Meet the Team
Panacea Pet Resort was founded in 2009 by Barbara, Roger and Claire Owen. The resort is a family run business in which Roger resides on the premises to ensure the guests have a safe and enjoyable stay, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All of the team are lifelong animal lovers from the UK who have spent their lives surrounded by dogs and horses.
Roger was a jockey, racehorse breeder, and trainer. Roger also bred and trained dogs for many years. Barbara had a background in education, having taught for over 30 years. Her extensive management experience guaranteed a commitment to providing a continuous high level of quality service.
Barbara and Roger's daughter, Claire, graduated from university in the United Kingdom with a degree in Psychology. She incorporates her experience with psychology with her understanding of animal behavior. She went on to complete Animal Behavior College and became a Certified Dog Obedience Trainee in 2013. Since then she has been the face of Panacea Pet Resort. The Owen family looks forward to continue to serve Brooksville and the surrounding communities for many more years, ensuring that we are provide the best dog and cat facility.
On November 24th 2023, Barbara passed away after a long illness. She is very much missed and was an extremely integral part in the creation of Panacea Pet Resort . Roger and Claire strive to continue to carry on her legacy.
MEGAN
Megan has vast animal experience after working in Grooming shops for over 5 years. Megan can be found at Panacea prominently in the mornings and loves all the guests at the resort! In her spare time, she can be found hanging out with her own pets Frankie and Norman.
ELLY
Elly was born and raised in Germany. Back in Germany she gained experience on basic obedience and agility training with dogs. When she decided to move to the United States, she wanted to change her career to mainly work with animals. She has worked at Panacea Pet Resort since 2016. Her tasks at the resort are taking care of the wellbeing of all guests and supervising those in the play area. Elly also assists with the administrative part of the resort. In her private life she enjoys family time with her husband, son and their four pups.
ALEX
Alex was born in Iowa and has worked at Panacea Pet Resort since 2021 and can be found helping out at the resort during the morning hours. Alex loves all animals but is especially a hit with our feline guests. When not working Alex enjoys fishing and spending time with his pets Shadow, Duke, Nero and Nyx.
DANIELLE
Danielle has worked at Panacea Pet Resort since 2018 and has extensive
background in both veterinary and kennel environments. Her favorite guest is
Toby pictured! When not at the resort Danielle enjoys spending time with her
family.
LAUREN
Lauren has worked with pets for going on four years. She loves all dogs and cats that come into the resort and enjoys taking pictures of them for their families. You can find her at the resort mainly in the mornings, saying hi to each dog, playing with them and giving lots of belly rubs. In her spare time, Lauren loves spending time with her husband, their dog Luka (as pictured) and their four kitties.
PAYTON
Payton was born in Florida and grew up wanting to work with animals. She has worked at Panacea Pet Resort since January of 2024. Payton loves all of the guests but her favorites are our regular daycares. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with friends, family, and of course her pets, Lakota and Rocky!
MARISA
Dogs aren’t my whole world but they make my world whole! Being here for these precious hearts when their moms and dads can’t be gives my life a deeper meaning and I don’t take the responsibility lightly. My goal every day is to love and comfort them and I feel privileged to be a part of this wonderful family of animal lovers.