MeierK9

Ranked #2 in Lena and #58 in Illinois

5 Stars,26 Reviews
7528 IL-73, Lena, IL 61048

Service area: MeierK9 serves clients all over the USA and Canada, as well as in Africa and previously in China. Their physical facility is located in Lena, IL.

Service Overview

Types of Dog Training

  • Family Dog
  • Competition / Agility
  • Working Dog

Specialty Focus Areas

  • Basic Obedience
  • Leash Pulling
  • Recall

Training Formats Offered

  • Private Lessons
  • Group Classes
  • Private Facility

Program Formats

  • One-Time Consultation
  • Sessions Package

Types of Dogs

  • Sporting
  • Working

Age of Dogs Trained

  • Puppy (<1 year)
  • Adult (2-8 years)

Dog Training Methodology

Methods: 

  • Balanced Training

Equipment: 

  • E-Collars

MeierK9 offers a wide variety of dog training services, including obedience and e-collar training, trial preparation, group training, handler/dog relationship building, environmental work, and grip building. They train pet dogs, puppies, military and police dogs, anti-poaching K9s, bird dogs, and personal protection dogs. They also provide private lessons, consulting services, K9 selection, decoy workshops, and K9 scenario training.

About the Trainer

MeierK9 is a dog training business owned by Nick Meier, who began his professional training career in 2016, with skills dating back to age 14. He started in a vet office learning basic obedience, then trained dogs for adoption at a pit bull rescue. Nick later attended and graduated from Tarheel, a premier K9 training school.

MeierK9’s goal is to create positive impacts between handlers and dogs. They offer a wide variety of services including obedience and e-collar training, trial preparation, group training, handler/dog relationship building, environmental work, and grip building. Their training is for pet dogs, puppies, military and police dogs, anti-poaching K9s, bird dogs, and personal protection dogs.

Nick Meier is also a competitor, pursuing championships with his English Springer Spaniel in ESSFT, and training British Labs for pheasant and geese hunting. He has extensive experience as a decoy, working with K9s for Law Enforcement, Special Forces, U.S. military, and Private Security Companies across the United States, Africa, and China. MeierK9 also engages in conservation efforts, specifically anti-poaching work in Africa, and operates a facility that is negative on the grid due to a complete solar panel system.

Their services include private lessons, consulting services, K9 selection, decoy workshops, and K9 scenario training. Nick offers his services globally, including the USA, Canada, Africa, and previously China.

Accomplishments

Nick Meier, owner of MeierK9, started his professional training career in 2016, building on skills acquired since age 14. He gained experience as kennel staff in a vet office and by training dogs for adoption at a pit bull rescue. He is a graduate of Tarheel, a premier K9 training school.

Nick is also a successful competitor, pursuing championships with his English Springer Spaniel in ESSFT. He has close to a decade of experience working as a decoy for K9s with Law Enforcement, Special Forces, U.S. military, and Private Security Companies in the United States, Africa, and China. He also uses his skills for anti-poaching efforts in Africa.

How to Get Started!

To get started, clients should contact MeierK9 to set up a meet and greet and schedule their dog training session.

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  • 8 Years Experience

  • Free Consultation

Languages

  • English
  • wheelchair accessible parking

Other Services Offered

  • Kennel
  • Pet trainer

Location

7528 IL-73, Lena, IL 61048