My name is Tyler, I am the owner and trainer at CCK9. I’m a husband, father, and a paramedic. These roles shape how I work with dogs.

When you spend your life responsible for other people and their families, you learn quickly that calm decision making matters. You learn to read situations before they escalate. You learn that fear and chaos make everything worse, not better.

That same mindset guides how I train dogs.

I work with family dogs and service dog prospects, and I hold both to the same standard. Training should be clear, deliberate, and fair. Dogs should understand what is being asked of them, not comply because they are afraid of getting it wrong.

I live with dogs the same way my clients do. In homes. Around children. In real life. That perspective matters when the goal is not just obedience, but a dog you can trust and live with every day.

I do this work because I care deeply about how dogs live once the training session ends. When training is done right, dogs do not just perform. They settle. They think. They belong.

That is the standard I train to.