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My BodyGuard German Shepherds

Marengo, Illinois

4.8/5· 268 Google reviews

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

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  • Breeding Program
  • Dog Sport
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Questions & answers

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What 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

Question on Google
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

Question on Google
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 listing
4.8
out of 5268 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

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100 collected reviews

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Taylor Tabor
5/5
We cannot say enough good things about Jordan! He worked with our very stubborn 7 month English Mastiff, Monty, and the results were truly amazing. Monty is big, strong, goofy and very set in his ways, but Jordan was patient, confident, and knew exactly how to handle him. Jordan…Read full reviewClose full review

We cannot say enough good things about Jordan! He worked with our very stubborn 7 month English Mastiff, Monty, and the results were truly amazing. Monty is big, strong, goofy and very set in his ways, but Jordan was patient, confident, and knew exactly how to handle him. Jordan took the time to understand Monty’s personality and adjusted his training approach to fit him perfectly. He explained everything clearly, kept us involved in the process with lots of fun pictures and videos we looked forward to receiving every day. Jordan gave us tools we could actually use at home. The difference in Monty’s behavior is night and day. If you have a large, stubborn, or strong-willed dog and think training won’t work, Jordan will prove you wrong. He’s professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cares about both the dogs and their owners. We would recommend him 100 times over!

Jaime Hung
5/5

I had a great experience with MBG Dog Training. My dog was adopted from a rescue at 11 months old and was originally found as a stray. He spent 3 weeks in their training program. Jordan and his team were wonderful. I got updated posts on his progress and could already see a calmer more confident demeanor after graduating! I highly recommend their trainers and programs!

Annette Schumacher
5/5
My Bodyguard Dog Training program was referred to us by our friend, an owner of one of their German Shepherd puppies. We are so thankful that we signed our Gypsy (Saint Bernard puppy) up for group puppy classes. Owner, Julie, is a great instructor, always taking time to educate …Read full reviewClose full review

My Bodyguard Dog Training program was referred to us by our friend, an owner of one of their German Shepherd puppies. We are so thankful that we signed our Gypsy (Saint Bernard puppy) up for group puppy classes. Owner, Julie, is a great instructor, always taking time to educate dog owners on the proper commands and techniques to teach our puppies. Gypsy graduated puppy class and continued with the next level of training, group intermediate classes. Our trainer, Eric, was attentive to not only the dogs, but the owners as well. Eric would recognize and praise good behaviors, and identify behaviors that needed to be corrected. Gypsy was learning the commands and loved participating in the agility course. As Gypsy is continuing to grow week by week (currently 115 lbs at 10 months old), we realized we needed to increase the level of training to achieve the best behaviors from her. This is when we began private lessons with Eric. Private lessons have really taken us as dog owners, and Gypsy, to that next level of training. We are learning the benefits of using both the Herm Sprenger collar and the e- collar technology in our training sessions. Gypsy is learning and is responding quickly to commands and corrections. We have seen improvements in Gypsy’s response to our training sessions. Eric continually shares his expertise with us, which helps us understand the reasoning behind the training. Eric, thank you for making the best use of our time together. Your knowledge and insight on dog behaviors makes me want to learn and understand them too so I can best understand Gypsy. We will continue training with private lessons, knowing with consistency, communication, praising and rewarding her good behavior, Gypsy will be the best trained Saint Bernard!

Erin Nielsen
5/5
My BodyGuard is fantastic! So friendly and welcoming and the training is excellent! We have been working with Eric for a little over a month and my dog has improved so much in such a short time! Her reactivity with other dogs is almost gone completely and she will now greet dogs …Read full reviewClose full review

My BodyGuard is fantastic! So friendly and welcoming and the training is excellent! We have been working with Eric for a little over a month and my dog has improved so much in such a short time! Her reactivity with other dogs is almost gone completely and she will now greet dogs with a happy wagging tail! Her obedience has also really improved! She loves her lessons with Eric and gets so excited when we pull in the parking lot! I would recommend them to anyone!

M E
5/5

Our wild 9 month old golden retriever went through the 3 week training with Jordan! The fact that I am even writing this as Flash is calm at my side while my children eat popsicles and my other dog walks around is a miracle! We are beyond impressed with Jordan and his team! He gave our family the confidence and starting point we needed with him! Thank you all for everything!

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