Mary worked as a middle school teacher for ten years and spent the last 20 years as an administrator. She grew up in Michigan with a house full of animals, including dogs, cats, and even a pet duck. As a teacher, she kept ferrets, a snake, and many fish, but after 30 years in education, she decided to pursue a career working with her favorite furry friends—dogs. She still continues her passion of educating people, but now she teaches them how to train their dogs in the best way possible.

When Mary is not training dogs, she is hanging out with her husband Dirk and her three kids, Ava, Graham and Miles. She also loves to run, bike, garden and hang out her two dogs, Sasha and Hank.

Katie has oriented her entire life around her biggest passions: her kids and dogs. She spent the better part of a decade as a stay-at-home mom, a nanny, and a dog sitter. Now at Dog Training Elite, she is thrilled to combine her areas of expertise and help dog owners find training solutions that work for them.

Katie loves collecting vintage goods, playing cards, and camping with her two daughters, husband, and dog, Calamity Jane.

Paul grew up with a variety of pets - including fishes, reptiles, cats, birds and his favorite of all, dogs. He has experience living and working with many dog breeds ranging from the American Bully, Pitbull, Doberman, French Bulldog, German Shepherd, and mixed breeds. His passion for dogs grew when he owned his first German Shepherd. Because of how skillful and intelligent the German Shepherd is and the impact it has made on Paul, he has decided to pursue a career in training dogs and educating people on how to build a better bond with their dog.

When Paul isn't out helping people to bond with their dog, he's either with his friends & family or hanging out with his dogs.