Annie Hudson
Kennel Supervisor

Tony has been working at The Paw Stop since of January of 2008.

Ben Hamilton
Dog Walking Supervisor & Assistant Dog Trainer

Ben has been working at The Paw Stop since of February of 2007.

Benny has been working at The Paw Stop since of December of 2007.

Carlos Casanova
Kennel Supervisor

Carlos was born in the Bronx and raised in Manhattan.  His mother has told him that he started working with dogs when he was in diapers.  She knew that Carlos was destined to work with animals at a very early age.  Carlos has worked extensively in the pet care industry here in New York both as a Overnight Supervisor and a Kennel Manager.  He treasures the unique personalities of each dog that he has cared for.  He loves his job, especially the moments where he can just hang out and bond with the animals.  He aspires to one day operate his own dog walking and pet sitting business.

During the summer of July 1999, Dan was employed with Andersen Consulting in New York City and assigned to a systems engineering project in Chicago.  While working on the project, Dan enrolled his St. Bernard, Sydney, with a daycare service because of the long and tedious hours that were required of him at work.  Although Dan has been a dog guardian since the age of 6 years old, he had never required any type of commercial services for his dogs.  Family was always around to care for the pets.  However, while living independently in Chicago with his dog, he could not rely on family or friends to care for his young and rambunctious 160 pound dog.  Dan decided to use a Dog Daycare service that would pick-up and drop-off.  They were reputable and had been recommended by other pet parents in the neighborhood. Sydney loved going to daycare and for about 2 months everything went very smoothly with the service.  The service would pick him up in the morning, take him to a designated outdoor play area, and drop him off at night.  Then in July the weather really started to get too hot for his dog to go to daycare everyday.  St. Bernard's are cold weather, Swiss mountain dogs.  Out of concern, Dan contacted the owner of the daycare service and all parties agreed that it would be best that Sydney only be allowed only to go outside of the apartment to go to the bathroom and then quickly returned back inside to the air conditioned apartment.

July 30th, 1999, was one of the hottest days in Chicago history.  The heat index that day was close to 114 degrees Fahrenheit.  For some reason that is still unknown to Dan to this day, one of the dog daycare company's employees decided to pick up Sydney that day and take him to daycare without Dan's permission.  Very early the next morning, Sydney died due to complications arising from heat stroke.  The details of the story and how this happened are too gruesome and upsetting to retell, and at the time it was certainly difficult for Dan to understand how and why this would happen.  As it turns out the reason was simple.  The dog daycare service was poorly managed and therefore their employees were misguided and irresponsible which resulted in the ultimate negligent act of putting Sydney's life in jeopardy.

Dan was emotionally devastated after Sydney passed away. He could not eat, sleep, or work for a week.  He confined himself to his apartment because he could not even look at another dog.  His girlfriend at the time then forced him to go on a run in the park.  During the run, all he noticed were the dogs and he stopped to meet every pet parent and dog that he could.  It really wasn't much of a run at all.  Instead while Dan was out, he realized that he wanted to work with dogs.  It had taken the significant emotional event of Sydney's death for Dan to realize what he wanted to do with his life.  He pledged to himself that when he got into the business, he would put the health and safety of the dogs for which he cared for first.

By December of 1999, Dan quit his his job with Andersen Consulting and started a dog walking and pet sitting business from his apartment.  He went door to door and from dog park to dog park to build his business.  He read books on dog behavior, training, and animal handling but mostly learned on the job.  While he was operating his dog walking and pet sitting business, he was planning and building towards his next step, a dog daycare facility.  In July of 2000, All for Doggies opened it's doors to the public and was the third dog daycare center in Chicago.  Dan worked tirelessly with his staff to provide the absolute best care they could for the dogs.  As dog people in the community learned of the new daycare center and learned of Dan's love for dogs and passion to run a solid, meaningful, and community oriented business, they flocked to him.

The business became a tribute to Sydney but it was very difficult for Dan to fill the emotional void that Sydney's death had left.  In January of 2000, Dan decided to move forward and provide love and care for another St. Bernard, Mickey.  At the same time, he adopted a 4 year old Rottweiler named Brandy.  Mickey, Brandy, and Dan were inseparable.  After all, Dan's business was all about the dogs so he could bring his to work with him.  In late 2000 Dan met Alex Brooks, an accomplished Dog Trainer of 30 plus years in Chicago, and convinced him to open a training school at his store.  Under Alex's tutelage Dan trained his dog Mickey for 2 straight years at least 30 minutes a day and most days for much longer.  Dan learned basic obedience, advanced obedience, trick training, protection and poison training, agility, fly ball, tracking, sledding, and retrieving.  Dan absorbed as much knowledge as he could and expanded his realm of mentors and exposure to different training methods by working with other Chicago area dog trainers as well.  Dan has now been training dogs for as almost 10 years and specializes in behavioral training.  He has trained thousands of dogs both here in Chicago and here in New York.  He has worked with celebrities such as Mariah Carey, Bernadette Peters, and Kelly Rippa and in consultation with the New York City Animal Care and Control as well as the Mayor's Animal Alliance of New York.  He has worked on film sets and photo shoots and prides himself on a results oriented training program.  Dan will design a training program that best suits the needs of the pet parent and their dog.

Dan is married and lives in the neighborhood with his wife Abbe and their dog Shea, a pitbull mix they adopted together in July 2007.  Dan is originally from Hartford, CT.  His prior work experience includes Andersen Consulting and Sprint Technologies.  He has a BBA in Finance from Emory University, and a Masters in Health Services Administration from Nova Southeastern University.

Evan Perlman
Location Coordinator & Pet Supervisor - Newark Airport

When Evan was three years old his parents brought home a chocolate lab puppy named Cleo. While growing up Cleo played the role of sister, best friend, and protector. It was the sixteen wonderful years growing up with Cleo and the true bond they had together that would shape his love and passion for animals. While pursuing a bachelors degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University Evan worked at a dog daycare & boarding facility in New Jersey. It was here that he realized that he wanted to pursue a career in the pet care industry after graduation. Evan is looking forward to learning as much as possible about animal behavior, dog training, and the pet care industry as a whole. Evan shares his home with his German Shepherd named Cheyenne and his Mexican Red-Headed Amazon Parrot named Harry. Evan may be reached by emailing him at eperlman@thepawstop.com.

Iryna has been working at The Paw Stop since of May of 2006.

Jaime has been working at The Paw Stop since of June of 2007.

Marina Grinman
Groomer

mgrinman@thepawstop.com. 

Michelle Areton
Customer Service Assistant

mareton@thepawstop.com. 

Myles Berger
Pet Supervisor

Myles has been working at The Paw Stop since of February of 2008.

Stanley was born and raised on the lower east side of Manhattan.  He has loved dogs since he first saw the 80's cult classic film, The Lost Boys, which featured a Husky dog named, Nanook.  Stanley is dedicated to his studies and plans to complete his college education at Laguardia Community College in the winter of 2009.  Stanley has a very adorable Bull Terrier named Ruby.  He comes from a family that treasures hard work, respect for others, and strong values.  If Stanley is not working or caring for Ruby, you will find him playing video games which he has become as passionate about as dogs.  Stanley has been working at The Paw Stop since of June of 2007.

Tristan Migliore
Dog Walker

Tristan was born and raised on his family's farm in the Hudson Valley.  He has had dogs and cats all his life and loves animals.  He loves them so much that he decided to become a vegan 5 years ago.  He cares a lot about making sure all animals are properly loved and cared for. When not running around with dogs he spends his time at home in Brooklyn with his rescued cat, Catrick Swayze.