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Jennifer
"Jenn" Miler has been in the animal field
since 1988. Over the year, she has worked for vets,
kennels, groomers, animal shelters, a dog food company,
a pet related magazine, and has been pet sitting since
1989.
In
October of 1991, Jenn received a certificate of completion
for a two-year certification program in Animal Sciences.
Her hands-on work for that program was done at Pasadena
Veterinary Hospital in St.Petersburg, Florida for
three years. Jenn completed this program with a 93%
average.
In
1996, Jenn completed a Pet First Aid and CPR instructor
program with Life Education of Florida under the instruction
of Dr.Nicholas Cooley.
Jenn
started Doggone Purrfect Pet Care in
June of 1995, and was an active member of National
Association of Professional Pet Sitters from that
time until 1999. She was nominated for that organization's
"Hall of Fame" award in 1996, 1997, and
1998. She also served on their Board of Directors.
Jenn
is the founder and coordinator of the Tampa Bay Professional
Pet Sitters Network
founded in 1995. She is a
member of Pet Sitters International and was nominated
many times for their "Pet Sitter of the Year"
Award before being chosen as the recipient of that
award in 2007
and she also serves as a member
of their Ambassador Bureau.
Jenn
is a member of Pet Sitters Associates and that organization
carries the Liability Insurance for Doggone
Purrfect Pet Care.
Jenn
is active with SPCA Tampa Bay,Coastal Poodle Rescue,
Bay Area Disaster Animal Response Team, National Disaster
Animal Response Team and various other animal related
organizations and several non animal related organizations
as well. She also serves as a committee member for
the Pinellas County Pet Friendly Evacuation Shelter
Program.
In
the summer of 2004 and 2005, Jenn was deployed for
hurricane relief work with Emergency Animal Rescue
Service (EARS).
In
June 2000, Jenn and her business, Doggone Purrfect
Pet Care, were featured on Bay News 9 in their
"Everyday Heroes" segment. And over the
years, the company has been featured on most of the
other news channels in the Tampa Bay area.
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