John is a licensed Clinical Counselor, and a former college Dean and Professor Emeritus. He is also a professional motivational speaker encouraging optimistic attitudes and actions in business and personal lives. The loss of his best “Buddy”, his dog, Nipper, when John was ten years old inspired his commitment to help pet parents through difficult times. His passion for connecting with people, especially pet people, inspires his work as a grief counselor for Angel’s Paws. John has a dog, a cat and a parrot and two human children. He is also known as Tammy Wynn’s “saint on this earth”.