RENAE COUNTER
CANINE FIELD SPECIALIST
Renae graduated from The University of Montana-Western with a B.A in Literature and Writing with a focus on Creative Writing. Her career with working dogs began when she moved to Alaska to work as a dog handler on the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau. Renae spent three summers on the Mendenhall, with winters in between caretaking a remote backcountry ski lodge in Colorado and later helping to train a team of young sled dogs for Squid Acers Kennel in Fairbanks, AK.
After working with sled dogs, Renae knew she wanted a career with dogs. Before finding WD4C she spent time working as a Veterinary Assitant and later training protection dogs.