The owners and staff of Opportunity Barks take great pride in the quality of service and care they offer all their guests. At Opportunity Barks, we treat your dog like canine royalty. Our years of experience, qualification and education offer the highest-quality of dog training and care services available.
Carol Rozek, Owner
Carol Rozek is a graduate of the San Francisco SPCA Academy for Dog Trainers, a Certified Professional Dog Trainer, a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, Behavior Education Network and Animal Legal Defense Fund, a certified Pet Care Technician and is certified in Dog and Cat First Aid.
Committed to providing the most effective, convenient solutions to her clients’ dog training needs, Carol avidly pursues ongoing continuing education and professional development by attending several seminars and teleclasses per year and keeping current on industry literature. Opportunity Barks puts clients first and is well respected and referred to by local veterinarians. Carol has also trained and competed with her own dogs in CDSP Competitive Obedience and APDT Rally Obedience.
Sonya Mandel, Co-Owner
Sonya Mandel volunteered as a dog walker for Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc. and started her own pet sitting business, which she successfully ran for four years before moving to Oregon. Sonya is certified in Dog and Cat First Aid.
Carol and Sonya merged their talents and opened Opportunity Barks Dog Training, Daycare and Boarding in Pleasant Hill, Oregon. Both Carol and Sonya trained under Mare Shey at Dancin’ Woofs Compassionate Dog Training & Daycare in Bend, Oregon. This training explored all aspects of owning and operating a dog daycare business, including understanding canine behavior and pack dynamics.
Callena True
Callena True (“Cat”) has been with us since before our Grand Opening, helping out every which way she can, from supervising the dogs to cleaning the boarding suites. Her previous experience working at a dog daycare in Redmond, OR made Cat a perfect fit for Opportunity Barks. Ambitious to the core, Cat is pursuing a marketing degree at Lane Community College while raising two young children. She assures us that a shelter dog will soon be joining her family.
Brandon Lindgren
Brandon Lindgren has always had a love for dogs, and somehow has always had a strong bond with them. There has never been a point in his life where there hasn’t been a dog in the family, and he hopes to never be without one. When he’s not helping out and caring for the dogs at Opportunity Barks, Brandon is a student at the University of Oregon with a major in General Science. He focuses on biology and mathematics, and language study (Chinese and Arabic). He was born in Springfield and raised in Pleasant Hill. He comes from a large family of three brothers and three sisters. His hobbies include traveling, music, reading, sports, and outdoor activities.
