 Ken Schilling got started training dogs in 1973, when he joined
the U.S. Military. After hearing that the military trained dogs
to " . . . do everything but fly, and in that case we teach them
to parachute . . . " Ken signed on and started his long career
as a trainer of dogs, training them to find snipers, ordinance,
weapons, even search and rescue.
Known as the "Dog Whisperer" to his students, Ken has an
amazing ability to get dogs to do what he wants them to, through
what he calls the Schilling's Balanced Method. To him, balance
is everything in dog training, not dominance.
After the military, he moved on to start his own kennel, then
worked for the U.S. Customs service in South Texas, where he
trained and handled dogs in drug interdiction along the U.S.
border. You can see a timeline of Ken's history here.
After working for customs, Ken moved on to independently
training dogs for the general public, bringing with him intense
knowledge of how to train dogs. In 1995 he moved to Oregon,
where he and his wife Lynn opened Schilling's Northwest Law
Dogs.
 Today you will find Ken working with dogs and their people
from all walks of life, training Police dogs and helping people
like you, who want to have a more enjoyable life with their best
friend. see testimonials and
certifications Achievements
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1995 - Established Schilling's Northwest Law Dogs; Ken
Schilling, Professional Dog Training
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1994 - Certificate of
Recognition; Texas Rangers Company F
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1994 - Certificate of Recognition; McAllen Police Department
- 1994 - Certificate of Completion; 40 hrs. K-9 Patrol Tactical
(Officer Survival) McAllen Police Department
- 1994 - Licensed; Texas Board of Private Investigators and
Private Security Agencies; DEA Registered
- 1992 - Certificate of Completion; 50 hrs. Advanced Instructor
Curriculum and Design, Texas Engineering Extension Service, The
Texas A&M University System, Criminal Justice Academy
- 1991 - Certificate of Completion; 288 hrs. Canine Narcotic
Technical Trainer's Course, U.S. Department of the Treasury,
U.S. Customs Service
- 1991 - Certificate of Completion; 80 hrs Basic K-9
Patrol/Tracking Techniques; Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional
Police Academy
- 1990 - Certificate of Award; United States Department of the
Treasury
- 1987 - Certificate of Completion; 544 hrs. Canine Enforcement
Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service
- 1981 - Owner/Operator, The Pride Kennels; Licensed, Texas
Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
- 1979 - Certified; CA Department of Education as Vocational
Instructor, Dog Training
- 1978 - Diploma; Master Trainer/Instructor in Obedience and
Protection, Mandelyn Kennels, approved by the CA Department of
Education and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- 1976 - Owner/Operator; Hat's Pride, School for
Dogs
- 1974 - Certificate of Training; 12 week course Scout Dog
Handler; Department of the Army
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