Our Mission:

Acme Canine Makes Life Better for Dogs & Their Pawrents

Since 2008, Acme Canine has been publishing great information to help dogs & their humans live great lives together.

The History of Acme Canine

Laura Pakis is a reknown dog trainer, educator, writer, and canine expert. She ran Acme Canine, a training and boarding business, in central Ohio from 2000 to 2022. In 2022 Laura retired, focusing on spending time with her own family and dogs.

Acme Canine was Laura Pakis’ dog training and boarding business, originally founded before 2005. In 2008, Laura started blogging to share her hard won canine wisdom. Laura grew AcmeCanine.com, sometimes called Spike’s Dog Blog, to be a top one hundred dog blog on the internet.

In 2022, the digital assets & copyright of Acme Canine were acquired by a digital media firm, who are continuing Laura’s great work helping dogs and their Pawrents get along and live great lives together. Acme Canine now publishes great content from dog enthusiasts and experts, DVMs, CPTs, and other dog lovers.

Acme Canine editors and contributors

Team & Authors

Just some of the great people contributing to Acme Canine.

Laura Pakis

Founder & Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
(Now Retired)

Certified Professional Dog Trainer, cynologist, and owner/founder of Acme Canine. Having trained over 5,000 dogs and run a boarding and daycare facility for more than 13 years, Laura wrote her blog, Acme Canine, on the care and understanding of dogs. Laura was nominated for the Woman of the Year in the Pet Industry, the BBB’s Integrity Award and Worthington, Ohio Chamber’s Small Business Person of the Year. Acme Canine received The Silver award for the 2014 Pet Age Boarding Facility of the year.

An animal lover at heart, Laura lives with Autumn (a rescued Boxer/Labrador mix) and her new dog, Miss Moneypenny (a Bluetick Coon Hound) in Ohio.

Sara Ochoa

Consulting Veterinarian
Sara is an experienced veterinarian with a history of working in Veterinary Medicine, Client Education, Dogs, Pet Care, and Surgery. She is a strong healthcare services professional with a graduate degree from St. George’s University and undergraduate degree from Lousiana Tech University.

Sara lives & practices in Tyler, Texas with Ruby the Schnoodle.

AcmeCanine Editors

Writing & Editorial Team
AcmeCanine.com has an extended team of dog lovers, editors, dog product obsessives, and who help write and maintain the site.