Vikki Sushka

Vikki has always been interested in animal welfare and grew up with a variety of animals. She studied animal behavior at the University of Michigan where she was involved in conservation work, both locally and abroad. After graduating, she began working as an animal care technician at a rescue before being promoted to overseeing canine behavior. Vikki is a certified behavior consultant for canines through the CCPDT, and she started at HSHV as the canine behavior specialist before becoming the animal care and behavior manager. Vikki is also a founder and on the board for the Humane Training Alliance, a group whose mission is to help adopters find safe, reputable trainers who use current, science-based training methods.