K9CX Canine Connection

K9CX Canine Connection We are committed to building relationships of lasting love and trust between dogs and their humans. Please call or text at 906-280-9850 to schedule.

Dave Johnson has over 23 years of dog training experience and has trained well over a 1,000 dogs throughout his career. He finds that giving a dog praise gives owners a stronger bond and has always been a more effective training method for him. He was a police K-9 handler to two K-9s and has completed K-9 school along with 40 hours of LAPD E Collar Training. He's trained police K-9's for Gladstone

, Michigan twice and for Alger County, Michigan. He has taken an inexperienced K-9 handler and a donated dog (with no police K-9 pedigree) and was able to train them to become certified with NAPCH (National Association for Professional Canine Handlers). In 2015, Dave was recognized by Fox TV6's "UPside" program for his work with the Delta Animal Shelter. Received the 2020 Humanitarian of the Year award from the Delta County Animal Shelter for his work with assisting in the seizure and behavioral rehabilitation of the dogs from the Rock, MI Puppy Mill. He enjoys volunteering his time with the Dawgz Adapt Program at the Alger Correctional Facility for dogs that are considered at high risk of being returned to the shelter due to behavioral challenges. Dave enjoys training family dogs through all stages of life and teaching their owners. Training times and days are flexible based on clients' needs. Carlton Isaacon has over 8 years of K-9 training experience with 10 years of active-duty US Air Force Service. He's handled and certified 3 different Military Working Dogs all trained on bite work and either trained to detect explosives or narcotics. He has worked and trained with hundreds of different handlers and trainers from numerous agencies including the US Secret Service, all branches of Department of Defense, FBI, Customs and Border Patrol, ATF and many different local law enforcement agencies all around the US. His career has led him to be deployed 3 different times totaling 1.5 years to different locations in the Middle East as either a K9 Trainer, Handler or K9 Overwatch. As he's developed as a trainer, he started to train other people's dogs in his free time to challenge himself and gain different training perspectives in the dog training world. Carlton also volunteers his time with the Dawgz Adapt Program at the Alger Correctional Facility for dogs that are considered at high risk of being returned to the shelter due to behavioral challenges. He's a lifelong learner and enjoys breaking down dog training methods for all levels of dog owners. Carlton is involved in all obedience classes, does one on one training as well as stay and trains. Call or text 405-537-5817 to schedule.

Four homes in three years. Pal has definitely found his forever home!
01/06/2025

Four homes in three years. Pal has definitely found his forever home!

As I look back on last year one thing really sticks out at me LOYALTY! I have said so many times we have the best client...
01/01/2025

As I look back on last year one thing really sticks out at me LOYALTY! I have said so many times we have the best clients ever. So many of you have become friends. Strange how things work out, come in as clients, and leave as friends.

In the ten years Iโ€™ve been doing this, this by far is my best year ever. Being able to watch Cassie grow into a phenomenal trainer, working with Carlton and the awesome people I continue to meet stand out to me the most.

โ€˜Thank youโ€™ just doesnโ€™t feel strong enough, but thank you for your support, loyalty, and recommendations. I know 2025 is going to be better yet!

Happy New Year.

Cassie has completed her year of training and is now on her way to open her own business in Wisconsin. Everyone is invit...
12/31/2024

Cassie has completed her year of training and is now on her way to open her own business in Wisconsin. Everyone is invited to give her a proper send off. We will have snacks and refreshments. Please comment below if you plan on stopping by to wish Cassie good luck. ๐Ÿพ

Come join us for our next round of classes at our training center in Escanaba!  ๐™‹๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ:MondaysPuppies mus...
12/29/2024

Come join us for our next round of classes at our training center in Escanaba!

๐™‹๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ฎ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™ก ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ:
Mondays

Puppies must be 4 months or younger to attend

First day of class is Monday, January 13th from 6-7:30pm which is an informational seminar. Please leave your pups home for the seminar. The following 3 weeks of classes are from 6-7pm on Mondays

๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™จ๐™ž๐™˜ ๐™Š๐™—๐™š๐™™๐™ž๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐˜พ๐™ก๐™–๐™จ๐™จ ๐™๐™ž๐™ข๐™š ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ:
Wednesday 5:30-6:30pm
Wednesday 7-8pm

First week of class on Wednesday, January 15th. This is an informational seminar which will be from 6-7:30pm. Please leave your pups at home for the seminar. All following 3 classes are the time you signed up for.

๐™๐™š๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ง๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ:
Vaccination records are required for all classes. Distemper, Parvo, Bordetella, and Rabies (if age appropriate). No dogs in their heat cycle. Please bring vaccination records along with payment on first day of class. We take either cash or check.

๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ฌ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ ๐™ช๐™ฅ:
To sign up we need your name, phone number, name of your dog along with your chosen class and time.
Please call or text us at 906-280-9850.

12/25/2024
12/11/2024

Thereโ€™s light at the end of the tunnel training your dog. Look at Atlas go!!

12/10/2024

Look at this 8 year old handling Zues! Send us a message if you want to teach your kids to handle your dog!

Wow, what an honor!!! Thank you to everyone who voted for us and we will continue to strive to be the best at what we do...
11/30/2024

Wow, what an honor!!! Thank you to everyone who voted for us and we will continue to strive to be the best at what we do.
The Best of the Best Pet Trainers ๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿถ๐Ÿพ
Dave Johnson
Carlton Isaacson
Cassandra Sanders

๐Ÿพ๐ŸฆƒHappy Thanksgiving๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿพ
11/28/2024

๐Ÿพ๐ŸฆƒHappy Thanksgiving๐Ÿฆƒ๐Ÿพ

Just a reminder ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฆƒ
11/21/2024

Just a reminder ๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฆƒ

Thank you too all Veterans for your service and your sacrifice from Canine Connection Training. We would also like to th...
11/11/2024

Thank you too all Veterans for your service and your sacrifice from Canine Connection Training. We would also like to thank our own Veterans Dave Johnson who served as a Sergeant in the United States Army and Carlton Isaacson who served as a Technical Sergeant in the United States Air Force. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Our trainers Dave Johnson, Carlton Isaacson and Cassandra Sanders were at Forest Park showing off the K9CX Response Dogs...
10/26/2024

Our trainers Dave Johnson, Carlton Isaacson and Cassandra Sanders were at Forest Park showing off the K9CX Response Dogs to demonstrate what they can do to provide an extra layer of protection in our schools. Deter, Detect, Defend and Destress. For more info please visit our website at www.K9CX.com or give us a call at 906-280-9850 so we can answer any questions you might have.

Wow, what an honor! We have been nominated for 'Best of the Best Pet Trainer.' Voting begins on October 30th and continu...
10/25/2024

Wow, what an honor! We have been nominated for 'Best of the Best Pet Trainer.' Voting begins on October 30th and continues until November 7th. Remember, you can cast your vote daily.

Vote in any or all categories once per day October 30th through November 7th EST!

Thanks Jodee Larson for the mention about your training with Dave. We are thrilled to hear that Buddy is tracking down y...
10/17/2024

Thanks Jodee Larson for the mention about your training with Dave. We are thrilled to hear that Buddy is tracking down your deer and his current perfect record. We know how frustrating it can be if you didn't see your deer fall and trying to recover it on your own. ๐ŸฆŒ
From the owner โ€œThank you Dave Johnson K9CX Canine Connection for the assistance of training Buddy to track deer last year. Buddy now has 4 of 4 successful tracking. He definitely loves to track and has quite the nose. Congratulations D.J. Larson on the nice 8 point buck.โ€

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ—Day training allows your dog to spend the day with one of our qualified trainers, ensuring they...
10/10/2024

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ โ—Day training allows your dog to spend the day with one of our qualified trainers, ensuring they receive all their training sessions while you're at work or managing your busy schedule. We provide pick-up service from your home or you can schedule a drop-off at our training center. Each training plan is custom-designed for your dog, and we will review all training with you at your convenience. For more information and pricing, please call or text 906-280-9850.

Curly came into the animal shelter as a fearful dog. We were asked to come out and work with him as no one was able to s...
10/02/2024

Curly came into the animal shelter as a fearful dog. We were asked to come out and work with him as no one was able to safely go into his kennel. We were initially only able to approach him with our bite suit on. With some patience and training we are happy to report that he is a much happier dog and loves to be given affection. โค๏ธ๐Ÿถ

Congratulations Bokki on completing training to be a service dog!!! ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ
09/26/2024

Congratulations Bokki on completing training to be a service dog!!! ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ

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