Our Team

Employee: Alyssa Putnam

Title: General Manager

Animals owned: I currently own two dogs and 22 fish! Rusty is my 7-year-old Cattle Dog mix, who is my absolute soul mate. Teemo is my 2-year-old Lab/Pitbull mix, whom I got from an adoption event at Floppy Dog Daycare, and he’s the goofiest dog ever!

Hobbies: I enjoy working on my fish tank and aqua-scaping, fossil collecting, hiking with my dogs, volunteering with New Hope Cattle Dog Rescue and photography!

How long have you been working with dogs? I have owned dogs since I was 10 years old, but I will have been in the industry for five years this year.

Favorite breed of dog: Cattle Dogs/Heelers, and any sort of herding breed (I like a challenge)

Favorite part of working at FDD: I absolutely adore having an amazing team behind me. From top to bottom everyone is so amazing! Our clients are also like a little second family, both two and four legged!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would open up a huge ranch dedicated to rescuing any and all animals!

Employee: Sara Billian

Title: Assistant General Manager

Animals owned: Robie, a 3 ½ year old Pyrenees mix, and Fritz, a 2 ½ year old terrier mix, both of which were Floppy Dog fosters!

Hobbies: My hobbies include movies, board games, food, and trying new beers!

How long have you been working with dogs? I have five years of experience, including grooming, daycare, dog nutrition and training.

Favorite breed of dog: Pyrenees & Samoyeds.

Favorite part of working at FDD: The crew is where the magic happens! Everyone loves dogs and really gets to know our clients, to the point where we all feel like family.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would buy a house, get a third dog and buy a yellow Corvette.

Employee: Jessica Eiben

Title: Weekend Manager

Animals owned: My kids are Cocoa, an 8-year-old Chihuahua/Min Pin mix, Vladimir, and 8-year-old standard Dachshund, and Jupiter, a 5-year-old Leopard Gecko.

Hobbies: I enjoy going to the zoo, aquarium, museum, taking pictures, and coloring!

How long have you been working with dogs? I’ve being working with dogs for more than seven years and have owned dogs my whole life.

Favorite breed of dog: Dachshund!

Favorite part of working at FDD: The people are amazing! Also, getting to know different breeds of dogs and their different personalities. And of course, cuddling with puppies.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would build and run my own dog shelter, pay off my mom’s house, and buy a house for myself!

Employee: Renee Waldren

Title: Attendant

Animals owned: I own Angel, a four-year-old chiweenie!

Hobbies: I love to hike, volunteer when I’m not working or in school, and hit the gym!

How long have you been working with dogs? I’ve been working with dogs for five years, including volunteering!

Favorite breed of dog: Dachshund!

Favorite part of working at FDD: My favorite thing about Floppy is the work environment — I love everyone!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would buy land to adopt all the dogs!

Employee: Thomas Harbour

Title: Attendant

Animals owned: I am looking to adopt one soon!

Hobbies: Music- playing guitar, recording, going to shows, collecting, etc. And hiking!

How long have you been working with dogs? I did a few years in high school and college, and currently for Floppy Dog!

Favorite breed of dog: Pugs or puggles!

Favorite part of working at FDD: I love interacting with and getting to know the dogs!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would buy a few things, help out some friends and family if they need it, but save most of it.

Employee: Nichole Starkey

Title: Attendant

Animals owned: I have a 2-year-old female German Shepherd named Echo!

Hobbies: My favorite things to do are traveling, camping, playing with dogs, gardening, weight lifting, home improvement projects and anything artistic!

How long have you been working with dogs? I’ve professionally worked with dogs for two years! However, I have spent most of my life caring for other people’s animals.

Favorite breed of dog: Boston Terriers and German Shepherds!

Favorite part of working at FDD: I adore getting to know clients and their fur babies, while making their experience here great! Plus, I get to treat all the dogs as if they are my own.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Further my veterinary studies: concentrating on animal behavior and neurology. I would also donate to animal shelters.

Employee: Sarah Menard

Title: Attendant

Animals owned: I have Remy, and 8-year-old Corgi/Dachshund mix, and Bailey, a one-year old mini Aussie!

Hobbies: I enjoy playing with dogs, hiking, reading, and fish keeping!

How long have you been working with dogs? I’ve personally been with dogs for eight years, but professionally for one year.

Favorite breed of dog: Corgis or Shibas!

Favorite part of working at FDD: My favorite part of working for Floppy is meeting new dogs each and every day!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would go to college and make some investments.

Employee: Adam Stockert

Title: Attendant

Animals owned: I have Brodie, a 6-year-old American Bulldog and Louie, a 3-year-old mutt.

Hobbies: My hobbies are camping, fishing, sporting events, and kickball.

How long have you been working with dogs? I’ve been working with dogs for five years now!

Favorite breed of dog: American Bulldog.

Favorite part of working at FDD: My favorite part about working at Floppy Dog is being able to spend time with all the dogs.

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? Afford rent!

Employee: Jenna Blakely

Title: Receptionist

Animals owned: None yet! But I’m working on it.

Hobbies: I do yoga, watch Netflix and love spending time with family & friends.

How long have you been working with dogs? 6 months.

Favorite breed of dog: That is hard to say. It is all about the personality of the dog for me.

Favorite part of working at FDD: My two favorite things are the dogs and the people I work with!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would pay off my student loans, buy myself a house and pay off any debts my parents have. The rest I would invest and donate to worthy charities.

Employee: Christy Craig

Title: Receptionist

Animals owned: I have Aries, a 5-year-old lab mix!

Hobbies: I enjoy biking, skiing, photography, scrap booking, camping and I love to travel.

How long have you been working with dogs? I grew up with dogs and have been a pet owner for four years.

Favorite breed of dog: Boxer & Whippets.

Favorite part of working at FDD: Getting to play with the dogs! I love knowing their personalities. We have a fun work environment and friendly staff!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? I would make sure everyone in my family is taken care of and give back to animal charities. I’d also travel with my husband and our dog. We would travel within the United States, see the sights and have a big road trip!

Owners: Kevin and Kelly Ward (and Elwood, too)

Animals owned: Elwood is our almost-13-year old Bernese Mountain Dog and Blitzen is our 9-year old grey tabby cat.

Hobbies: Together we enjoy hiking, snowboarding, and other outdoor activities. Kevin loves collecting vintage cars, sports cards and other memorabilia, among other things. Kelly is an avid reader, loves cooking when she can and wants to try her hand at furniture refinishing.

How long have you been working with dogs? We became owners at Floppy Dog Daycare in September 2017 and dove right in! But Elwood is our fur-baby, and we’re both life-long animal lovers.

Favorite breed of dog: Berners, of course!

Favorite part of working at FDD: We love getting to interact with the pups and seeing their unique personalities come out in play! We also have a fantastic staff that we are proud to have with us!

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? We would invest enough to generate an income that allows us time to do more volunteering, play with the Floppy Dog pups, travel and find other new passions!