Camp Counselors (2008 Staff)

Karin Damon:
Karin took one of the first classes at Barking Hills Country Club years ago with her Golden Retriever, Keebler who earned his Versatility Title (Agility, Obedience & Tracking) in March of 2006.  She has since progressed to being the proud owner of Goldens Dax (whom you may have seen on SNL or the Claritin commercial among other advertisements) and newest member of the family, Derby.  Karin is presently competing and has titled in agility, obedience and tracking.  She is the Head Athletic Trainer at Centenary College, and was selected to work at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games in the equestrian venue.  Karin became certified as a Pet Tech First Aid and CPR Instructor in San Diego, CA.  She is also working to complete her Canine Rehabilitation Certification from the University of Tennessee.

Susan D. Greenbaum:
Susan is the owner of Barking Hills Country Club in Lebanon, NJ which offers classes for pet owners, draft work, lure coursing, rally, agility, competition obedience & animal assisted therapy. Barking Hills trains and handles dogs for film, commercials and television including ‘Saturday Night Live’. She is the Executive Director of Dogs In Service, Inc. (DIS) a not for profit company that trains a limited amount of Service Dogs for people with disabilities and runs a supervised, goal oriented and documented Animal Assisted Therapy program at St. Joseph’s Children’s hospital. One of the DIS service dogs and three therapy dogs have been given awards by the New Jersey Veterinary Foundation.

In 2000 Ms. Greenbam received the Governor’s Volunteer Award for Services to Youth for the program at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital and in 2004 received the New Jersey Veterinary Foundation Award for her work in Animal Assisted Therapy. She is a frequent speaker on goal oriented, documented & supervised Animal Assisted Therapy. Ms. Greenbaum is one of the founding members of the Northeast Crisis Coalition – Animal Assisted Crisis Response. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors.

Sue Lavoie:
With over 25 years of experience, Sue is owner and head trainer at Positive Puppy Dog Training in West Milford, NJ offering classes and private instruction for pet owners and their dogs. She is a member of the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and New Jersey Search and Rescue. Sue and her German Shepherds participated in recovery efforts at the Fresh Kills Landfill following September 11 and are featured in many books and publications. Sue’s dogs include German Shepherds "Jerry", "Summer", "Micah" and "Chip", her Border Collie "Daisy" enjoys agility training, and "Mickey" the Min Pin mix enjoys staying home and curling up under a blanket!

Donna Luzzo:
Donna Luzzo has been teaching classes at Barking Hills Country Club in Hunterdon County, N.J., for more than six years, and also serves as the trainer for the Hunterdon County Paws 4H club. She has participated in and/or competed in conformation, competition obedience, rally obedience, pet assisted therapy and animal assisted crisis response. She also dabbles in agility, lure coursing and anything else that looks like fun! Donna sometimes works as a dog handler for television and various advertising formats, with credits including Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Martha Stewart - The Apprentice, All My Children, One Live to Live, The Gap, Purina Pro Plan, Adobe, Febreeze, Anthopologie, Target, Claritin and many more. She shares her world with four Miniature Pinschers, Ebony, Winnie, Sebastian and Janey.

Marci Lynne:
Marci's career in dogs began after attending a seminar at the University of Guelph in Canada on "How Dogs Learn" in 1992. She began her professional career at "WonderDogs" , in West Berlin NJ, shortly after the school opened and has been the store manager for many years. During the past few years, Marci has developed an intense interest in the sport of racing, which began with a friend's Pharaoh Hounds and has since done lure coursing, straight and oval racing with the Pharaohs and her own Whippet, Dave. Dave is competing in agility and being groomed for Rally-O and his CD, he is also pointed on the coursing field. Her own personal menagerie include a Chow Chow, Chess; Chihuahua, Olivia; and Whippet, Dave.

Dawn Sullivan:
Owned and operated by 4 dogs, Millie (10yr old Hound/Lab mix), Freddie & Pacie (9yr & 5 yr old Chocolate Miniature Pinschers), and Tweak (14 week old Border Collie). Dawn has competed in, and taught, Flyball for the past 4 years. Red Dawn's Defender, FD, FDX, FDCh, FDCh-S, FDCh-G, FM, FMX (also known as Freddie) is the number 6 Min Pin in the sport of Flyball.

While not competing or training her new pup, you can find Dawn close to home in Methuen, MA playing with her dogs, reading, or with her face 4 inches from the laptop screen doing some kind of web development to help supplement her very large dog food bill. Dawn has been a volunteer at Canine University in MA for the past 9 years, teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes in obedience, puppy obedience classes, flyball, agility, tricks, and workshops on heeling, recalls, and getting your dog to stop jumping (but don't go by her Min Pins on that last one - she likes them to jump!) Dawn has studied a variety of training methods while working Millie through Separation Anxiety, but prefers using a clicker for fast, consistent communication with dogs.

Millie (10yr old Hound/Lab mix) wears a red bandana at Camp so although your dog is *very* cute and just wants to play, Millie doesn't agree. :) Please respect her space.

That Dog Is Spoiled Rotten:
Gifts and goodies for your perfect dog. That Dog Is Spoiled Rotten is running our camp store! Although they usually specialize in small dogs, for our camp they'll have something for every size. You can check out their website. The camp store will have all the things you need and some things you never knew you needed! From sunscreen to raised dog dishes - the camp store has it all. Check it out every day. You never know what might be on sale. Please bring cash or checks, the camp store does not take credit cards.