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Pine Shadows, Inc
14752 Three Mile Rd
Brainerd, MN 56401
218.829.4736
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“Good Morning,
PINE SHADOWS, this is Norma. How may I
help you?”
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 Norma started with Pine Shadows
nearly 15 years ago. She is the “cat lady” at the kennels. Her interest and
training is extensive in cat behavior and care. Norma has a big heart taking in
rescue animals; her most recent dogs were a pair of greyhounds. Norma is also a certified pet
massage therapist. She begins an imprinting and massage program with every
one of the Pine Shadows puppies on their 10th day of life. This accounts for the ease of handling you will notice
when you take a Pine Shadows puppy into your arms.
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English
Springer Spaniels
Professional
Handling
Gun Dog
Training
Quality
Pet Care
Pheasant
Hunts
Field
Trials
1976 est.
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With
over ten years of experience Jill is a valued staff member. You will find her
answering the phone, making an appointment, walking your dog, cleaning a
kennel and training puppies out  in the field - all in the same
day. When she gets home she has the chores of running a horse ranch with her
husband.
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 Answering
the phone with a smile is a specialty of Breanna. Her compassion
and friendly smile carries over to the care and concern she has for your
pets when you bring them to Pine Shadows. Breanna
has been with Pine Shadows since her junior
year in high school and fills the role of front desk person, dog walker
and cleaning person. She keeps all the puppy packets updated and is
very proficient on the computer with special projects.
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Our
dog groomer at Pine Shadows for over 15 years, Dawn has earned an outstanding
reputation. Her success might be measured by the amount of lead time necessary
to book an appointment. Dawn knows all
the canine breeds. You may be greeted by her springer, Pistol, when you come
into the front room at the kennel. Dawn barrel races almost every weekend
with her horse, Raz.
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 Coming
from a previous job as manager of a fast food restaurant, Mary brings her
diligent work skills and her focused attitude to Pine Shadows. Mary can be
found working the front desk, answering the phone, cleaning runs,
walking dogs and controlling the inventory of supplies.
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 Upon meeting Marcie you will
immediately sense the caring and fondness she has for your pet. While at the
front desk she is handling task scheduling and activity tracking. In addition to handling the reception area with
her pleasant personality you will also find her filling in on afternoon dog
walking shifts and working with the morning crew.
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 You might catch Joan on the
phone with a question about your new puppy’s behaviors. But then she’s off to
put new straw in the maternity run and walk a dog. After lunch she will be in
the field giving individual training to one of the many young springers. When
you come out to run your dog, Joan may be shooting the wing gun. And she
would be happy to show you around the kennels anytime. Here she is with one
of her babies, Merlin.
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 Morgan is our head trainer. It
is his goal to bring the best out of each dog he works with. And judging from
the amount of time he is in conversations with owners either on-site or by
telephone, he is attempting to bring out the best in relationships between
dog and owner. During spring and fall, Morgan has a traveling schedule to
field trials at which he handles dogs. He is also in demand from springer
clubs to judge their trials or gun for them. In the fall his work is focused
on almost entirely on hunting.
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Sophie has the
knowledge and expertise in the important areas of dog health, nutrition,
genetics, breeding, and obedience training. She personally does most of the
feeding and is responsible for the health of each of the dogs. She handles
the breeding program with over twenty litters planned each year. Sophie also teaches obedience classes
throughout the year, both individual/family and group. Sophie supervises the
kennel staff on a seven day a week basis. Sophie knows her dogs.
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Mark’s
vision and tireless efforts keep the sheets tucked in and the bills paid on
this family business, now in its fourth decade.
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