Our passion is in producing and training dogs that will become optimal scent detection K-9's. We keep multiple puppies from our litters, in addition to buying promising puppies from other working line breeders, to raise for this purpose. Throughout these puppies' first year, they are exposed to a wide variety of different environments and footings, including warehouses, barns, schools, boats, various vehicles, different homes, kennels, etc. Extensive socialization to people of all ages and other animals is conducted. Our green dogs go off site to real-world operational environments regularly, ensuring they are comfortable and confident in all locations.
Our green dogs begin training for a future career as a detection K9 from birth. We begin drive development and hunt exercises within their first couple months of life, expanding their training sessions to search development, odor theory, problem solving, resilience exercises, and search patterning throughout their puppyhood and adolescence. All green dogs in our program are well versed in hunting on & off leash through a variety of environments, and are intensely driven to search. Our goal is to create a highly motivated, independent, confident searching K9 that comes right out of the car and goes to work. We keep our green dog program small- it's important to us that our dogs are raised with the highest of welfare standards, and we value quality over quantity.
All of our green K9s are sold with an extensive health and workability guarantee.
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We do not imprint our green dogs on any odor. As trainers and handlers ourselves, we feel it is very important for a new handler to go through an academy program with their new K9 that will educate them on all aspects of the job in their respective discipline and geographic location. We do not run a handler academy, and therefore do not sell finished detection K9s. If you're an agency looking to start a K9 program and do not currently know of a local academy, please contact us for a list of referrals.
If you're interested in a green dog, please contact us for additional information.
The Process
Here's what to expect when you work with us for your next K9 partner:
Initial Contact
Contact us when you've decided to add a new K9 to your agency. Our wait list regularly spans 6-12 months, so early notice is preferred. We'll set up a phone call to discuss your agency's needs and desires, and review personalities of dogs we'll have available in your timeframe.
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Selection
A couple months before you're planning to onboard the K9, we'll set up a selection assessment. Your admin, handler, and trainer(s) from your academy will be able to evaluate multiple pre-vetted prospects to determine which of our K9s will be the best fit for your agency.
Delivery
Before your academy begins, we'll set up delivery or pick up of your K9. At this point, we'll review the K9's care, routine, and review all medical information. Most academies prefer the handler to pick up the K9 1-2 weeks before class starts, so we'll work with your handler and trainer to determine the ideal delivery time.