Staff
Mary Keller – Owner
Mary has 30 years’ of experience working with all types of pets! Mary has been to many pet industry conferences covering: fire, safety, emergency preparedness, first aid, CPR, vaccines, feline aids, feline leukemia, and much more! She has a heart of gold for all the pets in her care. She is constantly keeping up with continued education in the pet care field. She is available by appointment if you are having pet related issues. She has attended a wide variety of grooming seminars covering: grooming safety, seniors pets, creative design and much more. She has rescued a wide variety of animals, shown dogs, has volunteered with her therapy dogs visiting children with severe handicaps and nursing homes. She has trained dogs in conformation, therapy, packing and obedience (positive reinforcement). She has experience with: dogs, cats, birds, chinchillas, hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs and some reptiles. She has one daughter, two chickens and four Poodles that she adores!
Crystal Osea – Groomer
Crystal has 22 years’ experience in Grooming. She attended the International Dog Grooming Academy in Atlanta, GA. She has been to many pet industry conferences. She is trained in first aid and CPR. She grooms all breeds of dogs, and can even groom guinea pigs! She trained and experienced in hand scissoring and will groom your pet to your specifications! She will not only make your pet look good, he/she will feel good after being pampered in the spa and will confidently prance out the door. She has many years’ experience grooming: many breeds of dogs, rescue dogs, service dogs, therapy dogs and working dogs. She has a vast experience working with: dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, chinchillas, turtles and guinea pigs. She has shown dogs, trained for conformation and obedience, and rescued a wide variety of animals. She is married and they have three children, two rescue dogs (Pug and Boxer/Chow mix), a cat and a few chickens.
Tammy – Shift Supervisor
Tammy is a sweet and loving born and raised West Virginian soul who remains optimistic no matter what. She can always be found with a smile on her face! Prior to joining our team, she primarily was a pet sitter for over a decade. She has taken care of animals, big or small, ranging from birds to horses. Tammy is a very energetic person making her the best playmate for any pets boarding. Tammy is the employee who shows up at work, even on her days off. Tammy goes above and beyond at work making sure all the pets are taken care of, loved and happy. Her love for animals runs deep, so deep that she has plenty of pets! Tammy has 3 dogs, 3 cats, ferrets, birds, a donkey and more.
Dani – Groomer’s Apprentice
Dani is a young, spunky Charleston native that started off at the facility as a Pet Care Technician. Before working at Charleston Pet Resort, Dani used to work at a dog training facility. Dani was a Pet Care Technician for about half year at Charleston Pet Resort and always had dreams of getting a job grooming pets. Dani’s dream was fulfilled and was promoted to Groomer’s Apprentice. Dani quickly fell in love with grooming and currently strives to learn something new everyday from Crystal, the head groomer. Dani has worked at Charleston Pet Resort for 5 years! On vacation, Dani visited Guatemala and returned to the states with their special once-in-a-lifetime pet named Dante.
Shay – Pet Care Technician/Shift Lead
Shay loves all pets! From a young age she has worked with feral cats and horses. She has four years experience with exotics and small animals. You will see her a lot in the main building. She is patient and dedicated to the pets that come here! Shay is our main person for taking pictures! She knows how to get a picture of their “good side”! Look on facebook for some of her picture taking skills! She has a ferret named Snow and a cat named Baker.
Alyssa – Pet Care Technician/Shift Lead
Alyssa loves all pets! She has 5 years experience working with pets! Alyssa is soft spoken and is very good with scared or rescued pets. Alyssa loves spending time with the pets in the play-yard and walking the dogs that are boarding here. She keeps our facility clean! She gives room service to each pet. She also, takes pictures of the pets and post them on our facebook page. She has a pit bull named Chance.
Jacque – Pet Care Technician
She has 6 years professional experiences as a vet tech and working with rescues at shelters. She is out going and energetic. She has two rescue pets; a pit mix, named Cassie and an Aussie mix named Jet.
Skye – Pet Care Technician
She loves to play with the pets! She is also very loving toward the pets and sits with them and loves on them everyday! She is very gentle and soft spoken, which the pets love! She also keeps our runs and patios clean! She has 8 Chihuahua’s!!! She is a true pet lover.