Staff
Mary Keller – Owner
Mary has 35 years of experience working with all types of pets! Mary has attended 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 constantly keeps up with continuing 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, senior pets, creative design, and much more. She has rescued a wide variety of animals, shown dogs, and has volunteered with her therapy dogs visiting children with severe disabilities 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 even some reptiles. She has one daughter, two chickens, and one toy poodles that she adores!
Crystal Osea – Groomer
Crystal has 25 years of grooming experience. She attended the International Dog Grooming Academy in Atlanta, GA. She has also 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 is trained and experienced in hand scissoring and will groom your pet to your specifications! She will not only make your pet look good, but he/she will also feel good after being pampered in the spa and will confidently prance out the door. She has many years of experience grooming many breeds of dogs, including rescue dogs, service dogs, therapy dogs, and working dogs. She has 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, one French Bulldog named Mabel, and a few chickens. Her daughter Emerie, our Bather, also has two cats.
Emerie – Bather
Emerie is a young, spunky, Charleston native. She was born and raised at Charleston Pet Resort and lives on site with her mother, father, two siblings, and all their pets. She bathes dogs during the summer and on weekends. She also does nightly rounds with her mother. She rescued her cats as kittens, and they’ve all been born on site! Their names are Slips and Peanut Butter.
Ava – Pet Care Technician
She is soft-spoken and excellent with shy dogs. She is great with cleaning and room service with the pets! She has worked here for a year. She has a hairless cat named Leo and a pit bull named Brooks. Ava has recently gone off to college but will forever be a part of our CPR family!
Layla – Pet Care Technician
She is a quick-witted girl. She is constantly on the move, taking care of all of the pets that board with us. Layla is a dedicated and hard-working employee with a year and a half of professional experience. She also adopted a rescue dog named Atlas earlier this year.
Tatiana – Reservationist
She is the person you will most likely talk to when you call us. She is happy to answer any questions you may have regarding boarding or grooming appointments. She loves to give treats to the pets! She is also very loving toward the pets and sits with them, loving on them every day! She is very gentle and soft-spoken, which the pets love! She also loves the little ones. She recently adopted a senior rescue dog, Clover.