Sanity Files

This Pup Is What Keeps This Couple Sane

Dan Gaughan & Ed Kaczmarek
URBAN POOCH, CHICAGO, IL

A Welsh Terrier named Berwyn inspired Dan Gaughan and Ed Kaczmarek to open Urban Pooch Canine Life Center in 2007 and Urban Pooch Training & Fitness Center in 2015. He was their heart dog. Berwyn passed in January 2019, and while the couple had planned to wait on getting another pup, Aidan was ready to join the family that May. He picks up where Berwyn left off, helping to keep his daddies sane as they run two successful pet businesses.

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