About Us
We are a veteran spouse-owned company, and our entire team consists of animal lovers. Our team members undergo thorough background checks and are certified in animal first aid. In addition, we care for avian and exotic pets for no additional charge and have experience with rabbits, ferrets, hamsters, parrots, reptiles, and fish.
Our Story
Woodbridge Pet Care was formed in late 2021 and began operation in April of 2022 when Heather, our owner, took over Happy Houlas (where she was working) because the owner moved.
Meet The Team
Heather Gann,
Owner
Heather and her husband Matt are the lucky pawparents to multiple rescued animals, including dogs, cats, ferrets, bunnies, and a parrot! She has always been an animal lover and was fortunate enough to leave her career as a speech therapist and begin her career as a pet caregiver in June of 2021. She took over the business in April of 2022. She has experience with multiple medical issues, including diabetes, collapsing trachea, renal disease, blindness, dementia, DIM, adrenal disease, and insulinoma. She is trained and experienced in administering oral and ophthalmic medications, sub q injections for insulin, intramuscular injections for various medications, and giving subcutaneous fluids. She also has extensive experience with aggressive, fearful, and unsocialized animals. When she’s not busy caring for the Woodbridge family of pets, she stays occupied as a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for the Commonwealth of Virginia, focusing her efforts on squirrels, possums, snakes, and rodents. When she’s not caring for animals, she enjoys cooking, riding motorcycles, and playing board games.
Kelly May
Kelly is a native Pennsylvanian, but has lived in Virginia since graduating from Penn State many years ago. She has a degree in education and was an elementary school teacher prior to being afforded the opportunity to stay home and raise her family. Kelly has had various pets throughout her life, including dogs, a guinea pig, a hamster, and fish. But her true love is dogs. She currently has a sweet, 7-year-old cockapoo named Daisy. In her free time, Kelly enjoys working out, reading, and watching sports. At night and on the weekends, you can find her at a ball field or a swimming pool cheering on her 2 active teenage boys.
Jenny Mortenson
Jenny is originally from the Cleveland, Ohio area. She is a US Army veteran and actually met her husband in the service. Following their enlistments, in 2004, they found their way to Virginia and raised their two sons, both now in college. They have been rescuing dogs for over 20 years and added a couple cats, budgies and rabbits along the way. Having animals around has always filled their home with love and joy. When not taking care of the Mortenson zoo, Jenny and her husband like to visit local breweries (especially if dogs are allowed!), watching Netflix series, and she enjoys keeping up with the Cleveland sports teams, cross stitching and other crafting, as well!
Jody Allen
Jody is originally from Iowa and has lived in Virginia since 2015. She is an army wife of 22 years. She graduated with a degree in Social Work, but jokes that she "retired" to be a stay-at-home mom when her oldest was born. She has two human children, 2 dogs (a labradoodle-Harper and a wondermutt-Emma), 2 cats (King and Maddy), and some fish. In her spare time, you can usually find her watching her kids play sports (field hockey, wrestling, softball, and soccer) or just hanging out with family and friends.