McKenzie HomanOwner
McKenzie graduated from Carroll College, in her hometown of Helena, Montana, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a minor in Anthrozoology. She grew up working with animals, training horses, going on cattle drives, and living with dogs. She began working professionally when she was still in high school, training cutting horses for Montana cowboys. In college, her training focus switched to dogs. As part of her coursework, she trained a rescued German shepherd for live tracking, search and rescue, and narcotics detection. For her senior project, she adopted a shelter pup and trained her for scent work and human remains detection. McKenzie has traveled to Africa to train dogs and handlers for Working Dogs for Conservation, trained dogs from beginning to fielding for invasive species detection, and has started anti-poaching tracking. In her eight years of running SkyHi she has handled and lived with approximately 3000 dogs. When not running SkyHi, McKenzie chases her 1 year old daughter around, helps her husband run his backcountry ski business, or is out and about in the mountains, rivers, or other wild-places in Montana and beyond. |
Jenny McDonald: General Manager
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Krista Alcock: Daycare Specialist
Originally from Ohio, Krista grew up knowing she wanted to pursue a career with animals and fell in love with dog training when volunteering at local animal shelters. She moved to Helena to attend Carroll College and recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthrozoology and a minor in Psychology. Throughout her time in college, Krista gained experience training shelter dogs, focusing on obedience and agility. She also spent her senior year training a latex detection dog. Krista intends to pursue a career in dog training with a special interest in allergy detection dogs. In her free time, Krista enjoys exploring Montana with her Border Collie, Georgia, as well as training for Trick Dog titles! |
Allie Carr: Daycare Specialist
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Lily Andersen: Daycare Specialist
Hi, my name is Lily, I started working at sky-hi in February and have loved everyday since. I have dreamed of working here since I was a kid and I’m so honored to be apart of the team now. Working with dogs is fascinating to me, I love how willing they are to learn and watching them progress after lots of hard work fills me with joy. When I’m not at sky-hi I love hiking with my two dogs Delilah and Charlie, baking and doing anything crafty. |
Megan Cyrus: Daycare Specialist
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Nathan Edge: Assistant General Manager
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Alex Northey: Daycare Specialist
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