Our Mission

Jen Guthrie
/ Training Director
Tina Guthrie
/ Behavior Consultant
Bill Bellottie
/ Guest TrainerSince 2001, PRO K-9 In-Home Training Professionals has helped thousands of dogs and owners throughout Southeast Michigan achieve their training goals. We work with dogs of all breeds, temperaments and backgrounds, with a primary focus on rehabilitating dogs with social behavior issues. We pride ourselves on our ability to solve behavior problems and teach effective obedience through a balanced approach using positive reinforcement training methods. Our training philosophy demands that owners be given the knowledge to build and maintain leadership, as well as the theories and methods for understanding and correcting current behavior problems, and preventing future ones.
Our roots are in rescue. All of us at PRO K-9 got our start by helping dogs in need through fostering and volunteering in various ways with local rescue groups—and we all saw a crucial need for training and behavior support for these dedicated people. So we did something about it by working with rescues, foster homes and adopting homes through seminars, classes, private sessions and in-home programs. The result: humans are better educated and dogs are better placed and prepared for adoption.
While highly successful with our approach, we recognize the need and demand for support beyond our in-home training, and are specially designing a facility to provide a safe space for dogs and owners to continue improving social confidence at an appropriate pace. PRO K-9 Acres will be developed in Romulus, MI on 10 acres of land, easily accessible for our dedicated clients. Like a gym membership for your dog, this one-of-a-kind Activity & Training Center will include an indoor training space and four fully fenced activity yards, 1-5 acres in size, each featuring a unique activity with agility equipment, play structures, a pond and dock, wooded hiking trails and more. We'll provide additional training options such as private sessions and training classes, plus activity clinics for agility, dock diving, scent work and more. We're also eager to provide even more crucial training and behavior support to dogs in need through our Sponsored Rescues. While we continue to provide in-home training, dogs throughout Southeast Michigan will benefit and excel with our new services—socially selective dogs, dogs in homes without backyards, or any dog whose owner is looking for safer alternatives for their canine companion. Learn more and stay connected for updates.