Kathy Ellis is a special educator by profession. She has worked over 34 years in the field and although retired now...still works part-time in 8 counties serving students who are blind or visually impaired. She completed her undergraduate degrees (bachelors, masters, specialist) at Augusta College/Augusta State University and her doctorate at Georgia Southern.

She has spent over 16 years volunteering in the animal rescue field. It was her early experiences in volunteering that led Kathy to seek a certification program in canine behavior/training and sparked her interest in starting her own animal rescue.

She has been a certified trainer through Animal Behavioral College and AKC Good Canine Citizen Trainer since 2013. She specializes in fearful and reactive dog rehabilitation, desensitization and counter conditioning.