About Us

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OUR MISSION

To provide our pet guests the most comfortable and safest place to spend time away from home. By offering excellent care, outstanding service, and lots of ranch fun, our pet guests will want to visit again and again!

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OUR VALUES

COMPASSION
We are kind and caring to everyone (and every pet) we meet.
TEAMWORK
We achieve more when we all work together.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Each of us is responsible for our words, our actions, and our results.
FUN
We have fun while working hard!
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OwnerMichelle Panko

Michelle opened Barking Ranch Pet Resort in 2014 with the support of her husband Dr. Lee Panko.  Together they have three kids, Nick, Marissa, and Luke, two rescue mutts, Lucky and Ranger, and two kitties, Rex and Frankie.  She loves being a part of the Brenham community and serving her clients.

Operations ManagerShala Eldridge

Shala has been a part of the Barking Ranch family since 2017.  She was born and raised in Brenham, and holds a Bachelors Degree in Animal Production from Tarleton State University. In her free time, Shala enjoys traveling, spoiling her dogs Rawlins and Taos (@rawlins.and.taos) and tending to her cactus garden.

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Leti
CLIENT SERVICES
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Kati
CLIENT SERVICES
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Elantra
CLIENT SERVICES
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Haileigh
PET CARETAKER
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Kenzie
PET CARETAKER
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Remmy
PET CARETAKER
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Emoni
PET CARETAKER
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Ryder
PET CARETAKER
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Morgan
PET CARETAKER
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Lyann
PET CARETAKER
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Peyton
PET CARETAKER
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Gillian
PET CARETAKER

Interested in joining our awesome team?

If you have a passion for animals, feel drawn to colorful shirts, share our values (their listed at the top!), and think you may be born to poop-scoop, then get in touch. We would pawsitively love to meet you!
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Location and Hours
Mon - Fri: 7:30 am - 6:00 pm
Sat: 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Sun: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Contact
(979) 836-1956
(979) 836-1958 FAX