Joelyne K. (Founder/ Sitter ID: 1124)

Joelyne is a natural born animal lover. She knew early on in life that she wanted a career working with animals. She graduated from Towson University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. She has a Graduate Certificate from Humane Society University in Animal Studies. For seven years, Joelyne worked as the Membership and Donor Relations Manager at The Humane Society of the United States, the nations largest animal welfare organization dedicated to enforcing laws to protect animals from cruelty and neglect. During her time at HSUS, she was able to aid in animal rescue missions and helped seize several animals from inhumane conditions. Joelyne volunteers some of her time with Laurel Cats, Inc., a local organization working to reduce the overpopulation of feral cats through TNR efforts. She and her husband share their home with their son, daughter, a dog named Charlie (pictured here), a cat named Puff and a painted turtle named Cookie.

Cheryl is the Branch Manager of the Frederick and Germantown, Maryland branches.  In addition to managing Prance Around along with her husband, she is also mom to two beautiful boys, Logan and Scott.  She currently owns three cats: Grayson, Gambit, and Gabby, all of whom are rescues.  She also feeds wild birds in her backyard and has even named a few of her regulars!  Her passion for working with animals started at a very young age when she would rescue stray cats in her neighborhood and help find them homes.  In her spare time, she can be found working in the garden growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Shawn is a huge animal lover. He had two dogs and a cat growing up. He enjoys being around animals and has served as a pet sitter for several friends and family members over the years. Shawn has an Associate’s Degree in Secondary Education, as well as educational experience in Elementary Education and Theatre. He is heavily involved in local theatre, as well as television and in the film industry. When he is not pet sitting you can sometimes find him acting at the Laurel Mill Playhouse off Main Street! He is excited to be able work with the furry friends that Prance Around cares for!

Kathy is a retired federal Police Office after 36 years of service.  She has been working with dogs since she was 18 years old.  First starting  out working in a kennel for a few years.  While being a Police Officer she adopted retired K9 Officers from my department who needed a home until  they crossed the rainbow.  She has owned and bred Min Pins and Cocker  Spaniels and has trained numerous dogs for fellow Police Officers and  took care of them when these Officers were out of town.  She has taken in  dogs that needed training so they could be adopted out.  She has had a variety of dogs throughout her life, from small dogs to larger dogs including German Shepherds, Caucasian Ovacharcha and Sarplninaac. Her last 4 dogs all had passports, how neat is that?! Kathy likes to add a little bit of dog training and mental stimulation when walking dogs. She believes dogs need to work their minds just as much as their bodies. Her methods include giving commands followed by  positive reinforcement.  She currently has no dogs but recently did adopt two wonderful kittens from a rescue who keep her busy!

Amanda grew up in  Columbia, Maryland. She started dog walking/pet sitting when she was fifteen years  old. She has serviced her church with all of their animal care needs. Throughout her entire life, she has  always had at least two cats at one time. She had a cat that recently passed that she rescued from outside and named him bandit because he stole the hearts of her and her family. Amanda  has a bachelors in criminal Justice with a minor in psychology. Cesar  Milan is her mentor when it comes to animals, as well as Jackson Galaxy. 

 Rachel has been an animal lover since she was a kid. She grew up with many animals in her household, dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, hamsters, and fish. She started walking dogs/pet sitting throughout college where she attended Marymount  University and even later after attending college when she got a full-time  position in Human Resources. Rachel enjoyed working with animals so much that she also volunteered at Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation, where she helped  at adoption events and would take dogs out for daily walks/play time.  Rachel recently moved to Frederick, MD where she is working as a full-time HR Coordinator working, remotely. This has allowed her the extra time to care for other’s  pets. She is a current volunteer with Key to Lion’s Heart Rescue where she also  fosters puppies and helps at their adoption events.  She was fostering my current  fur baby, Axel whom she later adopted.  Rachel looks forward to meeting and  caring for your pets!  

 Andrew  was born and raised right here in Montgomery County, Maryland and has  had a passion for animals for as long as he can remember.  He currently lives with his parents and siblings in Gaithersburg with his cat, Malik and two rabbits.  He is  currently studying Communication Studies at Montgomery College and will  be transferring to University of Maryland later this year to complete  his Bachelor's.  Andrew's passions include taking care of animals,  cooking and hiking.  He has big ambitions and has already fulfilled one  of his dreams by adopting two wonderful rabbits, Mr. Bun Bun and Ziza  (pictured).  He looks forward to meeting and taking care of your pets!  

  Crystal is a lifelong Frederick County resident and loves all animals, great and small. She is a long-distance runner who enjoys spending time outdoors while stopping to pet all the dogs!  She’s had a variety of pets, including dogs and cats, fish, hermit crabs, a hedge hog, and rats and is a mother to 3.  She looks forward to meeting and caring for your pets!