Team Members Archive

Meagan

Meaghan is relatively new to being a handler but has always gravitated towards dogs and animals and them to her. Growing up in Western MA, Meaghan spent a lot of time traveling back to the Merrimack Valley to visit family meaning she couldn’t commit to having a dog of her Read More

Heather

Heather has a love and zest for animals. She grew up with dogs her whole life and learned many things from them through the years. She currently has a sweet and energetic 10 year old Mini Dapple Dachshund named Stardust who is her pride and joy. Her dog teaches her new Read More

Julie

Julie has loved animals her whole life and has always enjoyed learning about science, wildlife, and dogs.Family, friends, and coworkers have always trusted her with the care and training of their dogs andother pets. In 2018 she got her own dog: a smooth collie named Coda that changed her life.Julie’s Read More

Casey

A life-long animal person, Casey has grown up in New England with a variety of pets: cats, dogs, birds, fish, frogs, chickens and horses. As a kid she saw dog agility on TV and began training her faithful black lab to do some simple tricks and obstacles, which sparked her Read More

John N

I am a retired professional blessed with a wonderful wife and family. Absolutely love all Gods creatures. Dogs have always been an integral part of our life and family for over 50 years. So happy to be a part of the BlueDog team caring for all the wonderful dogs we Read More

Diane Kurkjian

Owner of Everydog, LLC. Diane became interested in dog training after adopting her wonderful Chow mix, Ebony, in 1996. Ebony had several behavior issues that required Diane to put careful thought into how to teach her to be both comfortable and safe in her household. Ebony went on to earn her Read More

Bridget Desroches, CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP

Bridget is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, an International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants Associate Certified Member, and AKC CGC Evaluator. Bridget has been training dogs professionally for over 20 years. She has a B.S. in Animal Science from University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Read More

Jeff

Jeff grew up in Westford MA and has had a love for animals his whole life. He states he feels most at home anywhere there are animals whether it is cuddling with his pugs Tyson (4) and Max (3) , at the zoo or even visiting the Boston Aquarium. He Read More

Sam O

My name is Sam and I’m from Lowell MA. I moved to Methuen with my boyfriend in July 2020. Not long after our move we rescued our cat (Rosie) and adopted our puppy (Daisy). Animals have been apart of my life since I was a child. I’ve had multiple fish, Read More

Heather F

Heather grew up in Newburyport and has had pet dogs her entire life. She is a high school special education teacher during the day and assists in classes at Blue dog on evenings and weekends. Heather learned about Blue Dog when she started taking classes with her dog Thor and Read More