Performance Kennels, Inc.

Thank you for your interest in Performance Kennels Inc.  My wife and I started the company in January 2000 with the intent of delivering quality over quantity.  We wanted to focus on a couple of areas that added a higher level of service to the business.  First, we added a personal touch in acquiring high quality imports for police service.  That personal touch involves travelling to eastern Europe and selecting the best possible dog(s) to suit the needs of the department and prospective handler.  Second, we offer smaller class sizes for patrol, tracking, and narcotic detection canines with less down time and more one on one instruction.  The result is a more effective canine team and a handler who truly understands what the job entails.

I began working with police dogs in 1988 as a handler for a law enforcement agency in the Minneapolis, MN area.  From 1994 through 2010, I had the privilege of being the trainer and supervisor of the canine unit for the same agency.  I am certified by the USPCA as a level 1 and 2 trainer, detector dog trainer, and national PD-1 certification judge.  Additional training staff is comprised of current and former canine handlers from local, Federal, and Military agencies.  Our goal is to put out the best possible dogs on the street to assist law enforcement in achieving their objectives.  Resumes are available upon request. 

Over the years I have had the privilege of watching and learning a great deal and continue to gain insight from some of the best dog handlers and trainers in the United States and Europe.   Those of us who import dogs from Europe must constantly monitor the supply and maintain relationships with honest reputable suppliers.  If we don’t, we will lose our ability to acquire high quality dogs and we will not survive.  Contrary to the claims of others, you will never see our business advertise or promote unrealistic numbers of “world class dogs” waiting in our kennels for you to test.  This is dishonest and naïve.  If you want to test 20 or more dogs in your search to find the best dog for your agency you should find a different vendor.  We maintain low numbers in stock.  We strive to match each dog with the needs of the purchasing agency as well as the personality, home life, and skill level of the prospective handler. Unlike most importers, I test, evaluate, and select every dog that I buy.  Does this add to the cost of the dogs?  You bet, but it also boosts the success rate and ensures that each customer gets exactly what they want and need.  Again, our objective is quality not quantity.

I retired from the police department after 30 years of service but I still consider myself to be part of the law enforcement brotherhood.  I want to put the best possible dogs on the street to assist our partners in achieving their law enforcement objectives.  Our reputation, as well as the safety of the canine handlers who purchase our dogs is on the line. For more information please send me an e-mail or give me a call. 

Thank you