FirstBarkOur little girl Dottie is a rescue part beagle part fox hound around one year of age she excelled in her training with Jordan. Julie, and her team were all wonderful with Dottie. The facility itself is very impressive very clean and very organized. I would highly recommend Training any breed with this team my bodyguard. 10 stars!
My BodyGuard German Shepherds
Marengo, Illinois
About My BodyGuard German Shepherds
My Bodyguard Dogs is Marengo’s premier all-breed training facility and world-class German Shepherd breeder. We specialize in balanced training for real-world reliability. From Board & Train and Group Classes to Private Lessons and Dock Diving, our expert team helps every dog excel. We also breed elite GSDs focused on superior health, genetics, and stable temperaments.
Training & services
Training goals
- Canine Good Citizen preparation Customer-reported
- Obedience training
- Puppy training Customer-reported
How training happens
- Board and train
- Day training Customer-reported
- Group classes
- Owner coaching Customer-reported
- Private training
Dog age
- Adult dogs
- Puppies
Training level
- Intermediate training Customer-reported
Dog sports
- Agility Customer-reported
- Dock diving
- IGP and protection sports
Training approach
- Balanced training
Additional services
- Boarding Customer-reported
- Grooming Customer-reported
Other listed services
View 3 additional details
- Breeding Program
- Dog Sport
- In Home
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
When and what is the cost for puppy training classes?
Doug the best advice I can give you is to call them and talk to Julie Saso, I will say that their training is 100 % perfection.
Community answer · Anthony Narbone · 2020-09-21
Our classes are 150.00 for a 6 week course. We are happy to talk with you about your dog and your training goals. Please feel free to call us at 815-568-0484
Community answer · My BodyGuard German Shepherds · 2020-09-21
How much are the dog
Our puppies are priced at $3500. We welcome a visit to meet us and our dogs and puppies!
Community answer · My BodyGuard German Shepherds · 2022-09-21
The dogs are cute there
Community answer · Elijah Garza · 2019-09-21
I believe it's 1800 n up depending on what you're looking for (imports) They're so worth it and much more. Big and beautiful puppies with a great temperament!
Community answer · Rachel Alvarado · 2019-09-21
Don't quote me on it but I think they sell puppies for 2500 each.
Community answer · Tyler Rudy · 2019-09-21
I have a pitbull terrier and I wanted to know is it possible to train her??? She's around 2 years but she's not much of a "guard" dog.
It truly depends on your dogs temperament, not every dog should be trained for personal protection. Go to a personal protection trainer to see if your dog would be a candidate.
Community answer · Breanna · 2020-09-21
Contact them... the trainers there are fantastic. I'm sure they can help you out. Either by doing private lessons, getting you enrolled in an obidence class, or by boarding your dog for training if that works best. They may want to do an "evaluation" of your pup first to see where she is at. I can't recommend this place enough. Have two shepherds from them that are incredible!
Community answer · Kris S · 2018-09-21
the name can be deceiving we have been going there to train our puppy everyone is friendly and though there if anyone can help your dog they can!
Community answer · Mike Charewicz · 2018-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.8
268 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- My bodyguard dogs 19
- Fun classes 15
- Obedience training 11
- Private lessons 11
- Board and train 8
- Clean facility 6
All 10 topics
- Kind trainer 6
- Reactive dog training 6
- Puppy kindergarten 3
- Protection training 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
We are so pleased with the training our girl Payton is receiving. We started her at 4 months and seeing her develop into a obedient, confident dog is amazing. Carlos is the best and just do what the trainer recommends. It works. They are the experts. We also enrolled her in intr…Read full reviewClose full review
We are so pleased with the training our girl Payton is receiving. We started her at 4 months and seeing her develop into a obedient, confident dog is amazing. Carlos is the best and just do what the trainer recommends. It works. They are the experts. We also enrolled her in intro to sports and it is a great waty to learn and connect with your dog. Isabella reaches that and is again a top notch trainer.
Going on 6 years with a sickly Shepard that THEY knew had issues but had no problem selling a dog to my senior parents. Robbed them of 2800.00 probably paid another 3000 plus in vet bills then called Julie and she made it seem I was lying and basically said your SOL terrible people don't buy a dog from these people...I think they're a front anyway.
Thankfully we discovered My Bodyguard when we got our Doberman puppy last October. Our trainer Carlos is the best! He has so much patience and an instinct with the dogs that is phenomenal to watch. They are the real deal and makes the experience with our pup so enjoyable. We hav…Read full reviewClose full review
Thankfully we discovered My Bodyguard when we got our Doberman puppy last October. Our trainer Carlos is the best! He has so much patience and an instinct with the dogs that is phenomenal to watch. They are the real deal and makes the experience with our pup so enjoyable. We have learned so much too. I highly recommend the facility. It will be the best thing you can do for your family and your dog.
We had our puppy, Wrigley, do the Puppy Head Start program with My BodyGuard Dog training and it was fantastic. Jordan worked so hard with Wrigley and she's like a totally different pup. Jordan paid such attention to our needs and what we were looking for. We highly recommend Jordan as the trainer. We could not have asked for a better experience!
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