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Top Tier K9® Franchising
The Professional's Choice
Are you ready to lead your community’s dog training industry and build a thriving business backed by expert support and groundbreaking technology? Top Tier K9® Franchising offers you the chance to own a protected territory and make a real difference—no prior dog training experience required!
Comprehensive Training & Support
Everything you need to succeed is provided at the Top Tier K9® Academy for Dog Training. From mastering basic pet training and business management (Level 1), to advanced skills like scent detection, obedience, and protection work (Level 2), our hands-on curriculum transforms you into a certified expert. Once trained, you’ll serve a community of 100,000 people per protected territory, offering both pet and specialized working dog (Foundation Dog®) training.
We don’t just train you — we train your team and help educate your customers, ensuring your business is set up for lasting success.
Industry-Leading Technology & Innovation
Top Tier K9® is recognized as the world’s greatest dog training company, and our franchises benefit from cutting-edge tools. Enjoy access to virtual reality and AI learning in the metaverse, dedicated iPhone and Android support apps, live and on-demand video training, seminars, and continuous website support. These resources empower you to deliver exceptional service and stay ahead of the competition.
Business Ownership Made Simple
No dog training experience? No problem! Our Academy guides you every step of the way, so you can start your franchise and train at your own pace—even while keeping your current job. With flexible daytime and evening training options, we make it easy to transition into this lucrative industry. Our program is perfect for professionals looking to leverage their skills and stand out in a booming market.
Unlimited Revenue Streams
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Board and Train services
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Private lessons and group classes
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Virtual client consultations
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Exclusive access to our “Litters on the Ground” breeding program, providing high-quality working line puppies for service, protection, and security dog training
World-Class Business Systems
Your franchise is built on proven program and project management processes, with best-in-class quality control and customer relationship management. From lead generation to ongoing improvement, we ensure your business is always a step ahead in the industry.
Step into a Rewarding Career
The dog training industry is actively seeking passionate professionals with real-world business experience and a love for dogs. Don’t miss your chance to make a meaningful impact while achieving financial freedom and personal satisfaction.
No one does it better than Top Tier K9®—The Professional’s Choice. Start your journey today and discover how successful your future can be!
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Top Tier K9 Academy for Dog Trainers
About Our Founder
Top Tier K9 was founded in March of 2014 by Jeff Minder. As a certified project manager (PMP), professional instructor, and master dog trainer, Mr. Minder brought an immense amount of business capability to the dog industry and is not only recognized as one of the top dog trainers in the world, he is also an award winning teacher and has been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in North America by Dell Computers and National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB)
Mr. Minder has taught business analysis and project management for some of the largest and most successful companies in the world and has also taught at many different colleges and universities. Lockheed Martin, Motorola, the United States Air Force, Knowles Atomic Power Lab, Roche Pharmaceuticals and many other Fortune 100 companies. The University of Texas (Austin), University of Florida, University of North Carolina (Charlotte), UCLA Health are just a few of the universities and colleges where Mr. Minder has taught advanced business and project management techniques.
The founder and trademark holder of the Foundation Dog® and Top Tier K9®, the first trainer to train a dog to hunt for and indicate on COVID-19, the inventor of the world's first Virtual Reality Dog Training Center and the man responsible for building the World's Greatest Dog Training Company. Mr. Minder has brought all of his skills and experience together to create the world's greatest dog training company and has put together the Top Tier K9® Franchising System for the benefit of franchisees, the dogs they train, and the owners who love them.
The Franchisee
You learn how to train pets in our Live-online (instructor lead) Intro to pet training class followed by a 1 week certification at our Madison Fl Campus. T
You also have the option of purchasing a demo dog from Corporate to jump start your pet training sales. You can then opt to move to level 2, working dog training through our Foundation Dog trainer and Masters classes.
Pet Trainer and Pet Trainer Certification are included in the franchise license fee
Training Your Customers
With the franchise you have access to our customer centric training systems including the Top Tier K9 Pet Training App, video streaming, DVDs and our Virtual Reality Dog Training Center for customers who have a VR headset. Customers can access additional training while you are training their pet. We relieve that pressure from our franchisees
Franchisees can hire Top Tier K9 certified dog trainers to work for them or send their employees through the school at a discounted price.
Reselling Fully Trained Dogs
If you have a customer who needs a service dog, protection dog, or special security dog as a Franchise level 2 (once you certify in our masters program), you can train and sell Certified level 3 Foundation Dogs to help them meet that need.
The advanced training (Foundation Dog masters classes) is phase 2 of the franchise and is not included in the base franchise program and is an optional program for franchisees who want to train and sell working dogs.
Market Development
Through constant improvement Top Tier K9 Franchising works to reach audiences using effective project management and business analysis to bring new customers to our Franchisees. It is the franchisee's responsibility to sell within their own community and build their pet training business. Top Tier K9 Franchising Assists in that through business and sales education, reviewing your marketing campaigns and assisting in that process.
Network of Support
Our certified trainers include lawyers, doctors, surgeons, IT professionals, tradesmen, military and law enforcement personnel and so many other professionals who have left their fields to become dog trainers. We all help each other out. You will be a part of a rare family in the dog industry, one that actually supports each other.
Value Proposition
Work out of your home, a small facility like a portable building, a store front or a large kennel operation. You can open a "Top Tier K9 Franchise" or you can add "Training by Top Tier K9" or "Powered by Top Tier K9" to your existing boarding kennel, grooming shop, pet supply store, outdoor store or any range of existing businesses that want to get into the lucrative dog training industry
Most importantly: You get to
BE YOUR OWN BOSS and have the support of the World's Greatest Dog Training Company
Step 1
Fill out the form below and we will contact you and answer your questions
Step 2
If you are a qualified candidate, You will receive and sign a receipt for a copy of our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD)
Step 3
We will examine your territory requested, background check, credit check, proof of citizenship and financial disclosure/review
Step 4
You can then purchase the franchise license for your approved territory and begin the pet trainer program. We run several classes per year.
Step 5
Complete your pet trainer certification and business bootcamp. Start your franchise in your territory
Step 6
Optional: Begin the Foundation Dog® Trainer class (online), obtain a working line puppy (from us or any reputable breeder) and start building your demo dog.
Make money training pets immediately
None of the communications on this website should be construed as an offer to sell a franchise. We will not offer any franchise for sale: (i) until your state has duly registered our franchise offering or duly exempted our franchise offering from registration, if your state requires registration exemption; and (ii) until we have duly delivered our Franchise Disclosure Document to you in compliance with applicable law.