This guide is written for the private buyer of a professional protection dog. It is not a sales document. It is not an advertisement for K1K9 or the PSS-K9™ Program. It is the education document the industry should have written for you thirty years ago, and did not. Read it before you spend the money. Read it before you sign a contract. Read it before you meet a single seller.
If you are reading this page, you have probably already looked at the price tags. You know that a serious protection dog costs somewhere between $35,000 and $250,000, and you have probably wondered why the range is so wide, why the marketing all sounds the same, and why the person selling you a $150,000 dog cannot answer a technical question about the dog you are about to buy.
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This article records my findings, observations and professional standards. No external references are cited in this edition.
From my operational record
I have worked as an operational K9 handler since 2009 and have seen more than 44 dogs go through our unit's program. These articles draw on that work and the feedback I bring to our K9 specialists.
References support the specific subjects for which they are cited. My operational findings are presented in my own voice. Individual medical and legal questions require the appropriate professional.
