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Six years ago Corinna deserved a vacation like anybody else. At the last minute the vacation was cancelled because she couldn’t find anyone to care for her German Shepherd Dogs while she was gone. It was on that day when she had to cancel her vacation for her three dogs that she walked to the end of the lane and put the sign out offering daycare and boarding. At that time she was already envisioning launching a Doggie Resource Center that pet lovers and pet professionals can turn to for information on holistic care. Her passion and care for animals grew even more. Corinna extensively researched holistic care and pet nutrition and is accredited and certified in all areas of pet health and wellness. In 2002, Corinna opened the Doggie Minder daycare and boarding facility in Whitby, Ontario. She felt it was important to provide a no-crating environment where the dogs could interact socially, play and get their exercise. In 2006, Corinna began offering a “First Aid for Pets” course that she currently teaches at the Doggie Minder facility. Launching in the Summer 2008, she will be educating Pet First Aid instructors using proven concepts with her own recently developed program through Kinsale Academy. Corinna is driven to educate consumers on truly healthy food choices and has also developed a workshop for Holistic Pet Care and Food. Corinna is in the process of building a new facility in Pickering with an expected completion date of Spring 2009. She is very hands-on and has even taken a turn at driving the bulldozer! Corinna also: · Orchestrated a fundraiser for the Toronto Wildlife Hospital in 2003 · Fostered over 15 dogs within the past two years, resocializing some of those dogs · Mentors with the College Without Walls project (a program that assists young adults with developmental disabilities to pursue their learning after high school) Corinna had the honour of being a guest speaker at the 2007 Groomers’ Conference and is also offering in-home training for dog owners who want to learn and practice better leadership with their pets. Corinna lovingly shares her home with four German Shepherds: Luna, Seamus, Cookie and Gypsy, an Australian Cattle dog mix named Hamlet, and one Pyrenean Mountain dog that (sometimes) listens to the name Brandy-Boo. The feline family consists of Rascal and Monkey, who gave birth to her little black and white daughter “Piglet” on Corinna’s lap in August 2007. Piglet’s siblings are Monkey Junior (MJ), Socks, Peanut and Smurf. Corinna Bollmann Holistic Pet Care Professional, Pack Leadership Trainer, Certified Pet First Aid Instructor and Pack Leader At Doggie Minder