staffs

Margy Mannix and Mike Potts have been working as professional photographers for more than 35 years, and their passion for sports photography and dogs makes them a welcome addition to the Canine Camp Getaway staff. This dynamic duo has been shooting our camp dogs since 2010, and are an important mainstay of camp, where they …

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Maggie grew up with Canine Camp Getaway – literally – as her father was the original owner of the Roaring Brook Ranch, and Maggie was instrumental in convincing her father to “just give the dogs a chance” at the previously non-dog-friendly hotel. From day one, Maggie fell in love with camp – and all the …

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Mechelle Chojecki teaches Vinyasa Yoga (RYT) in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she has worked as a sculptural artist since she relocated from New York City in 2003. Her daily yoga practice fortifies her hands and mind for creating art and her heart for nurturing her dogs, Maple (who passed away in 2017, but remains ever …

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Nancy Andrysiak is a multifaceted dog groomer who is passionate about helping dogs to look and feel their best. While professional grooming is essential for many dogs, she also knows that there are times when getting to a groomer isn’t possible – like during the recent lockdown due to COVID. For this reason, she offers …

NANCY ANDRYSIAK, AGILITY, TRACKING, GROOMING WORKSHOPS Read More »

Renee Shriver has been a dog sport instructor for 15+ years, and is well known in the tri-state area for her work in a wide variety of dog sports. Her love of all things dog-related can be traced back to her childhood, when she helped her mother at a local training club and showed dogs …

RENEE SHRIVER, AGILITY, CANINE FREESTYLE DANCE, TRICKS, TREIBBALL Read More »

Since 1999, Keri Caraher has been a dog trainer and world-class competitor in sports ranging from agility and flyball to dock diving and disc dog. After graduating college, she got her first dog, a Great Dane named Morgan. The vet clinic where she worked had a public agility course, and she was instantly hooked; she …

KERI CARAHER, Dock Diving, Agility, Master Tricks, Disc Dog, Agility, Dog Skateboarding Read More »

A Connecticut native, Tina Biello is a retired Police Officer who teaches swimming, dock diving, intro to K9 disc and in-home foundation skills and problem solving for dogs. She began working with dogs at a very young age because her father raised beagles for rabbit hunting, a tradition he brought with him from his native …

TINA BIELLO, Swimming, Dock Diving, K9 Disc, In-Home Foundation Skills Read More »

Bob has been leading hikes and working the lure coursing field since the first camp in 2009, and he believes that these are two of the best activities at camp. Since guests don’t have to teach dogs to walk or chase, these activities are stress free for both dogs and owners, allpwing everyone to relax …

BOB DEALY, HIKING, LURE COURSING, SWIMMING Read More »

Jeannine Gomiela spent nearly 23 years as a paramedic in New York, first working as a paramedic in New York City, and then spending 12 years as an Assistant Professor in the Paramedic Program at Jefferson Community College upstate. She has a Masters degree in Emergency and Disaster Management (something she says comes in handy …

JEANNINE GOMIELA, STAFF PARAMEDIC, CANINE CPR, BARN HUNT, TRICKS, BEGINNER AGILITY Read More »

When you have a high-energy dog, dog sports can help burn off some of that extra energy. When you have five high-energy Jack Russell Terriers and a Dutch Shepherd, dog sports become something of a necessity. A busy dog…is a dog who’s not wrecking the house! For upstate New Yorker Dawn Strawn, her passion for …

DAWN STRAWN, BARN HUNT, BEGINNER AGILITY, BARKS & CRAFTS Read More »