DogZenergy Team Members

Karen Alwerud is the most trusted and popular estate care executive, personal assistant and pet sitter in La Jolla. As DogZenergy's manager she strives to meet every dog owner's expectations and needs. Karen is  a wonderful mother to Brittany and her son Sven-Anders,  as well as an avid animal lover, so she has all of the experience and love needed to take exceptional care of your pet. Karen owned and operated an avocado ranch for 19 years that was a warm and friendly home to all animals big and small. At one point the Alweruds had taken in six dogs, two horses, two birds, a hamster, two lizards and a fish. Karen has been riding horses for seventeen years and has a passion for...

» Click To Read More About Karen Alwerud

Shannon's love of dogs stems from early childhood growing up in a dog breeding and show family and on their family ranch in Arizona. She began at age 8 as a Jr. Dog Handler in AKC shows and advanced her knowledge through 4-H, local, regional, and national shows. She trained large and small dogs obedience, agility, and in the show ring. In addition she bred and trained horses for 15 years- competing in English, Western, Hunter, Dressage, and Eventing. Shannon's training philosophy is positive reinforcement based, focusing on strengthening the relationship between dog and owner to foster mutual respect and communication. She uses benevolent training methods that she has acquired from her ...

» Click To Read More About Shannon Stewart

 Jaleesa is a wonderful addition to the DogZenergy team. Jaleesa grew up with lots of childhood dogs and has loved them ever since. She has been a part of DogZenergy for a year now and all of the dogs love her. Jaleesa is an accomplished pet photographer and has an amazing ability to capture a dog's unique personality. She is also DogZenergy's graphic designer and loves designing all kinds of creative media. In her spare time she loves hanging out at the beach and spending time with her good friends. 

 Nicole grew up in Carmel Valley, San Diego and attends UCSD. In between studying for classes, Nicole loves walking dogs and working with dogs who need extra love and attention. She has been pet sitting and babysitting for the last six years and is extremely reliable, responsibly and trustworthy. 

 Anna has been a DogZenergy pet sitter for three years now and is a wonderful addition to the team. All of the dogs love her and they can't wait to see Anna when their pet parents go away on a trip. Anna grew up in Siberia, Russia with her childhood dogs and they have always been an important part of her life. Now, Anna and her husband have a cockatiel named Cheeky, but they can't wait to get their own little dog. Anna is studying to be a psychologist and spends much of her time with the dogs studying and taking them for long walks. Anna always gets raving reviews from our clients that their dogs are very happy and that their home is cleaner than when they left it. Anna is extremel...

» Click To Read More About Anna Lyapina