The private-protection-K9 industry has become a playground. Everyone shouting louder, claiming bigger, promising faster, kicking sand at the provider next to them. It is not commerce. It is not craft. It is theater.
I stopped being interested in that a long time ago. I do not need to shout. I do not need to compare my K1K9 to another provider's dog. I do not need to run down a Malinois or a Shepherd or a Doberman to sell what I do. I have watched other providers spend more energy fighting each other for the same client than they have spent inside a real environment with a real dog under real consequence.
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K1K9’s stated specialization and program boundaries.
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