Top Tier K9® 3.0 
Adaptive Reliability™
Academy for Dog Trainers, Owners and Handlers
Recognized as the World's Greatest Dog Training Company 

Established in 2014, Top Tier K9 has grown to become one of the top dog training companies in the world.  No other organization offers the solutions that are available through Top Tier K9.  Recognized in 2024 as the World's Greatest Dog Training Company.

Top Tier K9 has several programs of interest to the public. 

 

Pet training program:  We trains pets in local communities to have Adaptive Reliability™.  That means we teach dogs and their owners to maintain their internal pressure in the real world.  We also train the owners how to properly maintain the training.  The Top Tier K9 Academy for Dog Trainers provides training and company certifications for people to become pet trainers within their own communities through our franchise system.

Foundation Dog® Training Program:  Trademarked by Top Tier K9, LLC a Foundation Dog® is like a special operations warrior.  Trained on 50 elements that roll up into 4 functions of tracking, scent detection, protection and advanced obedience;  All a Foundation Dog® then needs to be "finished" is a mission requirement and exposure to that specific theater of operations and the pressure associated with the specific job.  This program creates an immersive education for the working dog trainers.
 

Academy for Dog Trainers:  We teach people who love dogs how to train pets and to start their own pet training business.  We have a franchise system to help jump start the pet training businesses and have certified more than 350 dog trainers around the world.  The 2nd level of our Academy is Foundation Dog® trainer and masters programs for finishing Foundation Dogs® as protection dog, service dogs and special security dogs (including military and law enforcement K9).  The Top Tier K9 Academy for Dog Trainers is recognized as one of the top dog trainer schools in the world.

 

Top Tier K9 in the Metaverse:  Top Tier K9 is the first (and only) Dog Trainer School that has integrated programs into the Metaverse.  Users can practice the command sequence with a virtual dog and speed up their learning curve so their real dog is easier to train and doesn't suffer under the hands of an inexperienced owner, handler or training protocol.

 

Franchising: Top Tier K9 Franchising provides a US based ready made dog training business.  Operating out of your home, small building, large kennel or even attached to your existing boarding/daycare business, owning a Top Tier K9 Franchised dog training business allows you to be the top dog in your own community.

International:  Top Tier K9 International is the organization that manages the licensing and application of the Top Tier K9 Academy for Dog Trainers in non-US jurisdictions.  Helping to ensure that all government-based trainers and handlers are trained and certified in the breeding, training, and deployment of working dogs.  Top Tier K9 International also provides the individual pet trainer and business development system for non-US franchises based on the culture and jurisdictional requirements for training pets and running a business in a non-US jurisdiction.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration: November of 2025 Top Tier K9 implemented a dedicated AI system that utilizes the entire Top Tier K9 portfolio of services, classes, research papers, courseware, VR solution as well as the planning and implementation documentation, Instructional systems design, and experiences of certifying over 350 dog trainers and training of over 1,000 pets and hundreds of working dogs, their owners and handlers, to provide a knowledgebase for AI to be educated as a master dog trainer and certified instructor.  This system provides a 24/7 educational (for trainers) interface and help desk (for trainers, owners, and working dog handlers) to get real time support with their dogs with answers and guidance based on the world's greatest portfolio of programs, projects, methods and instructional design in the dog training industry.