CINCINNATI'S PREMIER PET CARE PROVIDER IS
HAPPY PAWS!
Meet The Happy Paws Home Pet Care Team
Kristen Alvarez
Program Manager
kalvarez@happypawscare.com
Phone: 513-399-7297
Current Pets: Right now I have a house full for sure! 4 dogs- Fin, Ginger, Percy, and Fly.
Weirdest Nickname you have for your pet: I have multiple weird nicknames for all of my pets. I rarely call them by their given name.
Favorite past times: I love being outside! Anything outside is where I want to be. Most notably I enjoy rehabbing neglected and abused homes, fixing and making things, exploring the world around me, and enjoying the company of my children.
Favorite thing to do with your pets: Taking the pups out to my dad’s farm or on long hikes is my favorite thing to do with them. In the evening when I’m relaxing there is almost always at least one dog in my lap. Sometimes I bring Fin or Percy to the office with me to hang out. They prefer to be on my lap…or on my desk and looking out the window.
Neighborhoods We Serve:
Amberley Village
Anderson
Batavia
Blue Ash
Clifton
Columbia-Tusculum
Deer Park
East Walnut Hills
Fairfield
Forest Park
Glendale
Goshen
Hamilton
Hyde Park
Indian Hill
Kennedy Heights
Landen
Linwood
Loveland
Madeira
Madisonville
Maineville
Mariemont
Mason
Milford
Montgomery
Mount Adams
Mount Auburn
Mount Lookout
Mount Washington
Mt. Carmel
Newtown
North Avondale
Norwood
Oakley
Pleasant Ridge
Reading
Sharonville
Silverton
Springdale
Symmes Township
Walnut Hills
West Chester
West Side
Western Hills
Winton Woods
Wyoming
Janet Kerkhoff
Pet P.A.L.
jkerkhoff@happypawscare.com
Current Pets: I have three cats: Mommycat, Morgan LeFey, and Boo. Mommycat is Morgan’s mum. They are 14 and 13 years old, and Boo is only 2-ish.
Weirdest Nickname you have for your pet: This isn’t so much weird, as funny – when Mommycat used to go out, I’d be calling for “Mommy” or “Mother” to come inside….I don’t know what the neighbors thought!
Favorite past times: I love to read – since retiring from the library, I’ve been catching up on all the books that I didn’t have time for ( and, no, we didn’t sit around reading all day at work!). I also enjoy knitting. I’m hoping to learn how to knit socks soon.
Favorite thing to do with your pets: Since Mommy and Morgan are a bit older, they play for a minute or two then it’s nap time, but Boo is full of energy. His favorite game is hiding behind a chair and me throwing toy mice his way – I can’t believe how high he can jump (although, his landings aren’t always the most graceful)! I usually tire out long before he does.
Katie Withrow
Assistant Program Manager/Pet P.A.L.
kwithrow@happypawscare.com
Current Pets: We have quite a full house! We have a Goldendoodle named Max, a cat named Chloe, a hamster named Bear, a bearded dragon named Cole, a mouse named Stewart, a tank full of fish, and 17 rats (Jasper, Minnie, Mila, Tilty, Tucker, Bella, Noah, Oakley, Sparrow, Harrison, Towns, Booker, Tango, Cash, Jenna, Koda, and Mason). I almost always have foster rats at home as well, and occasionally foster guinea pigs.
Weirdest Nickname you have for your pet: My dog Max often gets called Big Head by my husband. I usually call him Maxy, he doesn’t seem to mind too much. I often call my cat Chlo-Chlo or Kit-Cat. The most often used nick names for the rats are Koda Bear for Koda and Mase or Snuggle Muffin for Mason. Noah is also known as my Cuddle Bug. Mostly I just call them all my little angels.
Favorite past times: When I am not spending time with my animals I am spending time with my husband and two kiddos. I also love to read and spend time outside. I am part of Rattie Tattie Rescue and I spend a lot of time cleaning cages, socializing rats, working with adopters, attending events, and helping educate people about pet rats. Rescue work is something my daughter and I are passionate about can do together.
Favorite thing to do with your pets: I love taking my dog out for walks. We like to go to different parks and find new places to go. I also love having all my rats out to play. We have a special play area for them and we can get in and play with them. It’s also special to settle in for the night for a movie and have a rat or two snuggled in your lap and the dog snuggled next you.
Ariana Gonzales
Pet P.A.L.
Current pets: I have owned many animals throughout my life but currently I have three dogs. I have a 12 year old coton de tulear named Daisy, a basset/beagle mix who is 10 named Jack, and my 8 year old Yorkie/Cavalier King Charles mix named Molly.
Weirdest nickname you have for your pet: I have so many names for my animals, I am always calling them names. I feel they have evolved over the years! Daisy is called Daisy-May, Daisy-doo, Day-Day, Dootsie. Jack is usually called Jackie-boy or Jack-a-ronnie, sometimes Jack-Jack. Molly has some of the strangest, with hers ranging from Molly-Moo and Mollers, to just Moo or Moo-Moo.
Favorite past times: I'm a college student, but when I'm not studying or working; I love anything to do with animals and nature, like hiking or going to the zoo. I love horror stories, writing poetry, listening to music all hours of the day, and playing video games.
Favorite things to do with your pets: Any chance I get to be with my animals is a good time! My dogs love to play fetch or lay outside in the sun. We have a half an acre of yard and I love to play fetch with them. Afterwards, we lay in the sun on the deck. I love to cuddle with my dogs when watching movies too. Any time I can be with them, I am happy! I am happiest in nature or with animals.
Lisa Farwick
Pet P.A.L.
lfarwick@happypawscare.com - Phone: 513-383-5548
Current Pets: I have a very lovable Swiss Mountain Dog named Daisy. She is 5 years old and a great companion. When you are sick she is always willing to sacrifice and sleep in bed with you all day!
Weirdest Nickname: Diaz ( that's her rapper name), Buford (because sometimes I really think she's a hound dog) and Jamaica ( because she doesn't like to get her paws in the snow)
Favorite Pastimes: I love being outdoors. I love to travel with my family. Usually our travels include hiking, kayaking or biking. My favorite place I've traveled is Australia. I have loved every National Park I've been to. My favorites being Acadia and Yellow Stone.
Favorite thing to do with pet: l love being outdoors with her and playing or walking. My favorite thing though is laying with her in the sun and napping. I don't even mind her snoring.
Holly Hellmann
Pet P.A.L.
hhellmann@happypawscare.com
Current Pets: I have a 2 year-old Australian Shepherd mix named Alvin and a 1 year-old cat named Tobias.
Weirdest Nickname you have for your pet: Sometimes, I call Alvin ‘Al’ or ‘Alvie’, but most of the time I call him ‘pretty boy’ or ‘sweets’ because he responds so well to those nicknames. I usually call Tobias ‘kitty’ or a ‘pretty kitty’.
Favorite past times: Last summer, I went to Lake Cumberland with my family and my boyfriend and we brought Alvin along. This was our first trip with him and he had so much fun being on the boat with everyone. While he wasn’t a fan of swimming in the water, I can tell he enjoyed spending time on the boat and running around on shore when we docked. We can’t wait to take Alvin on more adventures!
Favorite thing to do with your pets: Both of my pets love to be outside, so I enjoy playing fetch with them in the backyard or watching them chase each other around the yard. I love taking Alvin to dog parks where he can meet and play with other dogs. Both of my pets love attention and cuddling, so snuggling on the couch together is always a must.
Kathryn Galloway
Pet P.A.L.
Current Pets: I currently have two cats and one dog 🙂 Luka, our tabby, was a rescue. Willow, our white kitty, was a stray we took in. Millie, our “maybe border collie?”, was a rescue.
Weirdest Nickname for your pet:
Due to my niece calling anyone and everything this name when she was around 3, we have somehow fallen into calling our pup “Booty-Butt”, but most of the time I just call her Booty now Luka is Luka-Lou, and Willow gets called “Baby Kitty” because she is the youngest.
Favorite past times: I enjoy being outdoors and hiking, playing video games, and spending time with my partner and our fur-babies!
Favorite thing to do with your pets: I love to take Millie to outdoor markets or restaurants. It makes me so happy to see her excitement to meet other people and explore new places! A strange but fun thing we do in our house is that once a day, I yell “Dentist! Let’s go to the dentist!” and all 3 of my animals come running to receive dental treats
Aliah Wales-Miller
Pet P.A.L.
Current Pets: I have a kitten named Sasha, who I recently adopted from a shelter. He's very sweet and friendly. I also have 3 fish, and 7 backyard chickens.
Jade McCullough
Pet P.A.L.
Hello! My name is Jade and my pronouns are they/them. I've been working for Happy Paws for five or six years now and have met so many great pets!
I have four cats of my own, the youngest is four (Isabel) and the oldest is 10 (Bukowski). Dorian (orange tabby) has now celebrated two years of surviving congestive heart failure, and we take daily medication for heart disease. Nikita (black kitty) remains super energetic even at age 6, and needs lots of perches and play time. The others just need cuddles, naps, and treats 
Allie Parker
Pet P.A.L.
Current Pets: I have three dogs and one cat! Charles, Eddie and Peggy are the pups and Spoon is the kitty.