Meet the Team
Meet the team who gives your pets cuddles and love!
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Glenn Cooke
Job Title: General Manager
Location: dural
Glenn Cooke, has been successfully training people and their dogs for more than 23 years. Glenn currently oversees Pet Resorts of Australia, and has a long-standing career in the professional pet care and training industry.
Some of Glenn’s roles include breeding, socialisation and development, temperament assessment, obedience, agility, film and television, behavioural problem solving, and the advanced training of working dogs. Glenn is also regularly called on as an expert consultant in court hearings.
Glenn has formal qualifications in Dog Behaviour and Assessment, has a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment and is an active member of the National Dog Trainers Federation – a representative and educational organisation for the dog training industry, which has now become the national representative body in Australia for dog trainers from all fields. As part of his role with the NDTF, Glenn trains and lectures to students for the qualification of ‘Certificate III: in professional Dog Training and Behaviour’.
As busy as he is locally – it doesn’t end there! Glenn’s vast experience in the training and handling of explosive detection dogs for various law enforcement agencies has made him a highly sought after consultant internationally, where he is called on to train foreign military police groups in all things canine.
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Tiarne
Job Title: Resort Manager
Location: terrigal
Hi, my name is Tiarne and I am the resort manager of Pet Resorts Australia in Terrigal. I am so lucky to have such an incredible job working with not only the gorgeous furry and feathered babies that come in to our resort but also to be able to interact with all our lovely clients and build relationships with everyone! When I am not at work I spend my spare time with my own furry and feathered friends! I have 3 dogs, a beagle named Brodie, a husky named Sabre and a Rottweiler named Juno. I also have 3 birds, two of which can be met in our car park aviary at Dural, Hodgy & Willow, the rainbow lorikeets, and at home I have George who is a small musk lorikeet who is very spoilt! I have a certificate II and III in Animal studies and a certificate III in dog behaviour and training.
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Olivia
Job Title: Senior Pet Nanny
Location: dural
Hi, my name is Olivia. I’ve worked at Pet Resorts Australia for the past 8 years and just love looking after all the dogs. I have a passion for caring for all animals and each day love seeing their happy faces. I just love getting to know your pets and forming a bond with each of them, getting to know their little personalities and quirks and treating them as my own.
I live with many animals including dogs, cat, birds, fish, my own dog is a 7 year old Kelpie named Banjo who is full of energy and just loves coming to work with me to run around. I also have a Rottweiler puppy named Jazz and she is such a joy to care for and teach new things. I have completed my certificate II in Animal Studies.
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Pakachith
Job Title: Pet Nanny
Location: dural
Hi it’s Pakachith here! Working as a Pet Nanny at Pet Resorts Australia Dural is definitely the best job I’ve had. I currently have a certificate III in Animal Studies and hope to continue learning more about animals. After cuddling dogs all day at work, I go home to three adorable fur babies Niko the Samoyed, Mickey the Chihuahua x and Bibi the Terrier x.
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Jessica
Job Title: Senior Pet Nanny/Client Relations
Location: dural
My name is Jessica and I have a passion and love for animals. I own a Kelpie x mini Foxy called Daisy and also have a little budgie. I work both as a receptionist and pet nanny at Pet Resorts Dural. This allows me to interact with both clients and pets and adore both these roles!
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Amy
Job Title: Senior Pet Nanny
Location: terrigal
Hi, I’m Amy,
I’m the mum of two crazy pups Dash the Cattle X and Dizzy the Rottweiler. I have my Bachelor of Science (Zoology) degree and my certificate III in Dog Behaviour and Training. I have been looking after your pets here at Pet Resorts since 2014 and I just love looking after your little munchkins while you’re away!
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Natalie
Job Title: Senior Pet Nanny/Client Relations
Location: terrigal
Hi, I’m Natalie and I’m a receptionist and Senior Pet Nanny at Pet Resorts Australia, Terrigal.
I was lucky enough to study Certificate II in Animal Studies and participate in work experience at Taronga Zoo Training Institute in Primate, Ungulate and Bird Divisions. I have a great passion for all animals but especially dogs.
I own a lovely Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Charlie, who is a very anxious little boy, so I tend to take extra care with the anxious pets we have coming into the resort to help them feel more at home.
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Adam
Job Title: Senior Pet Nanny
Location: terrigal
Hi, I’m Adam and I have worked at Terrigal Pet Resort for several years as a Pet Nanny. I have enjoyed gaining all my experience on the job under the guidance of the fantastic Pet Resorts staff team.
The best part of my working day is when the cleaning and feeding is
completed and I get to spend time with the dogs in the exercise yard,
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Trish
Job Title: Canine Trainer
Location: terrigal
Hi, I’m Trish,
I am the Trainer at our Terrigal Resort. I love working with dogs and their owners to create better relationships and stronger dog/owner connections.
My interest in dogs started when I was a Chef after getting my first dog, Roxette. With her I attended puppy pre school and agility. This made me realize that my heart was not in cooking but in the dog industry.
So I changed career paths and got work in a kennel. I completed my Animal Studies Cert II, Companion Animals Cert III and a Cert III in Dog Training and Behaviour through the National Dog Trainers Federation.
The dog training course peaked my interest in Scent Detection so I rescued a dog, Jed, that was suited to scent work so I could peruse this avenue. I was lucky enough to go to Victoria and complete a Specialist k9 Search and Rescue Course, instructed by some of the best scent trainers in the world. I loved my time volunteering in the NSW SES k9 unit.
I have rescuing many death row dogs, trained them and found them new forever homes, and have volunteered as a trainer for Dogs for Diggers program.
I worked in kennels for many years, working my way through the ranks and now have the job I always wanted… training dogs at a fantastic boarding and training facility.
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Anitra
Job Title: Supervisor
Location: terrigal
Hi, I’m Anitra.
I am a mother of three kids, ranging from primary to high school, all of
who are as ‘dog mad’ as their mother. I have owned dogs my whole life, but currently we don’t own any pets. We are waiting as patiently as possible to add another ‘furbaby’ to our family again.I started working at Terrigal Pet Resorts two years ago and have never looked back. I started as a Pet Nanny and have worked my way up to the Kennel Supervisor role. I love working with all the amazing, dedicated staff and having the privilege and honour of caring for and loving all the animals that come through this fantastic resort.
