Meet the Team

Dolores Paroda

Wooflands Manager & Lead Dog Trainer

Dolores Paroda, a native of Uniontown, PA is a certified teacher with 12 years of experience in local area schools. Her dog training career began over 15 years ago with her cocker spaniel, Lilee, at Mountaineer Kennel Club in Morgantown, West Virginia. Her strong desire to learn better training techniques led her to a successful career as the Agility Chair for Mountaineer Kennel Club. She has a strong background in agility and obedience training, as her dogs hold many advanced AKC obedience and agility titles. Her cocker spaniel, Lilee, has completed her Agility Championship (PACH & PAX) as of May 2013.

Dolores is able to apply her classroom teaching strategies and methods to her dog training instruction. She has broad experience training dogs using operant conditioning techniques and an extensive background in teaching Linda Mecklenburg’s Awesome Paws Handling System for agility training. She is an agility student of world team member, Donna Rohaus. Dolores’ greatest accomplishment is a successful student.


Kelly Means

Professional Pet Groomer

Kelly has been a professional groomer for over 25 years. Trained by one of the top show dog handlers in the country, Kelly specializes in hand-scissoring and breed-specific cuts. After an appointment with Kelly, be sure to notice that extra bounce in your pet’s steps as they prance out of the salon!