Pro K9 Center

Can not say enough about the quality and service they provide! We worked with Julianne, but met all the trainers and had interactions with them. Everyone was so kind and knowledgeable. We brought our XL pitbull puppy here for on leash training. She has done amazing and helped us learn and work with our dog. We now have a 2 month old baby and our 9 month old pitbull is well behaved and we can walk her with the stroller. We will definitely be coming back to do further training!

We purchased a male and female service & protection trained German shepherd from Andre. We purchased the female a year after the male with the intention of possibly breeding. The training of both dogs has been very good although our female is so friendly and welcoming to people coming on the property we're not sure how protective she would be. Unfortunately, the health of our male has been a great disappointment and the latest diagnosis removed him from being able to be a service dog for us completely. We'll be lucky to keep him as a pet. Since about 2.5-3 yrs old he has had constant allergy issues. We've tried diet changes (although we can't manage boiled chicken full time!), immunotherapy, etc. His nose is constantly dry, cracked and bleeding. He sounds so congested.. He also has had occasional rectal tears. Through daily allergy medication and occasional shots we've kept it somewhat managed but he still doesn't feel great. He started limping around age 3.5-4. We've done injections, oral meds. ointments, etc. trying to keep him out of pain for the last 2 years. He was recently diagnosed with elbow dysplasia in both elbows! My husband drove over 2 hours away for a surgery - they did what they could but we were all shocked to find he literally has NO cartilage left in either elbow and is on borrowed time at age six. Given all the male's issues, we decided not to breed the 2 dogs and had them both fixed about 2 years ago. That led to the discovery that the female's uterus was attached to her abdominal wall. It made for a more complicated spay and recovery and could have resulted in her dying if we had bred her. Imagine spending almost 6 figures for dogs that are supposed to help with your significant health issues only compounding what you're dealing with. We are so attached to both of them despite all we've had to manage for the male's health needs and now to find out we will be lucky to keep him around for a couple more years is unacceptable. We have limited his service work for years so he's had a very normal easy life except for constant health issues. We have kept Andre in the loop on all of this. No efforts have been made to offset our significant investment or our ongoing significant healthcare costs. There are plenty of trainers with German shepherds. Be sure to work with one that not only speaks to their training but also the health of their dogs. A highly trained service and protection animal that has significant health issues as ours has isn't helpful for anyone. It's been heart-wrenching on top of my own health ordeal.