Meet The Team
Established 2019; Shropshire Canine are a multi-award winning team of trustworthy, dedicated and passionate dog professionals.
Insured, knowledgeable, canine first aid trained & DBS checked.
Cheryl - Owner/Founder
Animals; especially dogs, have been my life in & out of work for as long as i can remember.
From the little girl insisting on "saving" the spider from my spider-hating friend, to the 30 year old working in Rescue & becoming completely and entirely devoted to animals. In the years of working for a dog rescue centre, I found my passion for helping the misunderstood dogs; the dogs with issues and sometimes just the over-looked dogs.
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My home is filled with animals, all adopted and rescued! Monty my caucasian shepherd, Narla my bully, ex-battery hens, goats, sheep, a cat and a parrot!
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Alongside the business, I work with numerous rescues in Shropshire to help and highlight the dogs most in need, whether they're not coping too well and not making friends, need to learn to trust people again after a difficult past, or they just need a helping hand to be noticed. I shine a light on the dogs in the shadows and show their true potential.
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My most recent venture is my Patreon, which I set up in aid of my work in the rescue centres. You can read more about this HERE
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Press Links:
Awards Article
Shropshire Star
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I'm a keen fundraiser for rescues and have done many weird and wonderful things, including being locked in dog kennels for 12 hours with dogs, which to be honest was a great time for me haha!​ and not forgetting volunteering with the fabulous Cuan House wildlife rescue.
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Fundraisers & Appeals
Mason Shropshire Star HERE
Mason Yahoo! News HERE
Bullseye BBC NEWS HERE
Article by Team Dogs HERE
Article by Birmingham Live HERE
Article by Shropshire Star HERE
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Vivienne
First I would like you to meet our team member, my own mum, Vivienne!
Viv Joined the team in July 2020 and has an amazing relationships with our regular clients; be it dog walking, pet/house sitting or our Doggy Day Trips.
Who’s better to trust with your business than your own mum? Viv has 20+ years experience in the industry, volunteered with the rescue dogs back in the day & is naturally amazing with dogs - especially gaining their trust. I have had no one else take care of my dogs when I’ve been away.
On top of this, Viv's background includes working with race horses, living on farms with many different animals (pigs, horses, sheep) and is an experienced pet sitter, too.
Viv has had a number of different breeds of her own (Dobermann's, German Shepherds, Labradors to name a few) Most of which were rescued, and is very experienced.
Now Viv has Ted (Cocker spaniel x Poodle) & Nia (Beauceron) Nia came from Hilbrae, and after Nia had a near death experience, it became apparent that she suffers with Addison’s disease. Mum read up on addisons, as lots of vets don’t seem to understand it themselves too well, and she has become an expert in the field, with the vets now asking for her opinion!
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"What can I say! I’ve never left my dogs with anyone other than family, but this is the most comfortable I’ve ever felt leaving my babies! Viv treated them like they were her own, and sent me the most beautiful pictures throughout to reassure me they were OK! Feel so lucky to have found Shropshire Canine Enrichment, feel like I can book trips away now without having to worry about the dogs! Amazing 🥰" - Paula Costello
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Zoe
I know Zoe very well and I worked with Zoe in rescue kennels for years. I have witnessed first hand her natural talent and passion with dogs. Zoe has an ability to build trust in dogs that most would avoid and takes pride in helping the misunderstood.
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Zoe is our reliable dog walker and pet sitter who will also be doing our Doggy Day Trips, too!
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Zoe has experience personally in having Romanian rescues of her own, Leonbergers, Caucasian shepherds, Belgian Malinois , German shepherds and St. Bernards!
"An amazing company, I would recommend whole heartedly! Zoë is one of Doug’s favourite humans, he can’t wait for his walks every week with her and even better when she house sits Zoë took him and his sister Evie on a day trip too, they came back very happy and shattered!! Shropshire Canine go the extra mile helping dogs in rescue, you couldn’t ask for a more passionate group of people"
Emily
Emily and I worked in rescue together for a few years and stayed intouch until the day came for her to join our team.
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Emily is super caring and passionate about animals and welfare, always striving to help any in need. Emily befriended many dogs that would be considered difficult and creates great relationships with dogs she works with. Emily also works at the wonderful Grinshill Rescue where she continues to help homeless dogs.
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Covering all of Telford but preferably Shawbirch area
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"I highly recommend Shropshire Canine! Our boy adores Emily so much; the mere mention of her name makes him very happy. He appears to be a little model in the pictures she takes of him. She takes him on the most enjoyable walks and is really patient and attentive. Thank you so much Emily."
Laura
Our most recent member of the team: Laura!
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I had known Laura many years and knew she wanted to work with animals. Laura's background is in the Care industry, which reflects her kind and caring nature. Laura has already grown into a valued member of the team and is loved by all her dogs and clients already!
