About Stoney Run Canine Camp

The rescue director position afforded Kim the experience of caring for and managing all breeds while they lived at the rescue facility. Dealing with a wide variety and medical and behavioral issues is a large skill set gained from this experience. Kim has also been very involved in the rescue community for over 10 years in both IL and IN. Kim was a founding board member of a breed specific rescue and has spent years volunteering inside of local shelters. Owning and running a property devoted to the care and betterment of dogs has been a long-term dream and goal of Kim’s for over a decade. The chance to use her operational management skills in relation to caring for dogs has been a life-long dream. Kim’s hope for the property is to create a place for people to come to not only have fun with their dog but become a resource for families that need help integrating a new pet into the home. A huge aspect of her time in rescue was helping place dogs into new families. The families that succeeded almost always found a support system outside the home. A place for their pets to stay while away, a place for them to feel at home when away from their own homes, a place to spend time with their dogs building bonds and strengthening relationships. In 2007 Kim started adopting dogs and only survived the experience with the help of daycare, training and a support system in the rescue world. When she met Lisa she knew she found a trainer that could offer more than most. The Dog Sports and Beyond Obedience classes offered by Lisa are just what the rescue community and new pet families need to make sure the transition of a new pet into a home is smooth and successful long term. Kim and Sue have been involved with Hearts In Motion for several years now and are organizing a mission trip focused on neutering feral dogs in a nearby village to a property owned by Hearts In Motion (HIM). Kim has recently added Zoey to her pack. A Newfoundland she has been time-sharing with Karen the founder of Hearts In Motion. Karen spends half the year in Guatemala. Traveling back and forth each month for the past 35 years. They both agreed Zoey’s last few years should be stable and fun and on a beautiful property with lots of dogs and people to spoil her. Karen plans to visit her often at the property when she is stateside. Kim recently lost her 2 of her original pack members, Sam and Mya. Both were instrumental in developing her handling skills and love for the rescue world. Sam is known by many in the IL rescue community helping to assess many and being a foster brother to those waiting for their forever home. Kim has 2 Godchildren that grew up with her pack of mostly pit bulls over the years and is anxious to share her positive experience with the breed with others. Bailey one of Kim’s original pack will be living at the property with her along with Shay, an adopted little mix mill dog with lots of issues, inspiring her to want to bring mental rehabbing to the property. She hopes the property will become an invaluable resource to the rescue community.

whose passion for working and caring for animals has been a constant aspect of her life. Susan brings her unique combination of business skills and deep knowledge of dogs to this business. Susan has had many dogs over the course of her life but the ones that filled her home as her children were growing up were and still are English Bulldogs. They are great family pets and have been a huge part of her life for the past 25 years. After volunteering with an all-breed rescue, Susan recently adopted Dudley a Shepherd/ Rottweiler mix which turned into the catalyst bringing the 3 women together who would dream up and create Stoney Run Canine Camp. Dudley has been a 2 day a week student with Lisa in her phenomenal Day School program since he was 5 months old. Her end of day reports about Dudley would include his introduction to and learning many dog sports. Sue quickly found that nosework was something she and Dudley could enjoy together. Next the agility ring piqued her interest and it something she is very much looking forward to exploring with Dudley on the property. Sue and Kim have been involved with Hearts In Motion for several years now and are organizing a mission trip focused on neutering feral dogs in a nearby village to a property owned by Hearts In Motion (HIM). They soon will be traveling again to Guatemala to meet up with the founder who has been traveling to Guatemala for the past 35 years. Sue plans to continue to recruit universities to travel with HIM to grow this mission trip into a program that will make a real difference for both the villagers and dogs alike. Sue has made a home with her husband in Crown Point for the past 27 years. They have 3 adult children, 1 living in California, 1 living in New York and one finishing the last year of college. Sue has been volunteering in the rescue world for years and knows the value of a resource like Stoney Run Canine Camp for the community. She has worked tirelessly for the past 2 years to make this dream a reality. Gaining access to the property next week is exciting and exhilarating for all three women and they are all ready to do whatever it takes to make this a success and place for your dog to call it their home away from home.