Our lives have always intersected with dogs. Bennett grew up with a variety of different breeds with a mother who helped evaluate service dog prospects. Brooke, on the other hand, grew up with a mother who did not like dogs. But Brooke's passion for dogs was unquenchable, and she spent much of her free time researching different breeds and collecting a tremendous amount of dog stuffed animals. From a young age Brooke vowed to "live on a farm with as many dogs as [she] wanted." After much hard work and planning, that dream finally came to pass. Located just outside Charlotte, North Carolina on nearly 13 acres, we are overjoyed to share our space with 3 kids, 3 resident dogs, 11 chickens, and 1 very brave cat. Thankfully, Brooke's mother has now been convinced about the marvelousness of dogs and enjoys helping out with her granddogs. 

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Brooke is a certified dog trainer (CDT-C) and first developed the idea for Red Paw Farm when working as a children's therapist. Brooke trained her own certified therapy dog, Piper, and together they worked in private therapy for several years. Piper's presence made such a difference in the therapeutic process when working with children that Brooke wanted to give the gift of a therapy dog to more owners! A few years later, Red Paw Farm was born!