FOUNDER, K9 READINESS

Meet Dr. John Waterhouse

Dr. John is a leading expert in veterinary rehabilitation, pain management, and working dog medicine. As the Founder of the Veterinary Teaching Academy, he is dedicated to advancing veterinary education and empowering professionals with cutting-edge rehabilitation techniques. He serves on multiple advisory boards, including the National Police Dog Foundation, International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management (IVAPM), Companion Animal Health, and is on the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance Leadership Council.

With specialized training from the PennVet Working Dog Practitioner Program, K9 Medic Training Organization, and the UT CCRP program, Dr. Waterhouse integrates evidence-based rehabilitation, tactical K9 care, and advanced pain management into veterinary practice. Through Canine Rehab On Demand™ and his leadership in the field, he continues to shape the future of veterinary rehabilitation, ensuring better patient outcomes, stronger client relationships, and thriving veterinary clinics.

FOUNDER, K9 MEDIC

Meet Jo-Anne Brenner

Jo-Anne is the Executive Director and Founder of K9 MEDIC®, the leading multi-disciplinary team of Veterinary, Special Operations, EMS, K9, SAR and Education experts. Jo-Anne and her team have taught over 100 agencies domestically and overseas since 2004. She is a frequent speaker across the country and a member of the K9-TECC Working Group and ACVECC VetCOT Prehospital Sub-Committee. She brings a broad spectrum of experience to her classes; previously, she deployed to Hurricane Katrina as a Tactical Medic and K9 Handler, hiked across the arctic circle, was a former wilderness medicine subject matter expert, an NREMT-I, and certified Protection Specialist. She has been invited to teach a wide range of students from local PD K9 Handlers to EMS agencies to Pararescue teams. Throughout her multiple education careers, she has taught more than 10,000 students in 14 countries, and in five languages.