Emily Hilyard

Emily Hilyard

Daycare Manager


Emily’s love of dogs runs in her family! Sit! Stay! Play!’s first client, Beethoven, a deaf white boxer, was her four-legged brother and attended daycare his entire life. Emily graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School and attended the University of Arizona and Pima Community College. Her hobbies include sketching and swimming. Emily is the proud mother to daughter Ryin and her adorable rescue dog, Kai Cup, with whom she participates in K9 Nosework and Tricks classes.

Emily shaped her quintessential customer service skills while working as a pet supply store manager for several years before joining the Sit! Stay! Play! team in 2007. Mentored by Janet, Emily has studied dog training and behavior honing her skills with over 12,000 hours of canine play group experience. Emily is CPR and First Aid Certified for dogs and she is working towards a degree in business. Her love of dogs has inspired her to make enriching the lives of dogs her career choice as the Manager of Sit! Stay! Play! and we couldn’t be more delighted.