Foundation Dogs can do just about anything, we can finish one for you as a service dog that also protects
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Next Pet Trainer class begins Thursday September 2, 2020. Learn to train pets for paying customers.
Top Tier K9 trains pets in basic obedience in our Pet Training Program and we train pets in advanced functions with our Pets Plus Program
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Top Tier K9 trains dog handlers from all over the world with our Academy for Dog Trainers.
Top Tier K9 maintains an Affiliate Network of certified graduates from our training programs who offer training services in their local communities.
Top Tier K9 has a Breeding Program, both in-house and through our affiliate network that maintains a high level of quality and consistency of Foundation Dogs.
Top Tier K9 has DVD Training Programs that are available through our store, and will help you get started training pets and working dogs.
- Top Tier K9 is the process inventor of the Foundation Dog®, and the holder of the US Federal Trademark. Foundation Dogs® are now being trained and marked for deployment to be used in COVID-19 and other virus detection programs around the world.
Foundation Dogs® being readied for deployment for Covid-19+ detection.
Top Tier K9 has been selected to train and deploy Foundation Dogs® internationally for use in Law Enforcement, Security, Protection, as Service Dogs and for use in Covid-19 detection. The team consists of businesses and government agencies from around the world representing industries involved in: Emergency management, communications, rapid response forces and community health/wellness innovations. Learn to train and handle a Top Tier K9 Foundation Dog® through our Live-online Academy for Dog Trainers...we use the internet instead of the interstate! You are face to face with some of the top dog training instructors in the world.
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Duane Pickel, instructor at Top Tier K9 was the first to train a dog to find cancer cells
Here is Ben Landkammer of Calibrated K9 in Knoxville Tennessee working through the Working Dog Trainer program. Ben imprinted Kato based on the replicable process he learned in the Puppy Imprinting and Forecasting class. Ben even got a promotion at his job while he was learning to be a dog trainer through Top Tier K9. This is the future of adult education.
Here is Chris Williams of Run Your Pack in Missoula Montana showing the progress of his puppy "Liesel Weapon" through the Working Dog Trainer Program. Chris was previously a producer on the hit TV show "Mountain Men" and was able to certify as a Top Tier K9 Pet and Working Dog Trainer, and establish his business before leaving the industry.
Dog Training Programs
Board and Train for Pets
We offer 3 and 4 week board and train programs to help ensure that you and your dog are properly trained in communications and basic obedience. Graduates are then ready for our Pets Plus program involving any of our advanced programs including protection, scent detection, tracking and advanced obedience.
Foundation Dogs®
Top Tier K9 is the inventor of the Foundation Dog® system a program that creates dogs that are ready to be finished as Police K9, Military K9, Service dogs for people with disabilities, family and Executive Protection dogs and Sports dogs.
Academy for Dog Trainers
Professional Training Programs
Pet Training Program
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Pet Trainer Program: On-line or On-Campus
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Pet Trainer Certification On-Campus
Foundation Dog® Training Program
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Foundation Dog® Trainer Program: On-line
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Foundation Dog® Trainer Certification: On-Campus
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**The following Master's programs require certification as a Foundation Dog® trainer
Masters Training Programs
Service Dog Training Program
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Service Dog Trainer Program On-line
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Service Dog Trainer Certification Live On-Campus
Law Enforcement K9 Training Program
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Law Enforcement K9 Trainer Program On-line
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Law Enforcement K9 Trainer Certification Live On-Campus
Protection Dog Training Program
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Protection Dog Trainer Program On-line
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Protection Dog Trainer Certification Live On-Campus
Electives
Decoy/Helper Training Program
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Safe Catch Decoy Training Program On-line
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Safe Catch Decoy Certification Live On-Campus
Advanced Business and Project Management Workshops
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Business Development Workshop Live On-Campus
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Project Management Workshop Live On-Campus
3 Dog Training locations for your convenience:
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Madison Florida
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Tallahassee Florida
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Valdosta Georgia
Madison Florida
Our Madison Florida location is a secure 20 acre campus with over 10,000 sq feet of dog training and boarding facilities including student housing and formal classroom settings. Home of the Foundation Dog® program and Academy for Dog Trainers.
2409 SW CR 360 Madison Fl. 32340
Tallahassee Florida
Our Tallahassee Florida location is conveniently located next to Cascade Park in downtown Tallahassee consisting of 4,500 sq feet of secure indoor board and train services. This is our Pet and Service Dog Training center and includes formal classroom options for our customers.
1355 East Lafayette Street, Tallahassee Fl. 32301
Valdosta Georgia
Our Valdosta Georgia location is at the Intersection of Bemis and Inner Perimeter Road where we offer seminars, client training and dog shuttle services to our Madison Florida campus and support
for our military personnel at Moody AFB.
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Next Live On-Line Pet Trainer Class
September 2, 2020
This is the entry level course to our Certified Pet Trainer, our Certified Foundation Dog® trainer, and our Masters Programs. It all starts here.
'With one month behind me in the program, I gotta say, I am super pleased with my choice to attend Top Tier K9 Academy. Unlike other training programs that would have required me to leave my job and home for months at a time, the online classroom allows me to maintain my lifestyle while still attending weekly classes. And because of the unique classroom, I have connected with trainers from around the country and am learning with students from all over the world. And the business training? Second to none - learning a ton about areas of the industry that would have taken me years to stumble through. Cannot wait to finish pet training certs and dive right into working dog program!'
Chris Williams: Missoula, MT
Read entire testimonial here
Army of Entrepreneurs
Top Tier K9 provides the most comprehensive business development and training programs in the dog training industry. We teach our students how to build a business mindset, plan the launch of their business, communicate effectively with clients, and deliver quality results.
The American dream is to own your own business, to be your own boss. Top Tier K9 helps you achieve that. You learn to train pets and working dogs, you learn to start a pet training and working dog training business and as an affiliate, you get on-going support for your business.
Do you have what it takes? Do you desire to be your own boss? To rise or fall based on your own abilities. Are you ready to learn what the government run schools will never, ever teach you? Then sign up for the next Pet Trainer class and put a seatbelt on.
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