Kathy and Digger

Kathy Hahn and her Brittany “Digger”, Rustin’ Gold of Cimarron, entered Utility A four times and qualified every time. They earned 3 first places and a fourth place.  Kanosak is extremely proud of this consistent hard working team.

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Ronnie Bizer

Ronnie’s Classes: Private Lessons, Attention & Handling, UD Ronnie Bizer is president and head trainer for Kanosak, teaching the attention and handling classes, puppy utility class, utility class and individualized private lessons. Ronnie comes to Kanosak after a career teaching science and health in junior high and managing West Suburban…

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Cathy Fleury

Cathy’s Classes: Beginning Agilty, Advanced Agility, CD, CDX Cathy Fleury has been training and showing dogs since the early nineties. Cathy has to her credit over 100 agility titles, including Master Agility Champion and Preferred Master Agility Champions with Rottweilers, Papillion, Giant Schnauzer, Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Cocker Spaniel, and…

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Connie Hillquist

Connie’s Classes: Puppy Kindergarten, Rally, Conformation Connie Hillquist has personally trained many breeds and mixes. Her dogs have been nationally ranked many times and she has 93 titles as of this moment. Connie has been with Kanosak since 1998, while also training with 4-H and the Park District. Connie trains…

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Kent Hildebrand

Kent’s Classes: Advanced Puppy Kent Hildebrand comes to us with 34 years of dog training experience as well as 32 years teaching Middle School and coaching. Kent has put titles on 11 different dogs. He is active in many dog sports including obedience, rally, agility and tracking. His 6-year-old Labrador…

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Ellen Ritt

Ellen’s Classes: Beginning Obedience, CGC Ellen Ritt has been participating in canine obedience for more than 20 years. In 1998 Ellen started working towards AKC obedience and agility titles with her family’s Giant Schnauzer; ranking them regularly in the top 10 in the United States by the Giant Schnauzer Club…

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Dorothy Wagner

Dot’s Classes: CGC, Beginning Obedience Dot has been associated with Kanosak for over 22 years, both as a student and an instructor. She comes to us with almost 50 years of experience with dogs. The Wagner family has enjoyed the companionship of many dogs over the years, including Shelties, Collies,…

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