About Kiko’s K9 Academy

AKC classes and private training in Honolulu

Kiko's K9 Academy is a Honolulu dog training business, established in 2025, whose owner and trainer is Antoinette "Toni" Sardillo. Its training is relationship-based, built on clear communication, consistency and trust, and it takes place in everyday environments so dogs learn to stay calm and confident in many situations. Toni is an AKC evaluator, holds an associate degree in Companion Animal Training and a bachelor's in psychology, and names a CATCH CDTK Certified Professional Dog Trainer credential. She does agility, FastCAT, dock diving, scent work and rally with her own dogs.

Private training

A 45-minute initial consultation is $50 and comes before any private training. Single sessions are $115. The Basic package (4 sessions, $460) covers obedience, leash manners, crate training and puppy socialization; Intermediate (6 sessions, $660) works on focus, recall and mild behavior concerns; Extended (8 sessions, $840) is for reactivity, fear-based behaviors or advanced obedience with public training.

Group classes

AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy is a six-week class for puppies under one year, and AKC Canine Good Citizen is a five-week course covering all 10 test items. A five-week Community Canine and Urban CGC class prepares dogs that have passed the CGC for busy public settings. Each class is $250.