Our Head Trainer and founder, Brian grew up on a small town farm in Western New York. His childhood was filled with family dogs, as has his professional journey. Brian joined the U.S. Navy shortly after graduating High School in July 2002. Two years later, he graduated from the Military Working Dog Handlers Course and began his career in canine handling, training and instruction. Throughout his 7
years of military service, Brian served as a Military Working Dog Handler stationed in Guam, including a 6 month deployment to Iraq with his Military Working Dog, Brit. He then served as a Military Working Dog Trainer and Instructor at Lackland Air Force Base located in San Antonio, Texas where he trained canines and instructed students in the Military Working Dog Handlers Course. Since ending his military service in 2009, Brian has worked extensively with multiple government organizations, private contractors, and local police departments within the canine community. His broad training experience includes Military Working Dogs and contract dogs consisting of bite work, basic/advanced obedience, and basic/advanced detection and tracking. Brian has personal training experience with puppy training, basic and advanced obedience, off-leash training, behavior shaping and modification, as well as aggressive canines.
