Vonbernd K9 Training Ctr LLC

Vonbernd K9 Training Ctr LLC is a dog training facility in Terre Haute, IN, offering obedience training, protection dog training, dog boarding, pet grooming, and trained K-9s for sale. All breeds are welcome, and the center serves family pet owners, law enforcement agencies, and private industry clients. Financing is available, and a free evaluation is offered to help determine the right training for each dog. The facility holds a rating of 4.40 based on customer reviews.

The center is led by trainers John Holcomb and Makenzie Heath. John has served as a full-time law enforcement K-9 handler, trainer, and supervisor, and previously worked as a Deputy Sheriff in the K-9 Unit in Indiana. He has trained and maintained numerous law enforcement K-9 teams in all aspects of police utility dog team training, and remains active in training several full-time police dogs. John has been involved in over 800 actual K-9 emergencies and searches, including lost children, lost elderly people, Alzheimer's patients, lost hunters, accident victims, fleeing felons, and jail and prison escapees. He has also trained teams from across America in man trailing and man tracking, and many of the personnel he has trained have gone on to hold notable professional careers within federal law enforcement agencies, state police agencies, and private businesses. The center is an approved AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator, with John holding evaluator number 108404, allowing him to administer the AKC S.T.A.R. Puppy program, CGC, AKC Community Canine, Urban CGC, and Video Home Manners. Services also include handler training for law enforcement and private industry, daily boarding with 16-ft dog runs, and a placement program that bonds protection dogs to receiving families.

The facility sits on South 7th Street, about a quarter mile from Dwight D Eisenhower Highway and half a mile from Rea Park Golf Course. Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School is roughly six tenths of a mile away. Customers are asked to call rather than email, and shot records are required for boarding.

With more than 800 K-9 search and training deployments behind its lead trainer, Vonbernd K9 Training Ctr LLC brings a depth of real working-dog experience to Terre Haute dog owners and law enforcement partners alike.