TEAM MEMBERS
It is all wags and wiggles at Pawsitively Pets, and the excitement is building for some summer fun at our highly successful one-of-a-kind summer camp!
A camp counselor in her early years, and a life-long passion for pets and animals, led Jennifer Ego to a career working with animals. Starting the registered charity www.k9RescueMe.com seven years ago and working in the veterinary industry, Jennifer was committed to creating a camp that would provide kids with all the wonderful animal and pet connections that can be so rewarding.
"What better way to put two passions together, my love of animals and my commitment to educate children on responsible pet ownership and the wonders of pets and animals," she says. This small and wonderful idea has grown into an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children and animals, and create a lifetime of memories.
I have always loved being around animals ever since I could remember. So, at seventeen I decided to work at veterinary hospitals as an animal care attendant and then a technician for the past 16 years. However, in the past eight years I have gradually completed a graduate degree in environmental studies and education. And I will be attending teacher’s college in September to further my education. For the past three years, I have worked as an environmental educator with children from kindergarten to grade 12. I love teaching children about the environment, especially the animals that we share the planet with. I have finally found a career that has combined both of my loves and cannot wait to pass on the passion to help animals and the environment in which we all live.
I have had a lifelong love for animals mainly because they are an unconditional friend that always know the right thing to say. They listen without interruption and love without question. I currently have a gecko named Mertle. She is five years old, enjoys watching movies, and eating. She doesn't need much but loves getting attention and affection (mostly from me). My favourite dog breed is a Saint Bernard because they are so big and friendly. I hope to one day have one of my own but for now Mertle will do. Working at Pawsitively Pets since its conception has provided me with an opportunity to take all the things I love - pets, kids and learning - and bundle it up into one great job!
Dr. Scott Bainbridge has lived in the High Park area for the past ten years with his wife, son, his lab/chow rescue dog, Loki and rescue cat Fester. He is co-owner of both the Queen West and Dundas West Animal Hospitals. Besides his degree in veterinary medicince, he also has an honors B.Sc from the University of Toronto in Animal Behaviour. He spent a year in the pre-veterinary course at Colorado State University and graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1999. Scott made the Dean's Honour Role each year at the O.V.C. and was the recipient of both the Merck Veterinary Award and the American Animal Hospital Senior Student Award. Dr. Bainbridge has an interest i
n both Western and Eastern medicine. He is trained in veterinary acupuncture and most recently, stem cell based regenerative medicine. He has appeared on several television shows including the Mom Show, Three Takes, Doctor in the House, The Steven and Chris Show and can be seen on a regular basis on CP24’s Animal House Calls. Dr. Bainbridge is also the expert veterinarian for Canadian Living Magazine. Outside of the clinic, he enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, playing squash and relaxing at the cottage.
