It’s Our Mission!

Locally and Veteran owned, Next-Door K9 Solutions was founded on 3 basic principles. Following these steps with your dog can be ground breaking! Let us help you build the relationship your dog needs!

  • COMMUNICATION
  • FAIRNESS
  • UNDERSTANDING

Next-Door K9 takes pride in making your dog’s training our mission! Next-Door K9 Solutions was founded in order to promote well-rounded, balanced, and healthy dog training. At Next-Door K9 Solutions we train and board all dogs in our homes. Composing our daily routine around your dog's needs, we use our homes and communities to assist in your dog's training.

Meet Your Trainers!

kelly

Head Trainer

Kelly

Hey everybody, Kelly here! My passion for training began over 25 years ago with my beloved boxer “Stevie Boy.” Since then I’ve helped thousands of families build better relationships with their dogs. Over the years I’ve worked with rescue organizations as a Behavioral Evaluator for PetSmart Rescue Wagon, Paws and Claws of Tipton County, Tipton Animal Shelter, Paws New England and various others. As a result of hard work- thousands of dogs moved on to their permanent homes instead of euthanasia. I get my motivation and continuing education by training my Belgian Malinois for competitive dog sports such as APA. I’m a graduate of American Canine Interdiction with a focus on dual purpose and explosive scent detection. I became a NEPOPO Gold graduate in October 23. Im also an AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator. My husband Jim and I are enjoying the dog life on 25 secluded acres in the country. When your dog is enrolled in training with me- they will feel safe and welcomed in my home. I cater my training methods to the needs of each dog and love setting up the clients and dogs for success.

Hanna, Trainer

Trainer

Hanna

Hi there, my name is Hanna! I first started training dogs when I was 17 years old. I started out as an apprentice dog trainer for B3K9 Professional Dog Training, back in my hometown of Reno, Nevada where I did Board and Trains, Private Lessons, as well as Puppy training and behavior modification. During my apprenticeship, I obtained my first working dog a Belgian Malinois named Fiona. She helped me venture into different training avenues in the world of dog training. I then traveled to North Carolina, where I attended Tarheel Canine School for Dog Trainers, in which I did the 6 month master trainer course. While in school, I’ve handled and helped train several police dogs, special forces dogs, personal protection dogs, as well as training pet dogs. I look forward to helping you achieve your goals and find balance with you and your dog!

Joe

Joe’s passion for dog training started at a very young age with his dad’s German Shepherd and a local trainer in Puerto Rico.

Joe is an Army Veteran and served as a combat medic where he got his first exposure to military working dogs. After the military, he started training pet dogs as a side gig, and that quickly turned into a full-time career.

 Joe Graduated from both The Highland Canine School for Dog Trainers (Master Program) and American K9 Interdiction (Patrol and Detection as well as Trainer Programs). He is a Deadpool Decoy Ranked training decoy, and a 3x NePoPo Gold Graduate.

During his time as a professional dog trainer, Joe has worked with several Law Enforcement Agencies bot Federal and Local. He worked as an Instructor for Patrol and Detection Dog Trainers at AK9I, and an Instructor for  K9 Law and Order.

Joe is currently working with his dog Owen to compete in K9 Street League and PSA.

 

April

April is a 2023 graduate of AK9I and has a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She is working as a private contractor for Scentworks K9 for Narcotics Detection. Her current certifications include NDDT,MODDT, and is an AKC-CGC Evaluator. April is a Mother to two beautiful girls, two dogs and a Ball Python. Pictured :K9 KIRA