Our Staff
A bit about our team. . .
Our owners, Brian and Lisa Berg, bring the greatest ethics, knowledge, and excellence to K9 Basics. This has made us the leader in professional dog training in this area for the past twenty years. We have a twenty-four acre facility, including 68 kennels, surrounded by woods just off of Rt. 73 in Marlton, NJ.
Our Owners

Brian Berg
CEO/Founder

Lisa Berg
COO
Our Management Team

Tara Cestare
President

Arnold Apel
Training Director

Amber Teefy
Business Administrator

Brittany Holmes
Administrative Assistant
Our Trainers

Mandy Peterson
Head Trainer

Andrew Gee
Trainer

Pam Knecht
Trainer

Miranda Russ
Trainer
We are not new to this by any means.
Our staff is very impressive in their experience and knowledge in this area of dog training. Our Training Director, Arnold Apel, has considerable experience from his military background in the United States Marine Corps, as a Military Police K9 handler. He has worked and trained dogs both stateside and overseas.
Owner, Brian Berg, was the Supervising Officer and a handler for the police K9 unit for 10 years, and had multiple real-life apprehensions.
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Our staff takes great pride in producing excellent dogs
Their knowledge of dog behavior enables them the ability to problem solve behavioral issues creating a better relationship between human and dog.