Melissa Morgan
My name is Melissa Morgan. I am one of the owners of Sit Means Sit Southern Arizona.
Growing up, my passion was never actually to work with dogs… instead I always knew I wanted to work with kids! I actually started my career as a preschool teacher in Southern California working with energetic toddlers after receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education… which it turns out was the perfect stepping stone to working with spirited dogs!
I moved to Sierra Vista in June of 2018, and after a few months began working at a local daycare while spending ALL of my free time finding out how to best train and connect with my very first dog- Meatball, the Rottweiler.
I got involved with Sit Means Sit Southern Arizona as a client in their puppy class in 2018 with Meatball. As he got a bit older and a bit bigger, I quickly came back to get some help working on basic obedience. After working with Meatball for a few months, I had the opportunity to join the Sit Means Sit team and jumped right in.
Meatball taught me so much, not just in my professional life but my personal life as well. He gave me purpose after a big move, and helped me find my voice while going through a divorce. I shed tears and celebrated triumphs with this dog, all the way until he passed in June 2021 🖤 He was a part of my journey in finding my wonderful husband, Steven; gaining an amazing daughter; and now welcoming a baby boy into our family this year.
Sit Means Sit helped me give the best life to not only my dog but myself, as well… so when the opportunity to become a co-owner of this franchise I had come to love so much popped up, of course I jumped right in!
And of course, I couldn’t be the dog trainer I am without adding a few more pups into our pack!
Nugget, my female Rottweiler, has attended my 3-week E-Collar Training School and has joined the GoTeam Therapy Dogs. She is a social butterfly who loves to be given a job to do.
Peaches, my Saint Bernard, is a bubbly girl who came to us at about 5 months old. Her favorite thing is to wag her helicopter tail while saying hello to everyone she meets… after being told to go say hi, of course!
And then there is Nacho, my pit bull-chihuahua mix. He’s a spitfire personality that came out of his shell after working through some anxious behaviors learned as a puppy.
Lastly, our couch potato Tulip- my chihuahua-dachshund mix who could happily spend all day chasing her tail and cuddling with the kiddos. She learned how to walk on a leash with us, even though her favorite place to be is still the bottom compartment of the baby stroller.
My family thrives in a household where our dogs are given outlets for their drive and energy, but can also be wonderfully behaved family dogs as well. We love to go for family walks- or you might just see me, all the pups, and a stroller in the mornings! I thank Sit Means Sit for giving me a household where my kids can grow up enjoying and loving their relationships with our dogs, and where I can easily teach my dogs to respect all of the people in our household.