Meet the Team 

Leah Bria

Founder & Owner

Our founder Leah started her career in the animal industry in 2010. Starting out as an Animal Care Taker at one of the largest veterinary clinics in Adelaide for three years, her passions only grew stronger for working with and helping animals. In 2013 her journey moved to Veterinary nursing, studying at TAFE for her qualification and moved to a new clinic working as a Vet nurse for the next four years, where she furthered her skills with animals and started teaching Puppy Pre-School classes within  the clinic. 

Slowly Leah became more and more interested in animal behaviour and decided to study the Karen Pryor Foundations course to learn more. The passion for animal behaviour grew and she wanted to start offering a new service, a mixture of daycare, walking and training. This brought Paws Adventure Daycare to life in 2017. 

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Starting Paws Adventure Daycare as a one day a week service on her day off, she wanted to offer more. Ending her Vet Nursing career she took the leap to work more time on her business and working casually at a pet store. Continuing Puppy Pre-School classes and venturing to Level One training. 

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Leah has since achieved her Karen Pryor Certification in 2019 and looks to further her studies in animal behavior. She also looks to study photography to add to her skills, as she loves getting incredible photos of our fury companions. 

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QUALIFICATIONS & COMPLETED STUDIES

• Karen Pryor Academy, Puppy Start Right; 2021

• Karen Pryor Academy, Professionals course; 2019

• Karen Pryor Academy, Foundations Course; 2017 

• Veterinary Nursing Certificate IV; 2014

• Animal Studies Certificate II; 2010

• Animal Studies Certificate I; 2008

• Aquaculture Certificate I; 2008

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CURRENT STUDIES

• To yet start another course

Wendy Warren

Handler 

Wendy is an Environmental Science researcher and ethical Cavoodle breeder living in the quiet  Adelaide Hills with her two dogs, Kuma and WIllow.

She began her journey into the pet industry as a dog groomer, nutritionist advisor and animal caretaker, with experience presenting workshops and assisting in for puppy pre-school.
She later worked for the RSPCA, where she passionately advocated for animal welfare and helped pair people up with their perfect forever pet.

Wendy has a focus to working towards further study in animal behaviour and zoology.

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Wendy also creates custom pet portraits in her spare time. 

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QUALIFICATIONS & COMPLETED STUDIES​

• Honours in Environmental Biology

• Bachelor in Ecology

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CURRENT STUDIES

• Karen Pryor Academy, Foundations course

Kate Molloy

Handler 

Kate joined us in 2021, she quickly became a valuable member of the team. She has been working in the industry since 2019, working within indoor doggy daycares.

The love of dogs has created the desire to learn more about dog behaviour and help dogs live better lives. 

Kate's favorite breeds of dogs are, Staffies, Pugs and Bull Terriers (or any unique looking dog!).

Kate has a 5 month old puppy called Ollie.

She joined Paws Adventure as  se has worked mostly in indoor daycare settings and I absolutely loved the idea of being outdoors while still doing the job she loves.

Her favourite thing about Paws Adventure, is love being able to head off to work and spend all day with dogs. She is very grateful for the supportive team we have here at Paws. We have such an amazing clientele of both dogs and owners!

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QUALIFICATIONS & COMPLETED STUDIES​

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CURRENT STUDIES

• Karen Pryor Academy, Foundations course

• Animal Behaviour at Adelaide Uni

Alex Batten

Handler & Trainer  

Alex Joined the team early 2022, she wanted to be a part of a positive and hard-working team that thrives on the same passion - Dogs

She previously worked in an indoor doggy daycare that opened her world to the dog industry. She then wanted to pursue further education and the possibility of training dogs professionally.

Alex's goal is to be the best trainer she can be and help owners achieve their goals with their dogs. Provide education to owners and build my education as you never stop learning with dogs. To help advocate for dogs and their needs and help owners advocate for their dog's needs as well as make a positive influence on every dog that she meets. Whether that be helping them behaviorally or simply having fun with them and giving them the best time ever!

Alex owns a horse named Dakota and a cute cat called Squirt. Would also like to mention her boy Cally, who was a King Charles Cavalier. He was with me for 9 years and taught me a lot as he was a rescue case.

Her favorite breeds are German Shepard, Malamute & Pomeranian – I don’t have an explanation, I just love those three breeds. Hobbies? Horses, training dogs… I also enjoy art and exploring nature or anything outdoors. Beach is a happy place for me but not sure if that counts as a hobby…?

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QUALIFICATIONS & COMPLETED STUDIES​

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CURRENT STUDIES

• NDTF Dog training