Geraldine ( Gel ) Wickham - Owner & Trainer
- Bachelor of Science
- Diploma of Animal Technology
- Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
- NDTF Cert III Dog Training & Behaviour
- Level 1 Obedience Instructors Certification
- APDT Australian Pet Dog Trainers Member
- CBATI Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor
Gel has been in the animal care industry her whole life, with many qualifications to support the huge amount of experience she has in the industry. She opened Paws2play in 2014 to provide a range of behavioural solutions for dogs in the Canberra area via the training courses, day care, and dog activities. The Paws2play staff are all qualified nurses, trainers, groomers, or carers - and are great at what they do.
Gel shares her life with partner Jason, two dogs Soapy (camp dog from Utopia in the central desert) and Rabbit (a rescue from Broken Hill pound), hand-reared kittens Big Mac & McMuffin, as well as her horse Almalito.
Claire Dunn - Day Care Dog Team Leader
- Bachelor of Applied Science
Claire brings a lifetime of experience from the animal care industry to Paws2play. Claire has been at Paws2play from the start. She knows each and every dog's individual needs and ensures their day is fun & safe. Claire has a calm energy the dogs love, they appreciate her humour as much as we do. She has studied in Equine Sciences but has used her skills diversely across the horse, pet, vet, and retail sectors.
Claire is starting an ark: she has two horses Tony & Kiv, cats Ruby, Rory & Allie and now one of the Paws2play regulars Toby .
Daniel Devenish - Day Care Supervisor & Training Team Leader
-Diploma of Information Technology
- NDTF Cert III Dog Training
Dan has been training his German Shepherd Dog, Grace, with us for 5 years. Dan came to training every weekend because he loved spending time with the dogs and their people. We just had to have a guy like this on our team! Dan can usually be found cuddling the dogs and carrying around the not-so-lap sized dogs, and just loves spending time with them. Dan is one of the instructors at Paws2Play Training and enjoys spending time with clients and their dogs.
Nicholas O’Shea - Day Care Supervisor
-Cert III Companion Animal
Nick found us after looking for a career change in the animal care industry. He has completed his Companion Animal Certification and is looking forward to spending more time with the animals than his books. Nick loves his big dogs & shares his life with his Leonberger Saber.
Annie Johnson
Kate Flemming
Briony Lillington
Adam Kille
Tori Karabin
Tayla Ballard
- Bachelor of Science
- Diploma of Animal Technology
- Cert IV Veterinary Nursing
- NDTF Cert III Dog Training & Behaviour
- Level 1 Obedience Instructors Certification
- APDT Australian Pet Dog Trainers Member
- CBATI Certified Behaviour Adjustment Training Instructor
Gel has been in the animal care industry her whole life, with many qualifications to support the huge amount of experience she has in the industry. She opened Paws2play in 2014 to provide a range of behavioural solutions for dogs in the Canberra area via the training courses, day care, and dog activities. The Paws2play staff are all qualified nurses, trainers, groomers, or carers - and are great at what they do.
Gel shares her life with partner Jason, two dogs Soapy (camp dog from Utopia in the central desert) and Rabbit (a rescue from Broken Hill pound), hand-reared kittens Big Mac & McMuffin, as well as her horse Almalito.
Claire Dunn - Day Care Dog Team Leader
- Bachelor of Applied Science
Claire brings a lifetime of experience from the animal care industry to Paws2play. Claire has been at Paws2play from the start. She knows each and every dog's individual needs and ensures their day is fun & safe. Claire has a calm energy the dogs love, they appreciate her humour as much as we do. She has studied in Equine Sciences but has used her skills diversely across the horse, pet, vet, and retail sectors.
Claire is starting an ark: she has two horses Tony & Kiv, cats Ruby, Rory & Allie and now one of the Paws2play regulars Toby .
Daniel Devenish - Day Care Supervisor & Training Team Leader
-Diploma of Information Technology
- NDTF Cert III Dog Training
Dan has been training his German Shepherd Dog, Grace, with us for 5 years. Dan came to training every weekend because he loved spending time with the dogs and their people. We just had to have a guy like this on our team! Dan can usually be found cuddling the dogs and carrying around the not-so-lap sized dogs, and just loves spending time with them. Dan is one of the instructors at Paws2Play Training and enjoys spending time with clients and their dogs.
Nicholas O’Shea - Day Care Supervisor
-Cert III Companion Animal
Nick found us after looking for a career change in the animal care industry. He has completed his Companion Animal Certification and is looking forward to spending more time with the animals than his books. Nick loves his big dogs & shares his life with his Leonberger Saber.
Annie Johnson
Kate Flemming
Briony Lillington
Adam Kille
Tori Karabin
Tayla Ballard