Meet the Team
Kelsey Schwing; Owner/Operator
Kelsey is the owner of Ace's K-9 Care. Kelsey has always had a profound love for animals while growing up around horses, dogs, and cats. Kelsey grew up with family dogs and also shown an interest in surrounding herself with animals, gaining the nicknames "Weird horse girl" and "Crazy dog lady." Kelsey lives up to these nicknames proudly, and has horseshoe and dog paw tattoos behind her ears to prove it. In 2015 at age 19 Kelsey bought her first dog, Ace. Ace is the reason and dream behind "Ace's K-9 Care." Ace is Kelsey's beloved Rottweiler who inspired Kelsey to pursue her dreams in owning and operating a dog kennel here in Prince George, as she wanted to spend everyday working alongside her best friend. Kelsey has been working with dogs since 2014. In 2015 Kelsey went down to Canada West Canine Centre to become a certified dog trainer, and to become certified in kennel management. Kelsey came back to Prince George and began dog training right away while attending the University of Northern British Columbia and the College of New Caledonia to continue her Business Management schooling. In May 2017 Kelsey graduated with a Business Management Diploma from the College of New Caledonia, while opening Ace's in May 2017 as well. Since opening Kelsey has grown her dog training career with researching and training through other dog trainers in BC such as The Dog Guru in Kamloops, BC. Kelsey has also become certified in Pet First Aid and has continued to learn and grow with dog behaviour in her over 5 years of experience with working with dogs. Kelsey gained a new pack member in November 2019, a german shepherd puppy named Kip. Kip has tested Kelsey's patience, but also helped her grow as a dog trainer, dog owner, and in her personal life experiences. There are no "down" days when living with Kip. Kelsey also adopted a clients beloved dog Sky in August 2020, after she had been living at the kennel since October 2019. Sky completes the happy family, and it is hard to imagine life before her. Kelsey's world revolves around her dogs, and in her spare time enjoys hiking, snowshoeing, taking her dogs to the lake, and overall being outside.
About Ace's
Ace's K-9 Care is owned by Kelsey Schwing and Dawn Videgain. Kelsey and Dawn established Ace's K-9 Care in May 2016 with the purchase of an old school in Prince George, BC. After one year of renovations and planning, Ace's opened it's doors to the public on May 8th 2017.
Ace's offers premium boarding, daycare, training, and retail. Keep an eye out for more services coming soon!
Meet The Full time team
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Sarah has an immense love for dogs and a strong passion for ensuring their best interest and needs are met. Sarah began her career in the dog care industry in 2015 and, immediately upon entering this field of work, knew this was what she wanted to do for life! Sarah joined our team in June 2019 as the assistant manager; her previous mana
Sarah has an immense love for dogs and a strong passion for ensuring their best interest and needs are met. Sarah began her career in the dog care industry in 2015 and, immediately upon entering this field of work, knew this was what she wanted to do for life! Sarah joined our team in June 2019 as the assistant manager; her previous managerial experience and dedication to creating a positive and enjoyable experience for each Ace's client made her an easy hire! She is a dedicated team member and has quickly moved her way up to the manager of Ace's K9 Care alongside her beloved dog, Benji. Sarah has spent the past five years working with dogs, and is eager to keep learning as much and she can about dog behaviour and care.
Michaela Wood; Assistant Manager
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Michaela began as a client here at Ace's back in 2018 when she began bringing her dog, Nova, to daycare almost every day! Once word got out that we were hiring in Summer 2019, she knew that she also belonged here at Ace's. Michaela started in September 2019 and has since made a career with our team moving up into our assistant manager pos
Michaela began as a client here at Ace's back in 2018 when she began bringing her dog, Nova, to daycare almost every day! Once word got out that we were hiring in Summer 2019, she knew that she also belonged here at Ace's. Michaela started in September 2019 and has since made a career with our team moving up into our assistant manager position, and gaining another husky to add to her pack, Ava. Michaela is so devoted to the dogs that you will often see her sneaking into the kennel for extra doggy snuggles and play time even when she is off the clock!
Haley Hooper; Groomer
Sarah Wigmore; Manager of Ace's K-9 Care
Ariel Wildeman; Shift Lead
Haley is an avid traveller and animal lover of all kinds, especially goats. She has been working in the kennel industry since 2015 and we were lucky enough to have her join our team in September 2019. For the past year, Haley has been a committed member of the Ace's team, always double checking her work to ensure the dogs are receiving to
Haley is an avid traveller and animal lover of all kinds, especially goats. She has been working in the kennel industry since 2015 and we were lucky enough to have her join our team in September 2019. For the past year, Haley has been a committed member of the Ace's team, always double checking her work to ensure the dogs are receiving top quality care. We are very excited to announce that Haley has completed an intensive 6-week all-breed dog grooming course making her a certified groomer! Her warm personality and friendly energy make her a wonderful groomer and we are so excited to be able to have her offer this service! Her new grooming business is called Pekoes Pet Parlour, you can check it out on Facebook or go straight to her website pekoespetparlour.com to book! You can also call her at 778-675-3647, or email at pekoespetparlour@gmail.com.
Ariel Wildeman; Shift Lead
Ariel Wildeman; Shift Lead
Ariel Wildeman; Shift Lead
Ariel recently started working for us in August 2020, and is already showing such a passion for the dogs! She is one of our new full-time team members, who is very eager to care for all of your pups needs. She has previous animal experience, as she has also completed the dog grooming course, and has a big dog of her own, Chunk. She has a
Ariel recently started working for us in August 2020, and is already showing such a passion for the dogs! She is one of our new full-time team members, who is very eager to care for all of your pups needs. She has previous animal experience, as she has also completed the dog grooming course, and has a big dog of her own, Chunk. She has a real love for the animals, and is always looking to do more for them whenever she can. Ariel likes to do whatever she can to make sure the dogs are happy and enjoying their time here at Aces! We are so excited to have her here and to see her grow with the business.
Trinity Green; Shift Lead
Ariel Wildeman; Shift Lead
Trinity Green; Shift Lead
Trinity has recently started as a full-time team member with us! Even though she started with us in September 2020, she has shown a ton of love for the dogs and is very eager to learn as much as she can in a short period of time. Trinity has a lot of customer service experience, as well as dog experience caring for her two family dogs growing up.
Meet the Part Time
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn is pursuing a career to one day become a teacher. In the meantime, Brooklyn has been working at Ace's along with her dog, Mia, since we opened our doors in 2017. She was our very first employee and has grown along with the company significantly. Brooklyn's deeply empathetic nature and quiet demeanor has been a huge asset to the t
Brooklyn is pursuing a career to one day become a teacher. In the meantime, Brooklyn has been working at Ace's along with her dog, Mia, since we opened our doors in 2017. She was our very first employee and has grown along with the company significantly. Brooklyn's deeply empathetic nature and quiet demeanor has been a huge asset to the team, she has gained the trust of many of our more timid and home-sick guests, helping them integrate into the kennel routine and pack structure with ease. Brooklyn has put Ace's first in many aspects of her life, and although she is getting closer to transitioning into a full-time teaching career, she still continues to hold on to any bit of the company that she can. Brooklyn is also now a certified all-breed dog groomer as well, and has started her own business; Mama Mia's K9 Cuts! For grooming inquiries through Brooklyn, you can reach her at mamamiask9cuts@outlook.com.
Alex Verge; Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Alex started with us September 2020 as a part-time team member. She is working with us part-time while she completes her English Degree at UNBC. Alex has a lot of previous dog experience, so she knows what she's doing when it comes to dogs and caring for them! Her parents owned a dog kennel when she was growing up, so she's always been ar
Alex started with us September 2020 as a part-time team member. She is working with us part-time while she completes her English Degree at UNBC. Alex has a lot of previous dog experience, so she knows what she's doing when it comes to dogs and caring for them! Her parents owned a dog kennel when she was growing up, so she's always been around dogs. She has experience at previous dog kennels as well, but is still eager to learn more! She is great with dogs of all sizes, and takes the extra time needed to make sure your pup is settled in.
Krystal Stelter; Kennel Attendant
Brooklyn Picton; Part-time Groomer/Kennel Attendant
Krystal Stelter; Kennel Attendant
Krystal recently started with us in September 2020 as a part -time team member. She is working evening and weekend shifts, while she is enrolled in the full-time education program to become a teacher! Krystal has a strong love for dogs, as she has two of her own. Krystal has always worked with animals, and loves to continue doing so while working towards her career goals!