Meet the Team
Owner
Jacob Pape
Jacob started his journey into the dog industry with Liz by his side in 2016 after adopting their first dog together. He was in dire need of training! Jacob apprenticed for a local dog training that ignited a passion and dream to work with dogs and helping families with misunderstood pups.
Owner
Liz Pape
Husband and Wife duo, Jacob and Liz bring a combined 14 years of dog experience. With Jacob's dog knowledge, Liz enjoyed learning as much as she could about business ownership and client relations. If you call or message, you'll be in contact with Liz directly.
Head Trainer
Katie Lemasters
Katie started her dog journey in 2017 when her first Husky needed training. After seeing the results and how amazing the transformation was with her dog, she started exploring how she could get into dog training. At Great Lakes Dog Training, she brings her love for dogs and a tailored approach to meet each dogs needs.
Apprentice
Shu
On a typical day at Great Lakes Dog Training, you can find Shu working with dogs, playing with dogs or taking care of our facility.
Apprentice
Abby
Abby comes to us with years of experience working at a popular Dog Daycare in Metro-Detroit along with experience with training her own German Shepherd, Jackson. We love how much fun she has with the dogs while they train!
Trainer
Anthony
Anthony not only grew up with dogs but his own dogs have been thoroughly trained! He has completed an apprenticeship with Great Lakes Dog Training to be a dog trainer after hours and hours of dog handling, seminars and online training!