Kennel Staff
A kennel supervisor at Roaring Brook Veterinary Hospital since 2002, Kimberly Gravel loves working with animals and is proud of the high quality offered at the hospital. When she’s not at work, Kimberly enjoys cooking, camping, shopping and spending time with her daughter, Jordan, and her dog, Opal.
Deb Monde has been involved in search and rescue (SAR) for seven years and has trained two canines in agility. These combined activities led to her interest in working with and training canines. Deb would like to share with owners a positive, effective and fun way to communicate with your dog. The companionship of a well mannered dog is a source of constant joy and her training is designed to enhance and develop the lifelong bond that good communication, training and playing together brings. She believes that training and behavior modification should be safe, kind, enjoyable, positive and successful for you and your dog.
Deb offers training classes here at Roaring Brook Kennels for puppy socialization, basic and advanced obedience, agility and private training both in our facility and in your home. Classes are limited to 8 dogs or less to assure individual attention for all dogs and their owners.
Deb is also a member of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Department, Emergency Response Team, Association of Pet Dog Trainers and is certified in Pet CPR.
Pet groomer Lori Brown has worked in the pet care field since 1984 and joined the Roaring Brook team in 2007. She enjoys working with the friendly, passionate staff and is devoted to helping pets. Her own pets keep her pretty busy and she shares her home with three dogs, seven cats, and four birds. In her spare time, her favorite hobbies are crocheting, fishing, gardening reading good books and spending time with friends and family.
Gina Bruno is the grooming manager at Roaring Brook Kennels. She joined our staff as an attendant in 1994; a year later, Gina went through a thorough, year-long all-breed grooming training program under the supervision of another well-respected pet stylist. Gina has traveled to numerous trade shows and seminars in order to keep up with the latest styles and trends in pet grooming.
Gina offers an extensive array of grooming services, including all-breed clipping and styling, cat grooming, specialty shampoos, conditioning treatments and dental maintenance. She is experienced with all pets, from Poodles and Persians to Terriers and tomcats.
No matter what your pet's individual needs, Gina provides all grooming clients with one-on-one personal attention and treats them like a beloved family member. While many pets enjoy the grooming process, some do not. In cases where a pet is scared, has special needs or just doesn't want to be there, Gina takes extra time to ensure the grooming process is as comfortable as possible. She takes pride in dealing with "challenging" cases and successfully grooming animals that have been deemed "ungroomable".
Gina feels lucky to be able to work with animals and loves knowing she'll get more dog kisses and kitty purrs each day than she can handle. In her spare time, she enjoys going to the beach and reading. She especially likes to spend time with her two cats, Dert and Grimm, and her dog Ralphie (a.k.a. Piggy).
