My name is Karen Miller.  Along with my husband Greg, I have the honour and privilege of enjoying these amazing dogs every single day, connecting with our adopters, facilitating vet trips, paying the bills, working on an amazing environment for them and exercising along side our pooches on their walks.  I’m a Registered Nurse, with my Bachelors of Nursing, and I work in an acute care facility in Calgary on a part time basis.  I work part-time as a nurse because it’s imperative that I give the dogs and BabyBarks the bulk of my time every day… which is a both a lot of work and a pure pleasure.  My nursing background has been invaluable in providing me with an educated and active understanding of hygiene, quarantine, nutrition, medical research, reproduction, general health and so many other elements that can be actively applied to the management of a healthy and thriving group of dogs.  I’m not just a nurse, I’m THEIR nurse and it’s a role I feel I was born to play!  My husband Greg is a high school teacher and is also actively involved with the dogs.  He loves including them in his life with lots of dog snuggles, walks, car rides and jumps into the more mundane tasks such as cleaning our snow, removing our waste, picking up supplies and keeping everything in good repair.  

 

We are additionally blessed to have my dog-loving parents actively involved with BabyBarks. They have helped me deliver puppies, train, exercise and manage our pooches.  My mom has even assisted with adopter visits, mopping our floors, bathing dogs and grooming them.  My Dad’s background as a contractor has allowed us to develop our 3500+ sq ft facility into a first class, custom space for our dogs to enjoy.  Our in-floor heating, doggie doors, covered outdoor potty area, extensive fencing, and so much more is a testament to his time and skills.  Wow, am I ever thankful for my parents and all they have invested!!! They have poured their blood, sweat and tears into BabyBarks and I’m so thankful for the daily ways they contribute!  They deserve all of the kisses and wags the dogs greet them with!

 

Wait… there’s more!  We are blessed to have EIGHT amazing women, who are Mountain View County residents, employed to assist with the dogs every single week.  Between them, we have an average of 19-24 paid hours consistently dedicated to the dogs each day.  This is IN ADDITION to the hours that our four adult family members contribute on a regular and ongoing basis.  Between our paid employees and our family, our dogs receive an average of 29 and 44 hours PER DAY of active engagement, supervision, training, grooming, bathing, walking and general care.  We care a TON about our dogs and the time we invest in them is so worth it.