Mark Julius: Training Director
In Jan of 2016, I embarked on a life changing journey by enrolling at the Prestigious Tarheel Canine Training, Inc in Sanford, NC. There I had the privilege of studying and learning from world renowned trainers Girard Bradshaw and Sean Siggins as well as various other professionals. I had the honor of being involved with training dogs for various Law Enforcement Agencies all across the country including the US Virgin Islands, as well as the US State Department, NASA, the Pentagon, and different branches of the Military. In addition to being certified in Patrol, Detection and Tracking, I also earned my Master Trainer Certification for Obedience. Since returning to Chicago,
I have been involved with dogs since 2004, when I began training and competing in Schutzhund, which is now known as IPO. I have always been impressed with what dogs can do, but at the time I never knew my career would present the opportunity to train and deal with dogs professionally for a living. |
Kate McGrail: Lead Trainer
I have a long history with training starting as an AKC junior handler and following that passion through everything I’ve done! I have trained multiple breeds through titles and certifications including conformation, rally obedience, barn hunt, schutzhund, SAR, competition obedience, and weight pull. I am also a Canine Good Citizen evaluator, which is a program I’m very proud to be a part of. I currently have 4 dogs; Wise (American bulldog) Boris (Staffordshire bull terrier) Cipher (German Shepherd dog) and Ariel (German Shepherd dog) Ariel is my personal service dog, so many of you will get to know her very well, she’s an indispensable part of my life and I hope to be able to help as many people have that experience as I can during this new venture! I’m already planning! I can’t wait to meet everyone and share both all of my experiences and learn some new things along the way