TORONTO – Melissa Millett has always had a passion for training dogs. She started out training dogs as a hobby with her own dog in 1998, and now runs a training school in London.
“All I ever wanted in life was to be a dog trainer and to start to open up my school was a dream that I would never thought imaginable,” Millett said.
Millett volunteers her time with her daughter Sienna, at Rotholme Women’s and Family Shelter in London. The same shelter that helped get her back on her feet more than 15 years ago.
Millett wants to share her story to remind people that they can turn their lives around with a bit of hard work.
“I really want people to know that even if you are going through a rough time in life, that’s not where you need to be, or, that’s not where you are destined to be,” she said. “Rotholme is especially important to me. When I was 17-years-old, I was going through a really tough time in life, I stayed here for a couple of weeks each time.”
“People come to Rotholme from all walks of life; when things have unravelled in their life, circumstances beyond their control.” said Shelley Stewart, Program Supervisor at Rotholme Women’s and Family Shelter.
Every Sunday morning for the past two years, the residents at Rotholme can hardly wait to see Millett’s dogs in Action. And for Millett and Sienna, seeing the smiles on everyone’s face is what giving back is all about.
“I want to come back here and give back and turn this into a full circle experience from trauma to happy; a happy place,” Millett said.
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