About the Owner

Andrea Cermak owns and operates Waggin' Tails Doggie Day Care. Andrea has had many experiences to prepare her for operating her own business. She is a state board-certified licensed veterinary technician, with 2 years of clinical veterinary hospital experience. She was also a licensed EMT and firefighter, working in Butte County, CA for 2 years. Most recently, Andrea spent four years teaching science to 7th and 8th graders at a local junior high school. Andrea has a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on science. She also has a California professional clear multiple subject teaching credential with CLAD emphasis, an Associate of Arts degree in Liberal Arts, and an Associate of Science degree in Animal Health Technology. Andrea has always loved dogs, and the experiences gained from her previous professions along with her love for dogs has allowed her to create a fun safe, enriching environment to make the lives of dogs even better.

Andrea is the proud dog-mom to 2 miniature wire-haired dachshunds, Buzz and Moose. In a roundabout way, Buzz is what led Andrea to Waggin' Tails before she became the owner. The previous owner of Waggin' Tails also bred and raised dachshunds, and when Andrea came to meet Buzz she also fell in love with Waggin' Tails. This story has a true happy ending...the girl gets the business AND the dog! Buzz and Moose are actually father and son, and have been coming to Waggin' Tails since they were both 6 weeks old. Andrea loves the fact that every day for her is "bring your dog to work" day, and so do Buzz and Moose! And even though she left us in July 2009, our girl Emmy is with us too, happily watching all of the dogs having a great time playing and enjoying life at Waggin' Tails.