About us
Wholistic Hounds was founded in 2021 by Morgan Fitzgerald, a holistic dog groomer and animal reiki pracitioner from Cleveland, Ohio. Her love for animals began in childhood when she helped care for numerous types of domesticated house pets. Morgan helped care for cats, rabbits, turtles, dogs, ducks, an iguana, a snake and even a tarantula! She always had a special connection with animals of all kinds and knew she wanted a career working with them.
Morgan's professional career with animals began in 2017 when she accepted a job as a bather in a high volume grooming salon. She quickly excelled to Top Bather and worked particularly well with fearful, anxious, elderly and large-breed dogs. She then went on to work in dog day cares, kennels and rescues. Morgan specialized in monitoring large groups of dogs, sometimes more than 30 at a time! She became a Kennel Manager and excelled in this position. She also became certified in Pet First Aid and CPR at this time.
After working in the pet care industry for several years, Morgan began to realize that many animals in these facilites were not being treated as they deserved. Animals were often neglected, treated poorly and not given quality care. As a compassionate animal lover, this came as a big shock to her. After the death of a dog in the kennel she worked for, she couldn't keep quiet about the mistreatment anymore. Morgan began to voice her concerns to the owners of the places she worked for, but to her dismay, they seemed to dismiss her concerns, placing profit and reputation over quality animal care. Morgan knew the animal care industry needed to evolve. This is why Wholistic Hounds was born!
Morgan went on to become certified in professional dog grooming and animal reiki and is currently expanding her education in holistic pet care. Her studies include pet nutrition, energy healing, behavior, positive reinforcement dog training, homeopathy, animal communication, alternative medicine and herbalism.
Wholistic Hounds is dedicated to providing animals with quality care in a holistic way, focusing on emotional, spiritual, and physical well being. We believe in cooperative care grooming techniques - giving the animal a choice and a voice. We work at the comfort level of the pet and regard them as sentient beings worthy of respect. We recognize that animals are sensitive individuals and offer trauma-informed care. We believe in using positive reinforcement training techniques and incorporating reiki healing in all we do. We also honor the physical health of animals by dedicating to all organic and vegan bakery and grooming products. We recognize the value of giving back to the community and priortize volunteering our reiki healing services to shelter animals.