K9s For Camo – One Veteran’s Mission to Help Countless Others Suffering From PTSD and a Wide Range of Daily Needs.

John successfully conquered his fear and applied his studies and a newly developed intuitive understanding of canine psychology to specializing in behavioral dog training. Several shelters also contacted him to consult on behaviorally challenged rescues as he built his private clientele. John’s reputation quickly grew, and his services soon became so in demand that he quit his full-time job and devoted his time to dog training.

John’s interest in training service dogs was sparked after training a few for private clients. As he opened his boarding and training facility, Howliday Inn Pet Resort, he also trained for Missouri Patriot Paws and trained trainers for Labs for Liberty. He was contacted by the Missouri Department of Corrections to help select dogs and train offenders for the Puppy for Paroles program. From these experiences, John saw the immense therapeutic effect service dogs provide to those in need and learned the increasing demand for them was not being met, especially in the veteran community. By applying his analytical skills from his combat engineer days to his knowledge of canine psychology and behavioral training and tapping into his connections with shelters, the prison system, and veterans, he knew he could standardize and bring efficiency to the training process. He could not only help meet the growing demand for service dogs for veterans, but he would ensure both dogs and veterans are trained effectively, save the lives of rescue dogs, contribute to the rehabilitation of inmates, and, ultimately, meet his goal of providing service dogs to veterans at no cost to the veteran. The concept for K9s For Camo was born.