About JenLoves Pets

During the recovery of her surgery, Brezzi found Jennifer and her family. Being an avid cat “worshipper” she never thought of having a dog, She loved them, as she loves all animals but was definitely a cat person. Until Brezzi locked eyes with her. Even though she could barely walk due to the surgery, she asked to see this big slightly chaotic chocolate Labrador puppy and as she chewed on Dwayne, her husbands ankles, her fingers, and Dishion her son’s shoes Jennifer felt a connection like never before and was deeply in love. They left that afternoon, and every time she closed her eyes she saw Brezzi’s eyes. The next day the entire family picked up Brezzi, without any knowledge of how ill she’d soon become and how much Brezzi would be a part of Jennifer’s healing journey. Read more about Jennifer Taylor

Marissa grew up most of her life in in Southern California, and lived a few years throughout Hawaii and San Francisco, although San Diego is her favorite! She graduated with her Associate’s degree from Palomar College and also studied Herbalism for two years. She realized that she wanted to make a difference in people’s health and become a holistic healer. This is where she found her passion in helping others, both with people and furry friends. She has worked many years as a nanny and animal caregiver.

Marissa enjoys the great outdoors, doing activities like going to the beach, camping, hiking, and playing volleyball. She loves to cook and try new Vegan restaurants. Marissa is really into music and traveling the world as much as she can. She grew up with a Beagle named Mocha and currently is auntie Marissa to numerous friends’ cats.

Tay has lived up and down the West coast for their entire life. They have grown up with cats, dogs, fish, amphibians, and reptiles. Tay went to the University of Washington, the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Their degree is in Society, Ethics and Human Behavior with a minor in Human Rights. All throughout college people asked Tay “what do you want to do with that degree?” The answer was always “I don’t know, but I want to help people.”

This led to multiple service jobs, until one day the answer came to them in the form of a dear friend who was studying law. The friend talked about the courthouse dogs who were trained to help survivors and children testify. That was the most amazing idea Tay had come across yet. The idea of helping people by working with animals was an absolute dream!

Tay enrolled in the Northwest School of Canine Studies and was certified in Canine Studies. This meant studying the history of dogs and dog training, genetics of dogs, temperament, dog body language and more. Tay has been working with dogs ever since.

Tay specializes in puppies, aggression, separation anxiety, and reactivity, but works every case with passion and compassion. Tay has trained their own dogs to have good manners, as well as worked them through problem areas like separation anxiety, reactivity, resource guarding, car sickness and more; this makes Tay a uniquely qualified trainer in multi-pet households, and homes where big problems lie.

Tay can sympathize deeply with owners who struggle with these problems, because they have been in that situation as well! Tay has also trained their cat and sister’s cats, that’s right, you can train cats! The kitties do fun tricks like finger-targeting and “hugging.” Tay has worked with dozens of dogs across a spectrum of needs for both the animals and their human companions!

Zion was born in San Diego and lived in or around it his whole life. He is in college for graphic design at Palomar College. Other passions include taking pictures and videos, as well as the more technical side of editing them. He has two cats named Tiger and Hazel for about nine years now. Besides making cute pictures, these guys have got to be some of the best kitties. His love for cats does translate well to dogs and other animals though, especially the fluffy ones.

Jade was born here in San Diego and moved away at a young age. She grew up in Humboldt County around nature and wildlife, which definitely persuaded her love for pets and all other animals. She has quite a few of her own, including a German Shepherd, a Terrier Poodle mix, 2 cats and 2 leopard geckos!

She plans on going to college eventually, but only after discovering what her biggest passions are. She knows she wants to work with animals and make some kind of positive impact environmentally, as well as she has some thoughts of going into social work. She has plenty of time to decide though, and is happy to be able to put her passion into the pets here with JLP till making that decision!

She now is pursuing other interests that will allow her more time to spend with her husband and 8 year old English Bulldog Pebbles. With their love of music they enjoy going and supporting local bands as much as possible.

Honey is a mother of two and has been an animal lover and caregiver her entire life. Honey moved to San Diego in 2003 and loves the great weather and endless adventure there is here. She enjoys the outdoors, playing various sports, and spending time with her family. Honey has cared for many different types of animals over the years and loves spending time with animals of all kinds. 

Mindy is a native San Diegan and loves it here. She has 2 grown sons, and 2 grandkids. She graduated with a teaching credential at National University and has her master’s degree in reading. She was fortune enough to retire early from teaching in 2021. 

She has a passion for all animals.  She has taken care of other’s animals throughout the years.  She presently has 3 rescued dogs, Copeland-malamute/border collie, Winter- Samoa/husky, and Baxter-schnauzer mix.  She has owned up to 6 dogs. She goes to great lengths to keep her own animals healthy, happy, and safe.  She has tube feed-through the stomach, syringe fed, and has given insulin shots to her own dogs and has been through ACL surgery with 2 of her dogs. 

She enjoys hiking, pickleball, walking her dogs, and taking her jet skis out to the river. She volunteers at an animal sanctuary  and cares for the horses, chickens, turkeys, goats, and donkeys. She decided she wanted to get a part-time job after retiring and wanted to do something she was passionate about, animals.  This is what brought her to us! She is excited to be a part of this wonderful team.

June is a recent college graduate who has always had a love for animals of all kinds. Born and raised in Georgia, she moved to San Diego in 2018 to pursue her degree in Cognitive Science at UCSD, and has been on the west coast ever since! She has gained a lot of experience working with dogs, horses, and even dolphins throughout the years, and always finds it incredibly rewarding to work with animals…they have taught her so much!

She is excited to be a part of the JLP team & animal loving community 🙂

Outside of JLP, she enjoys outdoorsy adventures, creative writing, making music, cooking, yoga, and spending quality time with all the beautiful beings around her.

Rarely found without her senior shepherd mix, Kai, she is excited for the summer months to soak up that san diego sun

Kiernen was born in San Diego, Ca and has been here her whole life. She loves to care for all sorta of pets, including small animals and live stock. Currently Kiernen is pursing an Archaeology Technician Certification while pursing her love of caring for pets with the JenLovesPets company!

Dishion is Jennifer’s son and has been a part of the business since the beginning. He graduated from Mount Carmel High School here in San Diego and has a passion for photography, basketball, cats, and music. Dishion started a production company a few years ago so he now works in the operations of JLP. He’s a producer for many artists and has music on top ten lists.

Pets love Dishion! They gravitate towards him (Mom gets jealous) because of his calm demeanor. You’ll see him during pet taxi services and he works as a back up and emergency care.

Dwayne is Jennifer’s husband and works a lot behind the scenes though he helps with pet sitting and dog walking when the schedule is full. He has a lot of experience with multiple pet households and tends to gain the trust of the more shy pups quickly. Dwayne hopes to one day retire so he can work more full time with JenLovesPets!