, a National and International
Junior Puppy Championship, an American Rare Breed Association
Junior Championship, a UCI Championship (INTL EHREN CH).
In Barn Hunt, Dottie has her RATI (Instinct),
RATN (Novice), RATO (Open), RATS (Senior), RATM (Master),
RATCH (Barn Hunt Champion) and RATCHX, X2, X3, X4, and X5
(Barn Hunt Champion X) titles. Darcy has her RATI (Instinct),
RATN (Novice), RATO (Open), RATS (Senior), RATM (Master),
RATCH (Barn Hunt Champion) and RATCHX (Barn Hunt Champion
X) titles.
In Herding, Dottie has her AKC HIC (Herding
Instinct Certificate), a mHIC (MASCA Herding Instinct Certificate)
and one leg towards her AHBA Herding Instinct Certification.
In Dock Diving, Dottie has her Dock Novice
title and qualified for NADD Nationals in 2015 and 2017.
In AKC Agility, Dottie has her OA (Open Standard)
and AJ (Excellent Jumpers) titles.
Dottie also has her AKC CGC (Canine Good Citizen)
and AKC CGCA (Canine Good Citizen Advanced) which she passed
at just shy of 7 months old!
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