About Metropolitan Executive Dogs

Metropolitan Executive Dogs in Kearneysville describes itself as "a fully functional Dog Academy" and sits at the working-dog end of the local market. Training, sport and breeding run under one roof.

What they train

The services menu lists board-and-train, a separate board-and-train protection program, single obedience classes and full obedience courses, problem solving, and Schutzhund/IGP sport. The site says "We provide full training programs customized to suit you and your dog" and "We train all dog breeds and mix breed dogs," so the protection and sport side is not the only door in.

The sport side

Visitors are pointed to the Podium Schutzhund Club, "which we led for over 25 years." If you are after IGP or protection sport rather than pet manners, that connection is the most useful thing on the page – it is a club route, not just a class.

Also on offer

They are German Shepherd and Belgian Malinois breeders and state that they import fully trained dogs for clients; puppies and young adult German Shepherds are advertised as available. Grooming is offered as a separate service. Ask about prices; the training pages route through a request-information form.