All Trainers
Zachary Westfall
Trainer
A native Floridian, Zachary discovered his love for animals at a young age. He took any opportunity to be around animals which led him to begin horseback riding and volunteer work. Through volunteering he was hired as a barn manager at a therapeutic riding facility and learned many skills necessary to manage the horses, volunteers and facility effectively. Not only did he gain managerial experience from this job but Zachary
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Shelby Naab
Trainer
Shelby grew up in a suburb of Milwaukee with two animal-loving parents. Her mother started her love for dogs and her father her love for horses. Most of Shelby’s summers were spent working on farms or at horse camps. Quickly realizing that animals were her lifelong passion, she went to college for Animal Science at UMN. After graduating she managed two therapeutic riding barns for a few years, then moved
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Allyson Stewart
Trainer
Allyson’s most cherished childhood memories were helping her Aunt on the farm. What started out as a chore evolved into her passion and she quickly learned that she’d rather hang out with the animals than her classmates. When Allyson wasn’t at school she was either volunteering at an animal rescue or cuddling with her family dog. Allyson’s family always had multiple pets in the house whether it was a puppy,
Read MoreBrooke Novotny
Territory Manager
Brooke grew up in the small town of Saint Michael, Pennsylvania. She has had a strong passion for caring for animals her whole life, and always planned to make a career of it. She received her degree in Psychology with a concentration on animal behavior from Westminster College. Throughout High School and College, Brooke worked at a Dog Kennel and loved being able to work with animals every day. She
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Marjorie Sparks
Territory Manager
Marjorie’s passion for animals was clear at age 13 when she combined her love of business and animals to start her own pet sitting service. Through the years she gained more experience in the pet care field, first working at a large dog boarding facility and then for a vet dealing with both large and small animals. She also managed a 24 hour animal hospital for five years, before deciding
Read MoreRose Pierce
Trainer
Rose was born and raised in Houston, TX, and for as long as she can remember there have always been dogs in her life. With several years of retail experience she eventually landed herself inside of a holistic pet store which flared up her passion for pets to an entirely new level. Rose found herself enamored with every furry friend she got to meet and with every pet parent she
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Samantha Doig
Territory Manager
Samantha grew up in Plainfield, IL. As a child she had lots of different pets, which fueled her love of animals. Her passion turned into a profession when she went to Western Illinois University and studied Zoology and Psychology. She loved learning about the different ways animals think and interact with their environment. Her studies led her to work with animals in a multitude of environments. Samantha has worked at wildlife rehabilitation centers and even an elephant
Read MoreStephany Douglass
Trainer
Stephany grew up in Mesa, Arizona and Dallas, Georgia. She has always been an animal lover. Growing up she had horses, dogs, cats, ferrets, and fish. Having all different kinds of animals showed her that every animal has a different way of learning and loving. Stephany volunteered training and rehabilitating at her local horse rescue and animal shelter. She decided to take her passion of animals and learn more about
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Katelyn Anhalt
Territory Manager
Katelyn grew up on a small farm in SE Iowa where her love of animals began. At a young age she was showing sheep, goats, beef, and dairy cattle at the county and state fairs. She even taught her ram lamb “Smokey” to play basketball on the farm. After attending community college in Iowa for Veterinary Assistant and Animal Humane Officer; she went to Melbourne, Australia for Veterinary Nursing. Katelyn
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Erin Hegeman
Trainer
Erin grew up in a small town in west-central Wisconsin. Her love of animals started at a young age. Her first dog was a Cocker Spaniel that her parents let her pick out at the local humane society for her second birthday. Growing up they opened their home to many rescue dogs including a yellow Lab, American Eskimo, and Australian Shepherd. Erin studied Environmental Science at the University of Minnesota
Read MoreLauren Schwabe
Trainer
Lauren grew up in a small town south of Milwaukee. She has always had a special place in her heart for our four legged friends. Every minute with her yellow lab, Max, is cherished as it took many years to convince her parents to get her a puppy. She attended the University of Wisconsin- La Crosse where she earned a Community Health Education Degree. After college, she moved to Eau
Read MoreSalina Witte
Trainer
Salina has had a passion for animals since she was young. Coming from a family with a background in farming, animals where always around. Her first job was feeding and caring for baby calves at a large dairy farm. There she learned the ins and outs of caring for 200 calves. At the age of nineteen she purchased her first horse Magic where delved into riding and training. Since then
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Maggie Deemer
Territory Manager
Maggie has had a love for animals ever since she can remember. Since she was 4 years old, there has always been a dog or two in the house. She learned a great deal helping her mother train all their dogs on their own; from a Maltese to a Sheltie to a Mini Poodle. Maggie also gained a wealth of knowledge from her step mother who used to raise and
Read MoreErin Hansen
Trainer
Dogs and Education have been a part of Erin’s life since she was born. Both of her parents were teachers with a strong love and respect for dogs and animals of all kinds. They made sure that they instilled that in Erin at an early age. Erin taught at a high school for 10 years. after which she worked in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis geared mainly toward working
Read MoreAlexis Johnson
Territory Manager
Alexis grew up in a small town that time forgot and it was her passion for dogs that has brought her to where she is today. She began her training career with her first Golden Retriever which she trained to be a Therapy dog. Since then, Alexis has helped many families live cohesively with their K9 companions. She earned her degree from Westminster College, PA in Psychology with a concentration
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Regan Anderson
Trainer
Regan has been an animal lover throughout her life and has always lived with at least one dog. Growing up she had dogs, horses, rabbits, birds, hamsters, and the occasional fish! Being an only child Regan had a strong connection with animals and would spend her free time playing her dogs in the backyard and volunteering to dog-sit or walk neighbors dogs as well. A large portion of Regan’s childhood
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Danny Bicheler
Trainer
Danny has lived with dogs his whole life, and is ecstatic that he gets to work with these amazing animal’s full time. Danny started his career in retail sales and customer service, which eventually developed, into insurance sales for USAA and advertising sales for Facebook. During his past jobs he became an excellent problem solver and that truly comes through in his work with clients and their dogs. He always
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Nelson Medrano
Trainer
Nelson comes from a family with a strong tradition of dog training; both his father and brother are dog trainers. While Nelson was growing up, his father was a hunting dog trainer and he would tag along as his father taught clients both basic and advanced hunting skills. Nelson would help with the dogs as much as he could and saw firsthand how happy the dogs would be when given
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Shelby Adkins
Trainer
Shelby has loved animals her entire life. In the first grade, she started working on farms during the weekend to earn horse riding lessons. She would take care of horses, pigs, birds, sheep, cows, dogs, and cats. She enjoyed the work just as much as the reward. Shelby’s family moved around a lot when she was in school. She begged her parents for a dog of her own for years,
Read MoreSabrina Lopez
Trainer
Sabrina spent the majority of her childhood surrounded by family dogs. Her parents adopted the first of many dogs when Sabrina was just 3 years old. Sabrina took a lead roll in loving and working with the dogs from a young age. In addition to spending time with the family dogs she loved running cross-country and track. Sabrina has a long history of making customers happy. She spent years working
Read MoreKayla Oliver
Trainer
Kayla was born with an undying passion for three things: working hard, helping people and helping animals. She was raised on the naval bases of Norfolk, Virginia and as a “navy baby”, her parents’ military workload did not allow for her to have her own dog at home growing up. Kayla filled this void as a child by walking and grooming friends’ dogs and volunteering at the Norfolk SPCA. As
Read MoreJulia Rose
Trainer
Julia’s love for animals has always been prevalent in her life. From nursing baby squirrels back to health, to taking care of and training her family’s dogs growing up. Julia has an immense passion for working with and helping others and graduated from North Central College with a degree in both sociology and psychology. While pursuing her degrees, she worked at a natural pet store where she gained a vast
Read MoreHolly Wengerski
Trainer
Holly has been an animal lover throughout her entire life. Growing up she had pet dogs, cats, snakes, lizards, turtles, and even a praying mantis! Being an only child the connection with her animals was always strong. As she grew she saw the opportunity to turn her passion into a career and pursued a degree in Animal Science. Holly graduated from Illinois State University and had the opportunity to work
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Brooke Janke
Trainer
Brooke has always had a special place in her heart for dogs. Growing up in a pet loving family, Brooke was blessed to have several four legged family members that made her childhood feel complete. In addition to dogs, horses have also taken a large role in her life as she has also been a riding Instructor for the last 16 years and has competed most of her life. Driven
Read MoreAmber Haseltine
Trainer
Amber grew up with many family dogs. A strong bond for animals blossomed while she was in charge of their care growing up. When Amber got her first dog to raise on her own she wanted to turn an affinity for training and care of dogs into a career. Amber worked with L.A. Tan for over 10 years and built great customer service and managerial skills. Amber attended Animal Behavioral
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Alex Chadesh
Territory Manager
Alex spent the majority of his childhood learning and mastering martial arts. He began instructing others while still in middle school, becoming an assistant instructor after attaining his first dan black belt. He continued to the learn and teach under his Master while in college, attaining his second dan black belt, and teaching classes of all ages. In addition to martial arts, Alex has a long history working in the
Read MoreLenny Szatkowski
Regional Manager
Lenny has always been a dog lover and knew early on that he wanted a career with dogs. He became a trainer with Suburban K9 in 2009 while still attending college at Northern Illinois University. Lenny quickly excelled as both a trainer and a student, eventually graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Over the years he became an expert in dealing with difficult dogs and training off leash.
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Matt Covey
Company Founder
Having grown up in a family that spent their time breeding and showing dogs, it was only natural that Matt’s long time passion for dogs turned into his profession. Matt’s training skills have given him the opportunity to train for celebrities such as Antonio Davis of the Chicago Bulls and Bobby Simmons of the Milwaukee Bucks. Matt’s reputation also allowed him the incredible opportunity to work as the head dog
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Matt Wlos
Head of Technology and Operations
Matt Wlos grew up around computers and technology; his father was instrumental in creating the early course registration system for the University of Illinois. Having a computer and internet access in the home prior to any of his classmates he was able to create webpages and other basic computer programs while still in junior high. He pursued his childhood passion of working with technology and graduated with a degree in
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Blake Baker
Software Specialist
Although Blake never had the opportunity to grow up with any pets, he still loves every encounter that crosses his path with any kind of pup. Born and raised in Florida, Blake is a recent graduate from the University of North Florida with a degree in Information Technology. And while he had some idea of what kind of job he wanted fresh out of college, most jobs were just missing that
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Jeanne Dellagardele
Customer Service Representative
Jeanne loves helping prospective clients learn about our services and schedule training. She grew up in Iowa and moved to Chicago shortly after graduating from Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa. She and her husband moved to Brookfield, Illinois not long after their son was born. Jeanne previously worked at Crain's Chicago Business as an administrative assistant. She enjoys gardening, hiking, cooking, and baking bread. Along with her husband and son,
Read MoreMiranda Pavnica
Customer Service Representative
Miranda grew up having many dogs in her family. That love grew as she got older, which led to adopting and caring for multiple dogs throughout the years! Miranda attended Florida SouthWestern State College where she studied Early Childhood Education. After graduating, she taught at a local elementary school where she was able to share her love of dogs and animals with her students. Since moving from Florida to the
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Kristine Meyer
Customer Service Representative
Kristine grew up around dogs, cats, and horses, so animals have always had a special place in her heart. Throughout her life she has lived in Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, California and Illinois. Before working at Suburban K9, she worked for many years in customer service with a jewelry store. She also received her Master’s Degree in Social Work and used her degree to run a group home for 10 years
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Hollis Kirk
Front Desk Manager
Hollis grew up with a basset hound who taught her that someday she wanted to have her own dogs and even better, work with them! Hollis attended the University of Iowa and while there was a member of the Hawkeye Marching Band. She also worked at a Dog Daycare where she wrangled play groups of all shapes and sizes of dogs. After graduation, she started working her way up from
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