About Prairie Dog Pet Mercantile

After 35 years in customer service, Vicki “retired” in December 2012. Now she spends her time snow skiing, swimming and doing Agility with her Border Collie rescues Sally and Oliver. She is also a dog trainer and assistant at Diamonds in the Ruff. She enjoys working with and training dogs. She and husband Bill raised two daughters and currently have a family of three cats along with the two dogs. She is excited to be learning more about Prairie Dog, pet nutrition and assisting Amy in the operation of the retail store every day. 

Curtis loves working at Prairie Dog and the ongoing education the job provides. Even prior to working at Prairie Dog, he had an interest in dog nutrition and behavior. He's slowly transitioned all his dogs to an almost exclusively raw food diet to allow him to note any changes in them. The changes have been many, and they have been amazing. He currently has four dogs and has had as many as eight, some who he bird hunts with and some who are just lap dogs, but they're all family. He has been hunting with bird dogs (Labs & German Shorthaired Pointers) for about eight years now and it has become his passion. Being outside in nature is the most satisfying thing for him. 

Stephanie grew up in an animal loving home. If there was ever an animal in need her family would bring them in and care for them. After three years of service in the Air Force and graduating college, she worked in the corporate world until drawn back to working with animals again. Her true passion is to be able to care for animals and learn everything possible about pet nutrition to give them the best lives we can. She currently has two cats, Lola and Gary, who are spoiled with their own 'catio,' lots of toys, and delicious, nutritious, natural food.

Dakota grew up with dogs, but it wasn't until she started volunteering with rescues in Los Angeles that she discovered her passion for working with them. While trying to break into the film industry she filled her free time volunteering, starting with simple walks and working up to basic obedience classes with under-socialized dogs. She started a job at a doggy daycare, which also sold high quality pet food and products. This sparked an interest in pet nutrition. Combining her love of education and animals she started at Prairie Dog in spring 2016, where she now gets to talk to pet parents about their fur babies and learn from her awesome co-workers every day. In her free time she enjoys hanging out with her handsome mutts Fenris and Jake and exploring her new home of Spokane. 

Eva grew up in Spokane with an outdoorsy animal loving family. She teaches yoga and believes that finding balance in the human body as well as our furry companions' bodies is essential to a happy healthy life. She stumbled into the dog training/nutrition world after she adopted a dog with special needs. Her favorite pastime is taking her beloved pups on outdoor adventures.