ABOUT US

MARY SELLARO

Chief Executive Officer

& Founder of KC Dog Works

Mary Sellaro has been a professional dog trainer since 1990.

Her primary motivation is to educate dog’s human families on how to understand dog behavior, create lifelong relationships, and ultimately keep dogs out of shelters. Mary has trained dogs from the puppy level through off-leash obedience, therapy dog training, Canine Good Citizen testing and prep, and aggression. Mary is a certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator with the American Kennel Club.

Currently, her primary focus is working with reactive, fearful, and anxious dogs and their families.

Mary’s background includes working in a locally owned dog daycare for eight years as the Director of Training, co-owning a dog daycare and training facility for three years, working in a veterinary clinic, and as a professional groomer. She was the company-wide Director of Pet Education for Pete and Mac’s Pet Resorts for six years, managing and creating the training program for 10 locations nationwide.

Mary has been involved with pet therapy as an Evaluator for over 25 years. For over ten years, she was an evaluator for Pets for Life, inc, a local pet therapy group. Since 1995, she has been the Temperament Test Evaluator for the Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Pet Pals Program.

Professional Dog Trainer

Mary Sellaro has been a professional dog trainer since 1990.
Her primary motivation is to educate dog’s human families on how to understand dog behavior, create lifelong relationships, and ultimately keep dogs out of shelters.

Certified Evaluator

Mary has trained dogs from the puppy level through off-leash obedience, therapy dog training, Canine Good Citizen testing and prep, and aggression. Mary is a certified Canine Good Citizen Evaluator with the American Kennel Club.

Our Focus

Currently, our primary focus is working with reactive, fearful and anxious dogs, along with their families.

Background & Experience

Mary’s background includes working in a locally owned dog daycare for eight years as the Director of Training, co-owning a dog daycare and training facility for three years, working in a veterinary clinic, and as a professional groomer. She was the company-wide Director of Pet Education for Pete and Mac’s Pet Resorts for six years, managing and creating the training program for 10 locations nationwide.

Pet Therapy

Mary has been involved with pet therapy as an Evaluator for over 25 years. She served as an evaluator for Pets for Life, inc, a local pet therapy group, for over ten years. Since 1995, she has been the Temperament Test Evaluator for the Children’s Mercy Hospital’s Pet Pals Program.