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Upper Macungie Dog Training Center To Open Second Location

A new place for Fido to play and learn is coming to Forks Township.

The owners of Upper Macungie Township's Leader of the Pack Canine Institute are planning to open a second multimillion dollar location on 3 ½ acres in a Forks Township business park at 1200 Braden Blvd.

Jeff Barber of Lehigh Financial Group LLC arranged the construction loan that John and Lisa McDonald of Schnecksville will use to build the facility, which will offer training, day care, boarding, grooming and pet supplies for all breeds of dogs.

The Forks location, which will have a 28,125-square-foot facility, is expected to be open by next spring. The owners hope to break ground on the project in June.

The McDonalds opened their flagship Leader of the Pack location at 6346 Farm Bureau Road in Upper Macungie Township in 2009.

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Family-run Business Offering Dog Training, Boarding, Grooming Opening 2nd Lehigh Valley Location

FORKS TWP., Pa. - A business offering dog training, boarding, grooming and other services is expanding its footprint in the Lehigh Valley.

Leader of the Pack Canine Institute, founded in 2009 at 6346 Farm Bureau Road in Upper Macungie Township, is planning to open a second location at 1200 Braden Blvd. In Forks Township.

Leader of the Pack Canine Institute

Leader of the Pack Canine Institute, founded in 2009 at 6346 Farm Bureau Road in Upper Macungie Township, is planning to open a second location at 1200 Braden Blvd. In Forks Township, according to a news release.

Owners John and Lisa McDonald of Schnecksville recently closed on a multi-million dollar SBA 504 construction loan that will enable them to open a new location of their family-run business next year on 3 ½ acres in a Forks business park.

Jeff Barber of Allentown-based Lehigh Financial Group, LLC, arranged the combination SBA and conventional construction loan from TD Bank that the McDonalds will use to build the new facility offering training, day care, boarding, grooming and pet supplies for all breeds of dogs.

"It is going to be the same model as our award winning Leader of the Pack in Upper Macungie," John said. "We will offer training, boarding, day care and grooming and do retail sales as well at our new site."

The McDonalds have been serving families across the Lehigh Valley from their first Leader of the Pack location in Lehigh County for 14 years.

The business' mission is to help families and their pets by "creating happy and balanced dogs, one leader at a time." 

"We have been wanting to open a second location that is convenient for our families that live on the east side of the Lehigh Valley," John said. "The time was right when we found the right piece of property. We've decided to take a leap of faith and open a second corporate location in Forks."

The McDonalds hope to break ground on the Forks facility in June. The roughly 28,000-square-foot facility, employing about 50 staff members, is expected to be complete early next spring.

Leader of the Pack Canine Institute also has a franchise offering, which the McDonalds are marketing with a regional approach for additional expansion of their pet services business.

"We ensure that a family's pets are happy and comfortable whether they come for a full day or for longer boarding and that they return home safe and healthy," Lisa said. "We thank all of our pet parents for their support and we look forward to serving many new clients at our second location."

Over the years, Barber has helped the McDonalds with arranging financing on various projects, including when they expanded their original site from 5,000 to 15,000 square feet.


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Owners Susan Maravilla-Kujawski and Kimberly Berryman met in the pet rescue world and decided to create a resource to keep dogs from being surrendered to shelters. To that end, they opened Stoney Run Canine Camp in 2018.

"We wanted a location with acreage to be able to offer all the services in one place … a safe and fun place for dogs to stay when the family goes out of town," says Maravilla-Kujawski. "In five years, we have grown 10 times from when we started."

Maravilla-Kujawski attributes their success to "our staff. They truly care about dogs. They are knowledgeable and have fun with the dogs and clients."

Dogs board in luxury kennel suites. Staff provide on-site grooming and training classes that focus on developing owner-dog bonds. The popular two-week Board & Train exposes dogs to all trainers.

There are also activities for furry guests in the 8,500-square-foot turfed training area and outdoors in 20 acres of fenced property, as well as resident horses and goats the dogs can visit.

"It is an honor to be voted Best Pet Boarding in the Region, and we thank everyone who voted for us," says Maravilla-Kujawski.





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