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Top Tier K9® |Pet, Working Dog and People Training
Home of the Foundation Dog®
The Professional's Choice
Recognized as the World's Greatest Dog Training Company
Litters on the Ground
It all starts with a great puppy from our nation-wide breeding program.
Understanding the difference between a professional breeder and a backyard breeder is paramount to reducing the stress and risk associated with obtaining a great puppy to start your journey of dog ownership. Increase your chance of a long, happy, and healthy relationship with your dog by doing it all right...or don't get a working dog at all.
As of 1 August 2024 puppies can no longer be imported into America. A dog must now be 6 months old for import. All professional working dog trainers know that the first 16 weeks of a dog's life is the most important time for training, for imprinting, and creating a super dog: a Foundation Dog®: a Top Tier K9®
In preparation for this new challenge in America, Top Tier K9 invested heavily in our breeding program so that world-class puppies can be available to our customers, our students, and our franchisees for training and finishing as service dogs, protection dogs, and special security dogs (virus detection, bomb detection, hostage rescue, special military needs, and VIP protection).
Puppies are included in the purchase of training packages. Buyers participate in the phase development training via Zoom, every Saturday. Our inventory of franchise accessible foundation dogs is listed on Foundation Dogs On Hand. We have streamlined the acquisition process using Six Sigma quality assurance techniques to ensure inventory and quality remain stellar.
Our breeders live, and our whelping processes take place, in multiple states to avoid violating any local or individual state laws.
Next Litter are Golden Retrievers: Reason/Rory pups will be on the ground approximately May 1, 2025.
This will be followed by Velari and Bea Summer 2025:
Current puppies/training in progress
Bea/Turbo Litter on the Ground: 9 puppies born 12/29/2025 (Sold Out)
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Golden Retrievers (spring 2025)
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GSD (summer 2025)
Step 1: Fill out the contact form below
Step 2: Determine what certification level you want for your Foundation Dog (prices listed below)
Step 3: Complete the Video Subscription "Foundation Dog Training"
Step 4: Sign up for the first available phase of training for the litter you are participating in
We don't sell puppies. We sell training packages and the puppy is included at no charge. We only run this program based on our own litters. Since this is a large group of participating franchises and master dog trainers, all puppies must be of the same age in the program.
March 1st - March 22, 2025
April 5th - April 26, 2025
May 3 - May 24, 2025
May 31 - through completion
January 11 - Feb 1st, 2025
Our System
Our unique training and testing processes, developed specifically to create advanced working dogs (Foundation Dog® program) that live long and healthy lives, is proven, trademarked, and without peer. Our breeding program (Litters on the Ground) ensures quality puppies available to our current students for their Foundation Dog Trainer class and for our Franchisees for ongoing development of service dogs, protection dogs and special security dogs for their clients.
We breed and build for perfection, to have certified Foundation Dogs that are ready to be finished out for customers specific needs or used as demonstration dogs for our businesses across the nation.
Through this Trademarked and quality first approach to dog training, we have developed our own breeding program in support of the Top Tier K9 Academy for Dog Trainers, Top Tier K9 Franchisees and our customers.
It Starts with a Great Puppy
We have worked with many students who attempted to acquire great working line puppies for use in their education at our Academy for Dog Trainers. They call dozens of breeders to try and find a good puppy that will actually work in protection, as virus detection dogs, search & rescue, police/military work or as a service dog. It is almost impossible to find a great puppy and certainly harder to find a great puppy when a buyer wants it NOW, and with no consideration for the training of the dog. Since it is now illegal to import a puppy under 6 months old, solid working line puppies are increasing in value, and costs.
Top Tier K9 has a world class breeding program in support of our students and Franchises. We do not sell our puppies untrained to the public. These puppies are bred specifically for the training program taught at our school, the Foundation Dog® training program that trains a dog to be in tracking, scent detection, advanced obedience and protection. A multi-purpose K9, ready then to be finished as a family/executive protection dog, military/LE K9, service dog, and/or special security dogs.
If you want one of these beauties, you can acquire one at any Tier/phase level of training from Top Tier K9 Corporate or from many of our franchises across the nation. Using a franchise ensures you have ongoing training and support available for your Top Tier K9 from a local trainer and that local trainer owns a Top Tier K9 Certified Location with ongoing support from Top Tier K9 - Corporate.
How it works:
Our breeders are hand selected from our inventory of Foundation Dogs and from working lines across the globe that pass our standards. Adult males and females that can track, perform scent detection, protection and advanced obedience.
The ones with the best disposition, the best temperament, and the best performance in the field make up our breeders.
Pawprint Genetics testing helps ensures we are starting with the healthiest parents available. Dams and Sires that are not affected by any of the breed specific diseases that can be detected. This is imperative to a safe and healthy breeding program.
PennHIP Testing. Hips are tested for the laxity in the hips to give us the highest confidence that dysplasia is not carried by our breeding males and females.
OFA Elbows and Hips: In addition to the advanced Pennhip testing on the hips, elbows are also tested through OFA and probable OFA hip results are included in the Pennhip testing.
The litters are nurtured, tested and trained from day one. Exposure to varying temperatures, surfaces, and sounds through a process that helps us fully understand each puppy and to bring the most out of each puppy as an individual. Pack and individual development is part of our Litters on the Ground program.
Foundation Dog® Training:
Our Litters are separated at the right time and as early as their development allows. Each puppy is assigned to a trainer and the 4 phased Foundation Dog® training begins. Building working dogs from the ground up. Once phase 3 is completed, the dogs are ready to be finished for their buyers, or finished as a demo dog for the trainer's dog training business, All finishing work is part of our Master's programs. A trainer must be a Top Tier K9 certified Master Dog Trainer to finish Foundation Dogs for their clients.
All level 2 Top Tier K9 Franchises (as well as Top Tier K9 - Corporate) are your "go to trainers" for Certified Foundation Dog® phase development and finishing programs that create Top Tier K9s.
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