Meet the Trainers

Emily Martin - Owner and Trainer

Early Life and Education

Emily comes from a training background unlike most dog trainers. Her career started with lions, tigers, and bears…oh my! Well, it actually started by training her pet rabbits at age 7, but within 10 years she was training lions. After high school, Emily was accepted into Moorpark College Exotic Animal Training and Management program. She graduated in 2003 with an Associates in Animal Science and certifications in animal training, education and zoo keeping.

Early Career

After college, Emily continued teaching the world the importance of conservation with the help of rescued animal ambassadors. She has been fortunate enough to train and raise a wide variety of animals; including
kangaroos, foxes, birds of prey, and cats and much more. Emily traveled often with animals to reach a variety of audiences. You may have seen her on The Letterman Show or Ellen.

Emily founded Pawsitively Pets in Portland, Oregon. She was just visiting and fell in love with the city and how passionate pet owners were about their pets. Pawsitively Pets was blessed to educate hundreds of owners on pawsitive training, proper pet nutrition as well as provide excellent in home pet sitting while clients enjoy vacations.

A few years later, lots of dogs and lots of rain, Emily decided it was time to go back to her roots in the zoo field and and some much needed sunshine. She landed a job at the world famous San Diego Zoo where she spent 5 years as a zookeeper and educator.

pawsitively pets comes to denver

In 2015, Emily was offered a fantastic position at Denver Zoo. She jumped on the offer with excitement to live and work in a city where she can combine her passions of animal training and mountain adventures. With over a decade of animal training experience,  Emily is excited to share Pawsitively Pets with the people of Denver and its surrounding suburbs!