Raising The Perfect Dog: The Secrets of Law Enforcement K9 Trainers (Volume 1)

There are over 78 million dogs in the United States and it is a number that is growing rapidly every year. Of those 78 million, many people get a dog that do things they did not want, or they get a dog and it will not do things that they did want. Raising the Perfect Dog lays out the foundation in how you can pick a dog that’s perfect for you! Regardless of what you are looking for in a dog, there is a dog that is perfect you and Nicholas takes readers inside the process of how to pick the perfect dog! Based on Nicholas’ experience working with military dogs, police dogs, personal protection dogs, and hundreds of regular household dogs, Nicholas’ gives readers all of the information they need in order to have a happy, friendly, stimulated, highly confident, driven, and well-trained dog. This book is filled with information on how to make your dog have the confidence of military and law enforcement working dogs; regardless of their age, size, or breed! Raising the Perfect Dog also provides readers’ solutions to many of the most common problems that dog owners routinely face. Some of the topics that are covered in-depth in Raising the Perfect Dog are: • How to pick the perfect dog from the litter • The fastest and most effective ways to housebreak your dog • Drills that Nicholas uses on a daily basis to build confidence in dogs • How to show your dog that your members of the family are the pack leaders • Getting your dog on the path to performing obedience flawlessly • Do’s and don’ts of dog training • How to troubleshoot common problems in your dog • Drills used by the military to combine obedience with both mental and physical stimulation • How to build drive in your dog • Why you do not need to waste money on clicker-training and so much more!!

Nicholas grew up in the small country town of Urbana, Ohio. Upon graduating from high school, he immediately joined the US Marine Corps. During his time in the Marine Corps, he was stationed at Camp Pendleton, California. He also lived in Okinawa, Japan and spent seven months in Fallujah, Iraq where his unit was the first to go into the city for seven long months of combat operations. Nicholas received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal for his heroic actions in Fallujah. After getting out of the Marine Corps, he was hired to do executive protection for one of the most well known celebrities in the country. After a couple years of this, he was hired by a federal law enforcement agency doing executive protection. Now, Nicholas resides in Woodbridge, Virginia where he works as a consultant for the government and operates his highly successful dog training business Off-Leash K9 Training that currently has four locations and rapidly growing. To see some of Nicholas' work, visit his website at www.offleashk9training.com