About Elite K9 Guardians LLC

What it is

A breeding and protection-dog operation that also sells security services: "Providing Dog Training, Elite K9 Guardians and Security Services," and "ELITE K9 GUARDIANS BREEDING AND TRAINING WORKING LINE GERMAN SHEPHERDS."

Who runs it, in his own words

The About text is written in capitals throughout: "MY LOVE FOR GERMAN SHEPHERDS IS GENERATIONAL. MY GRANDFATHER, FATHER AND MY FAMILY HAVE BEEN RAISED AROUND GERMAN SHEPHERDS. IN 2010 DURING MY LAST 5 YEARS OF A LAW ENFORCMENT CAREER I BEGAN THE JOURNEY OF TRAINING IN THE WORKING DOG ARENA. I LEARNED THE CRAFT OF 'REAL WORLD DOG TRAINING' FROM A PRIVATE GROUP OF PRIOR MILITARY/ LAW ENFORCEMENT K9 HANDLERS AND BROKERS OF PERSONAL PROTECTON K9."

The breeding program

Described with specific lines: "BREEDING GENETICALLY SOUND, DDR AND CZECH WORKING LINE GERMAN SHEPHERDS K9 WITH HEALTH TESTING, EXCELLENT PEDIGREE AND SUPERIOR GENECTICS. OUR LINES GO BACK TO SOME OF THE ORIGINAL OLD CZECH LINES TO INCLUDE POHRANICNI STRAZ, JIRKOVA DVORA, AND BLATENSKEHO ZAMKU. GERMAN LINES INCLUDE TOM VAN'T LEEFDAALHOF, ELLUTE VON DER MOHNWIESE AND PREMA ARITAR BASTET AND MORE HISTORIC DOGS." The stated purpose: "MY BREEDING AND TRAINING IS GEARED TO THE PERSERVASION OF THE BREED, PROTECTION OF THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE FRONT LINES, AS WELL AS THE AMERICAN FAMILY."

Training

"OBEDIENCE, ADVANCE OBEDIENCE AND PERSONAL PROTECTION CUSTOM TAILORED TRAINING FOR THE CLIENTS NEEDS. BOARD AND TRAIN IN A HOME SETTING AND SOCIALIZED WITH MANY DIFFERENT ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENTS AND SITUATIONS. PERSONAL PROTECTION K9 FROM FAMILY GUARDIANS TO ELITE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION K9."

Published prices

The booking page lists them: "K9 Breeding and Placement $2,500," "Basic Obedience 20 hr $1,300," "Advanced Obedience $2,100," "PERSONAL PROTECTION K9 $3,800."

The non-dog half

The business also sells security work: "PERSONAL PROTECTION TRAINING, THREAT ASSESMENTS, SECURITY CONSULTING, TRAVEL SECURITY MITIGATION, FIREARMS TRAINING AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES, BUSNESS' AND ORGANIZTIONS, FOR CRIME PREVENTION, EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS." Emergency Preparedness courses are listed at "$500," "$500" and "$2,000" for Levels I, II and III.

Where it is

"3282 125th Ave Allegan, MI 49010."

Worth knowing

The site's own About page still carries unedited template text about a business "since 2000" serving "the San Francisco area," which does not describe this business. Several booking entries are priced at "$19.99," which appears to be placeholder pricing, so ask for real rates.