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An exclusive family, among the finest dog trainers in the United States...

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Marc Goldberg, CDT

The Chicagoland Boarding School is comprised of a small and very select group of professional dog trainers. Marc Goldberg is proud to have the finest colleagues in the nation. Each trainer has a great deal of experience training and loving dogs. And each specializes in a slightly different aspect of dog behavior. This allows us to help you suggest the best trainer for your dog.
 
In each case, you personally select your trainer and bond with that individual. Your dog lives with your trainer and the program is identical  with each professional. We'll suggest the best person for your pet, whether it be Marc Goldberg, or one of his incredible colleagues. Then you get to make the decision!
 
Remember, it's guaranteed!

Mary Mazzeri and friends
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Mary Mazzeri has trained dogs for over 30 years.  She has won countless awards with her dogs but more importantlyshe has helped thousands of students achieve their goals with their dogs. Mary is a Certified Professional Trainer through the International Association of Canine Professionals. She is endorsed by the National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors. Mary's love of dogs and her compassion for their owners is evidenced in the accolades of her students. Her dogs have appeared in commercials and Mary has also trained Service Dogs for physically challenged clients.

 

 "Mary's training was very enjoyable. This is a very realistic approach to training. My dog was nine months old when we started training. He is energetic and playful but follows commands very well now. I think my dog likes learning new commands that help him understand how to be a   part of the family. 
 I have completed training with other individuals and have to say Mary is by far the most professional, enjoyable, and knowledgeable obedience trainer in the area. Todd Neumann, Gilberts, IL” 

Robin MacFarlane and Tommy
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Robin Mac Farlane began training owners and their companions in 1994. Her love of the family canines first led to a career in the veterinary field after receiving a bachelors degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. She worked as a technician, kennel manager and hospital manager before receiving a professional certification from both National K-9 Training Center in Columbus, OH, and the No Limitations™ Dog Training School in Las Vegas, NV. She regularly attends continuing education seminars and is active in a variety of dog training organizations. Robin is head instructor of a remote collar dog training school which she operates out of her facility.

She also travels extensively as an instructor for various remote collar training seminars throughout the U.S. and Canada. Robin currently serves as a Director for the International Association of Canine Professionals. She was named a Rising Star by the editors of Business Times. Robin's center is located on seven acres of rolling fenced property.
 
Dog trainers from all over the world have studied dog training techniques under Robin. Play and fun help her motivate dogs to excellent obedience matched with wagging tails.

Brice Cavanaugh and friend
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Brice Cavanaugh is a trainer of explosives detector dogs, drug detector dogs and patrol dogs for various government and local agencies.  He also trains pet dogs.  In addition, he conducts seminars, is a canine behavioral consultant, serves as expert witness and is also currently evaluating new technologies for the Military Working Dog Program within the Department of the Navy (Navy and Marine Corps).

 

As a Marine, and later in law enforcement, Brice has an incredible background in training and loving dogs. Brice and his bomb detection dogs conducted over 100 missions in direct support of the US Secret Service.  Protectees included Five US Presidents, multiple First Ladies, King Hussein of Jordan, Fidel Castro, Butros Ghali, Varying Elements of the Department of Defense Command Structure, Arnold Schwarzeneggar.

 

Brice motivates all his dogs, including his pet dog clients, with play, fun and patience.

Anna Ellsworth and RT
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Anna Ellsworth competes with her Great Danes in Obedience, Tracking and
Agility. She has a wonderful rapport with dogs from teacup
Yorkies, all the way through her own giant breed.

Anna believes in a holistic approach to dog training and relationships.
She is well versed in Reiki and T-Touch. She works with the entire dog,
including mind, body and spirit. She even does aroma therapy with her
own and client dogs!

Anna teaches good behavior to our pet dog friends. She is a member of
the International Association of Canine Professionals and contiually
expands her knowledge of all things canine.

Nadine Onesti
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Nadine Onesti is our beloved Potty Camp Director. Many clients all over the midwest are greatful to Nadine for showing their puppies where to "do it."
 
A Canine Good Citizen evaluator for the AKC and a graduate of Animal Behavior College, Nadine is so wonderful with puppies, puppy training and house training that we call her Doctor Potty! Television credits include Fox News.
 
"I love working with puppies and especially the little ones. It is especially rewarding for me to help owners and their dogs work towards that special bond that is so important," Nadine says.
 

Nadine, I just wanted to let you know that Lucy is doing great!  She is still wonderful with the potty - she is pretty much 100% on target. I hope all is well with you.  Thanks again for getting Lucy off to such a great start!  I believe it has really made all the difference with her.


Hugs, and kisses from Lucy,


Emily

Aleksa Kosinski
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Aleksa Kosinski  has been studying dog behavior since 1998 when she attended the  Volhards’ Dog Training Conference and Obedience Instructor School .  She worked an  R&D Scientist for 10 years until she decided to pursue her true passion for dog behavior full time. She has her undergraduate degree from UIC in Biological Sciences and is currently in a graduate level program for canine behavior at the American Institute of Applied Science.  She recently spent 5 days studying wolf behavior and interacting with wolves first hand at Wolf Park, Indiana.  She is especially fond of training puppies and has extensive schooling in how dogs learn and providing the right foundation for a happy family pet.  Aleksa specializes in Potty Camp for puppies and dogs.

Scott Harris
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Scott Harris was honorably discharged from the Navy where he served his country as a radar technician. Since then, Scott split his time between his job as an outdoor adventure instructor and helping friends and family with their dogs, as well as training his personal dog. During this time he formed K-9 Fence, Inc. and moved to St. Louis. His years with K-9 Fence presented many opportunities to work with excellent trainers in the St. Louis area, as well as providing the opportunity to help hundreds of pet owners every year. While in St. Louis, one of the trainers Scott had the pleasure of working with was Tom Sorrensen, who won the National Retriever Championship in 1973 and is a member of the Retriever Trainer's Hall of Fame. He served as Tom's assistant, training and caring for more than 150 dogs that were boarded at his kennel. Since then Scott has become a gifted trainer in his own right helping many Chicago area dogs and their humans.

Ruth Crisler and Olive Oyl
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Ruth Crisler, Ruth Crisler has been working with dogs and horses since 1991 and training dogs professionally since 1998.  She is a Certified Pet Dog Trainer, Certified ForceFree Method Trainer, AKC Canine Good Citizen Test Evaluator, and Professional Member of the IACP and APDT.  She competes in AKC Rally and Obedience and has titled her adopted Labrador Retriever Olive Oyl.  She has provided training support to Rottweiler, Pit Bull, English Bulldog and Dogo Argentino rescue groups.  She believes that different dogs require different approaches and that the best tools a trainer can posess are experience and an open mind.

UKC RECOGNIZED DOG BREEDS,,COMPANION BREEDS,,Affenpinscher, Bichon Frise, Bolognese, Boston Terrier, Brussels Griffon, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chihuahua, Chinese Crested, Coton de Tulear, Dalmatian, English Bulldog, English Toy Spaniel, French Bulldog, Havanese, Italian Greyhound, Japanese Chin, Lhasa Apso, Lowchen, Maltese, Miniature Pinscher, Papillon, Pekingese, Peruvian Inca Orchid, Pomeranian, Poodle (Miniature & Toy), Pug, Schipperke, Shih Tzu, Tibetan Spaniel, Tibetan Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, ,GUARDIAN DOGS,,Akbash Dog, American Bulldog, Anatolian Shepherd, Appenzeller, Bernese Mountain Dog, Black Russian Terrier, Boxer, Bull Mastiff, Caucasian Ovtcharka, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, Danish Broholmer, Doberman Pinscher, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Entlebucher, Estrela Mountain Dog, Great Dane, Great Pyrenees, Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, Hovawart, Kangal Dog, Komondor, Krasky Ovcar, Kuvasz, Leonberger, Maremma Sheepdog, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Owczarek Podhalanski, Perro de Presa Canario, Rottweiler, Saint Bernard, Sarplaninac, Slovac Cuvac, South Russian Ovcharka, Spanish Mastiff, Tibetan Mastiff, Tosa Ken, ,GUN DOG BREEDS,,American Water Spaniel, Barbet, Boykin Spaniel, Bracco Italiano, Braque D'Auvergne, Braque du Bourbonnais, Braque Francais, de Grande Taille, Braque Francais, de Petite Taille, Braque Saint-Germain, Brittany Spaniel, Cesky Fousek, Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Curly-Coated Retriever, Deutscher Wachtelhund (German Spaniel), Drentse Patrijshond, English Cocker Spaniel, English Pointer, English Setter, English Springer Spaniel, Epagneul Blue de Picardie, Epagneul Breton, Epagneul Picard, Epagneul Pont-Audemer, Field Spaniel, Flat-coated Retriever, French Spaniel (Epagneul Francais), German Longhaired Pointer, German Shorthaired Pointer, German Wirehaired Pointer, Golden Retriever, Gordon Setter, Irish Red & White Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Water Spaniel, Kooikerhondje, Labrador Retriever, Large Munsterlander, Novia Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Old Danish Bird Dog, Perdiguero de Burgos, Perdiguero Navarro, Portuguese Pointer (Perdiguero Portugueso), Portuguese Water Dog, Pudelpointer, Small Munsterlander, Spanish Water Dog, Spinone Italiano, Stabyhoun, Standard Poodle, Sussex Spaniel, Vizsla, Weimaraner, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Wirehaired Pointing Griffon,,HERDING DOG BREEDS,,Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Kelpie, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Beauceron, Belgian Shepherd Dog (Groenendael, Laekenois, Malinois, Tervueren), Bergamasco, Berger Picard (Picardy Shepherd), Berger de Pyrenees, Border Collie, Bouvier Des Flandres, Briard, Collie, Dutch Shepherd, English Shepherd, German Shepherd Dog, Giant Schnauzer, Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog, Mudi, Old English Sheep Dog, Polski Owczarek Nizinny, Puli, Pumi, Schapendoes, Shetland Sheepdog, Standard Schnauzer, Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Swedish Vallhund, Welsh Corgi-Cardigan, Welsh Corgi-Pembroke, White Shepherd, NORTHERN BREEDS,,Ainu, Akita, Alaskan Klee Kai, Alaskan Malamute, American Eskimo, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Chinese Shar-Pei, Chinook, Chow Chow, East Siberian Laika, Eurasian, Finnish Lapphund, Finnish Spitz, Greenland Dog, Iceland Dog, Jindo, Kai, Karelian Bear Dog, Keeshond, Lundehund, Norbottenspets, Norwegian Buhund, Norwegian Elkhound, Russo-European Laika, Samoyed, Shiba, Siberian Husky, Swedish Lapphund, West Siberian Laika, ,SCENTHOUND BREEDS,,Alpine Dachsbracke, American Black & Tan Coonhound, American Foxhound, Anglo-Francais de Moyen Venerie, Anglo-Francais de Petit Venerie, Ariegeois, Basset Artesien Normand, Basset Bleu de Gascogne, Basset Fauve De Bretagne, Basset Hound, Bavarian Mountain Hound, Beagle, Beagle Harrier, Billy, Black Forest Hound, Black Mouth Cur, Bloodhound, Bluetick Coonhound, Briquette Griffon Vendeen, Chien D'Artois, Chien Francais Blanc et Noir, Chien Francais Black et Orange, Chien Francais Tricolore, Dachshund, Deutsche Bracke, Drever, Dunker, English Coonhound, English Foxhound, Estonian Hound, Finnish Hound, Grand Anglo-Francais, Grand Basset Griffon Vendeen, Grand Bleu de Gascogne, Grand Gascon-Saintongeois, Grand Griffon Vendeen, Griffon Fauve de Bretegne, Griffon Nivernais, Hamiltonstovare, Hanoverian Hound, Harrier, Large Spanish Hound (Sabueso Espanol de Monte), Leopard Cur, Mountain Cur, Otterhound, Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen, Petit Bleu de Gascone, Petit Gascon-Saintongeois, Petit Griffon Bleu de Gascogne, Plott Hound, Poitevin, Polish Hound, Porcelaine, Redbone Coonhound, Small Spanish Hound (Sabueso Espanol Lebero), Stephens' Cur, Treeing Cur, Treeing Walker Coonhound, Welsh Hound, ,SCENTHOUNDS AND PARIAH DOGS,,Afghan Hound, Azawakh, Basenji, Borzoi, Canaan Dog, Carolina Dog, Chart Polski, Greyhound, Ibizan Hound, Irish Wolfhound, New Guinea Singing Dog, Pharaoh Hound, Podengo Portugueso, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Saluki, Scottish Deerhound, Sloughi, Spanish Greyhound, Thai Ridgeback, Whippet, Xoloitzcuintli,,TERRIERS,,Airedale Terrier, American Hairless Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Australian Terrier, Bedlington Terriers, Border Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Cesky Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, German Pinscher, Glen of Imaal Terrier, Irish Terrier, Jack Russell Terrier, Jagdterrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Kromfohrlander, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier, Miniature Schnauzer, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Patterdale Terrier, Rat Terrier, Russell Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Silky Terrier, Skye Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, Sporting Lucas Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, Toy Fox Terrier, Treeing Feist, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier

Dog training in Chicago

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We are Chicago dog trainers and offer Chicago dog training and dog training in Chicago with dog and puppy obedience classes, and dog housebreaking, puppy house training, puppy potty training, goldendoodle training, puggle training, we train labradoodles, cockapoo training, we train chicgao dogs throughout Chicagoland. We are the finest dog trainers in Illinois, with recommendations from vets, veterinarians, animal behaviorists, pediatricians, doctors and lawyers. If your dog growls, call us. We train happy, friendly dogs. We train aggressive dogs. We train fearful dogs. We are known as the finest dog trainers in Chicago. Our dog training methods work faster than clicker training. Our dog training lasts longer than food training. We train dogs for the following Chicago area locations:

Altamont , Alton , Aurora , Batavia , Belleville , Belvidere , Berwyn , Bloomington , Blue Island , Breese , Carbondale , Carlyle , Centralia , Champaign , Charleston , Chicago , Chicago Heights , Chillicothe , Collinsville , Crystal Lake , Danville , Darien , De Kalb , Decatur , Des Plaines , Dixon , East Moline , East Peoria , Edwardsville , Effingham , El Paso , Elgin , Elmhurst , Evanston , Freeport , Fulton , Galena , Galesburg , Geneva , Harvard , Highland Park , Joliet , Kankakee , Lake Forest , Litchfield , Lockport , Macomb , Marengo , Marion , Marshall , Mascoutah , Mendota , Moline , Monticello , Morrison , Mount Vernon , Murphysboro , Naperville , North Chicago , North Lake , O Fallon , Ottawa , Palos Heights , Paris , Park Ridge , Pekin , Peoria , Prospect Heights , Quincy , Rock Island , Rockford , Rolling Meadows , Salem , Sandwich , Spring Valley , Springfield , St Charles , Sterling , Troy , Urbana , Villa Grove , Warrenville , Waterloo , Watseka , Waukegan , West Chicago , Wheaton , Wood River , Woodstock , Zion

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Lake Zurich , Lemont , Libertyville , Lincolnshire , Lincolnwood , Lisle , Lombard , Machesney Park , Matteson , Maywood , Mokena , Montgomery , Morton Grove , Mount Prospect , Mount Zion , Mundelein , New Berlin , New Lenox , Niles , North Aurora , Northbrook , Oak Brook , Oak Lawn , Oak Park , Oblong , Orland Hills , Orland Park , Oswego , Palatine , Palos Park , Park Forest , Peotone , Plainfield , Princeville , Rantoul , River Forest , Riverside , Riverwoods , Rockdale , Romeoville , Roselle , Round Lake , Round Lake Beach , Savoy , Schaumburg , Schiller Park , Shiloh , Shorewood , Skokie , Sleepy Hollow , South Elgin , South Holland , Stickney , Streamwood , Sugar Grove , Swansea , Tinley Park , Tower Lakes , Vernon Hills , Villa Park , Wadsworth , Wauconda , West Dundee , Westmont , Wheeling , Wilmette , Winfield , Winnetka , Woodridge