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OUR STAFF

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ROBERT “BERT” BADERTSCHER

OWNER/TRAINER

  • 27 yrs. veteran police officer (Retired)

  • 24 yrs. experience as a police service dog handler

  • 20 yrs. experience as a Special Operations Squad member

  • Nationally accredited Trainer for over 20 years

  • Nationally accredited Master Trainer with North American Police Work Dog Association

  • Conducted numerous investigations in Will County, IL for Animal Cruelty

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MARK ATKINSON

TRAINER

Law Enforcement Maintenance Training Coordinator and Trainer. Mark is a 30-year veteran of the Village of Hanover Park, Illinois Police Department (retired), and a former 17-year veteran police service dog handler. Mark completed more than 5,300 hours of police dog training, and he is a retired Police Service Dog Team Sergeant for the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System Mobile Field Force. He handled two-police service dogs (Patrol and Narcotic Detection)

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In 1999, Mark implemented the Village’s first K9 Unit, where he served until his retirement.  In addition to serving as a police service dog handler, Mark served as an Accident Investigator, Officer In Charge, Tactical Team Officer, Special Weapons and Tactics Officer, and Field Training Officer.

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