Her mother, Donna, runs the Fountain Hills &  East Scottsdale side of the business for her, and her sister Tami helps out as her backup pet sitter in the South Mountain Corridor.  All three are certified in Pet CPR & First Aid.  Teri Ann completed the Pet Tech Course for Pet CPR/First Aid/Pet Care in July of 2011.  Teri Ann also holds a Certification as a Wilderness First Responder.  She has used her Pet First Aid training several times on her animal clients, which makes the pet owner feel comfortable knowing that Teri Ann can handle an emergency situation that may arise.  Teri Ann has just completed and is now Certified as an Emergency Animal Medical Technician I (EAMT I) amd as a Pet Tech Instructor.  She will be  offering Pet CPR, First Aid & Pet Care classes starting in January of 2012.  For more information on these classes, make sure you click on the Pet CPR, First Aid and Pet Care tab.  Teri Ann has certainly enjoyed all the medical training for animals.  Her last training for 2011 will be in November.  She will be taking the Beginning and Advanced Large Animal Rescue, taught by the New River Fire Department.  Teri Ann has previously trained with Mountain Rescue and is excited about moving over to large animal rescue.  Teri Ann is also a hiking guide in her other business, "Hiking AZ with Teri Ann" and has found herself using her wilderness training as well when aiding a hiker who has become distressed.  

Teri Ann takes care of all domestic and farm animals, and she has two dogs of her own.  She adopted Willa in January 2009.  This was two months after she found herself having to put her beloved dog, Max, down.  Her 2nd dog is Zoe, who originally belonged to her sister, but after Teri Ann moved off the farm & realized that Willa needed a buddy when she was home alone & she would literally eat Teri Ann's house, Zoe has become her pal.  To round off Teri Ann's animal kingdom is Hazi, a Paint/Arabian Mare.  Teri Ann's sister gave Hazi to her on her birthday a couple of years ago.  Hazi was a rescue horse and was originally named Haz Mat because she can become one crazy mare.  Teri Ann shortened it to Hazi.  Teri Ann will ride, along with her sister and friends, in South Mountain.  Teri Ann lives off the base of the west side of South Mountain where there is a coyote family that lives next to her, as well as Javalinas.  

Teri Ann is asked all the time what her favorite dog breed is and her answer is always the same--Pit Bull.  She feels that Pit Bulls are given the bad rap because the only story ever told is the bad ones, such as an owner is busted for a Pit Bull fighting ring, or a pit bull kills a dog or attacks a human.  Pit Bulls are like children in the fact that they act as they are raised.  If a dog owner raises a Pit Bull to attack other dogs than that is what the dog will do.  Teri Ann has a client that has 5 Pit Bulls and they are the sweetest dogs.  

Willa is also part Pit, and loves to wag her tail when they are playing.  Teri Ann wants to point out that a sweet lab can also bite or attack a person/animal as well.  Again, it all has to do with the upraising of an animal.  Teri Ann also runs Doggie Doo Adventures.  This program gets the dog out of the dog house and into nature.  Teri Ann picks up a dog, Monday-Friday, and takes that dog on an adventure.  This includes doggie hikes in South Mountain or other trails in Phoenix.  An adventure might include running free at a dog park or a field trip to Cosmo Dog Park, where the dog(s) are free to jump and play in the lake.  An all-day field trip may include a snow day in Flagstaff where the dog steps out of her truck and onto snow for the first time or heading on the trails in Sedona or Flagstaff.  Teri Ann is amazed at the wonder of a dog playing.  She feels that all dogs deserve to be exercised on a daily basis, which keeps them out of trouble (chewing on things they shouldn't because they are bored).  It's like having a child enrolled in an after-school program to keep that child out of trouble as well.  

In July 2011, Teri Ann accepted a Board of Director's position with Mingus Manor Animal Sanctuary (A Safe Haven for Senior & Special Needs Animals) in charge of all volunteers.  Comfy Pets of AZ has partnered with Mingus Manor to assist with fund raisers, volunteering,, etc., and she looks forward to this new position.

Teri Ann treats all her animal clients as family because THEY ARE FAMILY!