Vom Artiles Kennel llc

Vom Artiles Kennel offers several training programs, including private lessons, a training club, and internet lessons via Skype. Their core training program is “Civil Unrest,” which is based on the NVBK (Belgian Ring Sport) training style and incorporates KNPV exercises. This program focuses on developing powerful dogs for personal protection and police-style urban K9 work. They also offer certifications such as Civil Aggression Test, Protection K9, Fighting Table 5 Minute Courage Test, Urban K9, K9 Sociability Test, and Power Biting System. Internet lessons via Skype are available for K9 training packages and private lessons, including specific guidance for puppy bitework from 8 weeks to 10 months.

Pricing Summary

Training contracts are offered from beginning to end, at the client’s pace and schedule. They provide lifetime maintenance training once a K9 has graduated, which includes one free training session per month until the dog dies or changes owner. Specific pricing for packages is not detailed, but they mention that this maintenance training is more valuable than the initial training cost. For dog sales, prices do not include shipping, health certificates, and travel crate expenses.

Vom Artiles Kennel is a family-run dog training business and K9 sales kennel, established in 1985. They specialize in training and selling high-quality working dogs, including Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherds, and German Shepherds, for roles such as personal protection, police/military patrol, and detection (explosives and narcotics). They also offer puppies.

Their training philosophy is rooted in the Belgian Ring Sport (NVBK) style, which they believe produces superior working dogs with strong aggression, power, and intense bite work. They emphasize a “training vs. working” distinction, focusing on foundational development. The kennel is home to the “Civil Unrest” training program, which combines NVBK and KNPV exercises to create powerful personal protection and police-style urban K9s.

A unique advantage they offer is a lifetime maintenance training program for graduated K9s, providing one free training session per month. They provide private lessons, a training club, and internet-based lessons via Skype. The business is led by Gus Artiles, a professional K9 trainer since 1985 and creator of the “Gus Artiles Theory of Power Biting,” and his sons Daniel, Troy, and Ryan, who are second-generation trainers and decoys.

Accomplishments

Gus Artiles, the founder, has been a professional K9 trainer since 1985. He is the founder of the Civil Unrest K9 Program, Director of Judges Program, and Director of Training. He was the first decoy in Florida history to certify in both NARA (French Ringsport) and USMRA (US Mondioring Assoc.). Gus is a former NVBK America President, has trained hundreds of police patrol (explosives and narcotics detection) and military K9s, and has been a guest trainer at multiple K9 training seminars worldwide. He has produced 50 dog training videos and is the creator of the “Gus Artiles Theory of Power Biting.”

Daniel Artiles is a second-generation dog trainer and decoy with 28 years of experience, having been involved in the business since age five. He is a Board Member of Civil Unrest K9, Director of Decoy Training, and a National Select Decoy. He has trained many ring dogs across all levels of French Ring sport and produced numerous police and detection K9s for government agencies and police departments. Troy J. Artiles and Ryan C. Artiles are also second-generation K9 trainers and decoys, specializing in protection and police patrol, obedience, detection, bite work, and tracking.

How to Get Started!

To get started, prospective clients can contact Vom Artiles Kennel by calling 386-209-0595 or by filling out their online Training Questionnaire. Private lessons are available by appointment according to the client’s schedule.