Judi (w/ Mocha and Chachi)

Owner

Here’s Judi with Mocha and Chachi and Tascha inset into the picture. Not pictured is her significant other, Marty, who has been a great support person in helping Judi realize her dream.

Judi has always been an animal lover.   She got her first cat when she was 6 and was always bringing home strays, much to her father’s chagrin.  Judi’s passion for dogs didn’t  develop until she was able to stop traveling for work and get her first dog, Mocha in 1999.  Realizing that two dogs are much more fun than one, she got her second dog, Chachi, shortly thereafter.   Both are rescue dogs from a local animal shelter. Unfortunately, Mocha passed in 2007.   Judi decided to adopt another dog as a buddy for Chachi.   She rescued Tascha in 2007 so that Chachi would have a playmate.

While Judi enjoyed managing the sales plan, offices, budgets and people in the corporate world, she just couldn’t get enough of dogs.  She has volunteered at a local shelter for several years helping to clean kennels, socialize dogs, foster dogs, develop a dog assessment program with a team of volunteers, assist with various business aspects and participate on the board of directors.   Through this work, Judi realized that she needed to follow her passion for animals and do something with them, particularly dogs, and not just part time.  She decided to join the team and open her own Central Bark® franchise in Oswego, IL.

Judi looks forward to taking care of your dogs as if they were her own.

Mare Potts (w/ Scout)

Trainer

Here's Mare with Scout. Mare Potts, Owner of Flydogs (http://www.flydogs.ws) will manage the training courses offered at Central Bark®.

Mare has 13+ years of canine education teaching experience. She is a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT); the instructor of Canine Disc, Tricks and Flyball at Camp Dogwood, Dog Days of Wisconsin and Camp Gone to The Dogs.

Mare is the 2005 Skyhoundz Micro Dog Champion; 2002, 2003 & 2004 U.S. Disc Dog National Semi-finalist and 2003 & 2004 U.S. Disc Dog National Finalist. She is a World Class Disc Dog Handler and owns “Scout” the IDDHA World Record Holder for Small Dogs Frisbee Distance Catch. She’s got 7 years competitive experience in canine disc and 13 years competitive experience in flyball.

Mare has appeared in: Purina Incredible Dog Challenge; MagRack's Disc Dog Training Video; Animal Planet's Best Dog Friendly Destinations; WGN Morning News; ABC Morning News; NBC Morning News; Fox News and the Oswego Business Expo. She’s been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald and the Naperville Sun.

Mare is a strong supporter of rescuing animals and is the kennel manager, the dog trainer and the dog assessment team leader at a local shelter.