Mission Statement:

Our goal: To offer the finest, caring, professional approach to the services and facilities we offer to our clients and their valued pets.

Company values: Goin' to Grandma's is dedicated to building long term client/pet relationships through trust, care, and the overall quality of our services.

About the Owner, Mary Bailey-Baxter:

Mary Bailey-Baxter is a lifetime dog lover and owner, and has been a leading member of the Sierra Vista canine community for 12 years. Dogs are her work, hobby and life.

Mary began her canine career as a professional trainer after attending Arizona Canine Academy 's trainer and instructor course (ACA). She has taught all levels of obedience to dog and puppy owners in Sierra Vista and the surrounding communities through the City of Sierra Vista Department of Parks and Leisure. She has counseled owners and taught private lessons in their homes to produce healthy pet/owner relationships. After graduating from ACA and working part time for her teacher and mentor, Mary was offered the position of head instructor for ACA, to which students from around the world attended to become professional trainers / instructors. Mary's responsibilities included teaching all aspects of the program, which included nutrition, behavior, and business development, as well as supervising hands on training at the local animal shelter.

Mary has participated in many aspects of dog showing. She has handled dogs in American Kennel Club dog shows, taken her own dogs into the obedience ring, and volunteers regularly as a ring steward for the local kennel club. She has judged AKC obedience matches, as well as 4H obedience competitions throughout the state. Mary shares her knowledge by volunteering as a project leader for the University of Arizona 's 4H Youth Development program, where for ten years she has been teaching young people the art of training and showing their dogs.

Mary's hobbies are also dog related. Her passion is for the Border Collie, and three of them share her home with her. She has been training and participating in sheep dog trials, which is what Border Collies were bred to do. She is also training one of her Border Collies for agility, which is the fastest growing dog sport in the country. Mary and her dogs have also participated in Pet Therapy with the local nursing homes.