Our Team
Jenn
Jenn purchased Eat Play Love (formerly The Mutty Professor Shop) from Roz in 2023. She is a research psychologist who has studied health and well-being in humans for the past 10 years. Originally from New York, she moved to the UK to study at the University of Bristol where she obtained a PhD in Nutrition and Behaviour. She started working with Roz in 2021 to rehabilitate her dog, Archie, who had complex behavioural issues. As a result, she became interested in researching how behaviour and welfare in dogs and their owners impact one another, and decided to run a shop that sold high-quality, evidence-based products that promote health and well-being in pets.
Kelly
Kelly is the manager at Eat Play Love. Originally from South Africa, Kelly joined the team in 2020 when it was the Mutty Professor. She has diplomas in Canine/Feline Behaviour and Psychology, and a higher diploma in Cynology, and has extensive experience working with animals and in care roles. She's worked in pet retail for 15 years, and is a certified and experienced dog groomer and previously worked as a salon manager. Kelly grew up with a range of pet and exotic animals, and over the last 25 years has done hands-on work in animal rescues in the UK and South Africa. She also holds a NVQ 2 in Social care working with vulnerable people and challenging behaviour.
Roz
Roz, is our resident clinical behaviourist. She started the shop in 2013 and then sold it to Jenn 10 years later. Roz and her team run puppy classes on Tuesday and Thursdays evenings at the back of the shop, but they offer a range of services, from one-to-one behaviour work to webinars and handouts. Check out her website to see all that The Mutty Professor has to offer.
Vanessa
Vanessa is one of our shop assistants. She joined The Mutty Professor as a dog walker and shop assistant in 2014. She left in 2019 to work in canine hydrotherapy for a couple of years but returned to work in the shop and run her own dog walking business in 2022.
Ayse
Ayse, one of our shop assistants, has worked in pet retail for 5 years. She is working towards a degree in Veterinary Nursing at the University of Bristol.