The Humane Society of Western Montana staff consists of 22 dedicated, knowledgeable and compassionate employees. We help for over 1,300 animals at the shelter each year and maintain an adoption rate of 98%+. Our animal family at home consists of many dogs and cats, a ferret, rabbits, horses and birds.
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Kohl Maplethorpe
- Shelter Supervisor
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Ryan Jette
- Clinical Coordinator
PAWS are responsible for ensuring the pets and people we serve receive exceptional and enriching care. The duties of this position include providing daily pet care (enriching, cleaning, feeding, monitoring and medicating), match-making and performing pet adoptions, performing pet intake interviews and exams, placing special needs pets and, above all, practicing the humane treatment of all animals.
Our dog trainers use positive, dog-friendly training methods and will show you how to teach your dog to respond to voice cues and hand signals. Our qualified instructors have experience in everything from puppy socialization and basic manners training to behavior modification for reactive and fearful dogs. Our trainers are required to complete a formal training process and many go on to become Certified Professional Dog Trainers (CPDTs), requiring documented experience in hands-on training, passing a written exam and maintaining annual continued education credits.
