Vincent has always had two passions in life: art and animals. They grew up always around animals, and have lots of happy memories holding armfuls of kittens and catching frogs out at the family farm every summer. After moving from Saskatchewan to Vancouver in 2019, they started to pursue a career in the film industry as a concept artist. It became clear to Vincent that wasn’t where their heart truly was, and in 2021 they obtained a Pet First Aid certificate, thus kickstarting their petcare career. They didn’t grow up with many dogs, and originally wanted to specialize in exotic pets as they kept fish for several years and currently own a delightful corn snake. But after working with dogs they just fell in love and haven’t looked back. They gained experience at a busy dog daycare/hotel, then worked as a veterinary assistant for several months. They are always happiest when surrounded by lots of sweet doggy faces. Vincent hopes to become a certified dog trainer in the near future, and still continues their art on the side. They are currently completing their Canine First Aid and hopes to begin her CPPDT soon!

I started working for Noelle October 2024 and have been loving getting to know all the dogs and clients! I’ve always wanted to work in a doggy daycare and Noelle’s has met all expectations in how rewarding this job is! I’ve been operating a dog walking and pet sitting business back in Ontario for 12 years now and I moved to Vancouver for a new adventure! I’ve grown up with Jack Russell Terriers and have been around dogs all my life. Back in Ontario, in college, I took Animal Care and it was such an enjoyable course learning about nursing, canine behaviour, domestic and exotic animal sciences, and many more incredible classes! Aside from school, I’ve taken numerous courses on behaviour, separation anxiety, resources guarding and lots more.

I have been around dogs my whole life and now I get the pleasure of working with them every day! Before moving to Canada from Ireland, I ran a small home-based dog day care, caring for dogs of all sizes and personalities. I hold a diploma in dog grooming where I also learned animal behaviour, first aid and animal welfare. While I dearly miss my two dogs back home, it allows me to give that same love and energy to all doggies in our care! Always giving them the patience and understanding to give them a positive experience while they’re away from home. If you love what you do you’ll never work a day in your life! That’s how I feel, surrounded by these lovely dogs all day!

Born in Toronto and raised in Japan, Naoko honed her grooming skills at the prestigious Aoyama Kennel School in Tokyo. Before becoming a groomer, she worked as a CPPDT-certified dog trainer. She graduated from Azabu University in Japan with a degree in Animal Science and Biotechnology, specializing in human-animal relations. Her happiest moment as a groomer is when she feels the connection and trust with the dogs and sees the happy faces of their pet-parents.

Dad moved in with Noelle 12 years ago and has been working full time for her ever since. Dad is retired and able to help out lots at the house as well as handling much of the accounting and bookkeeping and pickups/dropoffs. (Dad was an accountant most of his working career). Dad played a very important part in helping encourage Noelle to become an animal lover as he didn’t put up much of a fight when Noelle continuously brought home stray cats and dogs and insisted on starting work at 12 years old so she could afford to buy a horse (with whom she spent most of her days and nights.) Dad encouraged Noelle’s passion for animals and her obsession with spending all of her time with them. Dad is especially fond of the wee dogs and usually has 4 or 5 of them on his bed at all times plus a couple in his lap while he watches TV.