About Mike

Mike grew up in Spring, Texas, as a lover of the outdoors — hunting and fishing, frequently with a dog by his side. From Klein Oak High School, Mike went to Lone Star College and worked during school as a kennel technician and assistant trainer. It didn’t take long for Mike to realize his unique talent in working with dogs of many breeds, sizes, temperaments, and challenges–what others were seeing in him too. He was on his way to becoming a highly regarded and recognized dog trainer.

His extensive experience the last eighteen years has included training in obedience, behavior modification, hunt and field training for retrievers, and schutzhund-style training. Having successfully trained thousands of dogs locally, Mike’s has become a “go-to” name from veterinarians when other training attempts have failed.

At the start of Mike’s training, in addition to working as a kennel technician, he had opportunities to work as a veterinarian tech, gaining insight into discerning early clues into a dog’s physical health conditions, including how they might be affecting their training.

For over eighteen years, Mike has developed trusted relationships with dogs and their families through achieving their desired training results. He has also been the exclusive trainer for three local long-standing reputable kennels, with their stellar recommendations. Mike has always had a good relationship with his clientele and is now training many of their subsequent generations of companion pets and hunting dogs.

Mike keenly understands that his customers are dog lovers, not just dog owners—as a “member of the family,” the dog’s good “K-9 manners” are a necessity!  The family’s enjoyment of its beloved pet, its quality of life, and even its safety, are enhanced by its obedience.

Mike confers with prospective dog families with a call to talk about their puppy or adult dog and what they’d like to accomplish, from the basic on-leash training, including specific problem-solving, to the more advanced off-leash training.

Mike has also enjoyed the breeding side of the dog business – having bred American Staffordshire Terriers for a few years, and now concentrating on the breeding of top-notch field labs, with great household pet temperaments as well.

One more facet of Mike’s life – his two wonderful children–10 and 13 years of age, who love helping out at times: hugging, walking, relating to or just being present as part of the “distraction” in a “real-world” training setting. Graduation time includes teaching the trainee’s whole family, including the children, in their role in the dog’s successful behavior within the family and community.