Training:

At Sunshine Kennels & K9 Training we do all our training in a motivational style so it makes sense to the dogs and is more enjoyable for the handler. By training with this theory as our foundation, it makes more successful K-9 handler teams. Sunshine always says “If it doesn’t make sense to the dog, it’s just another theory”. This is important, because if it makes sense to the dog, it empowers and allows the dog to think and not be handler dependent. The motivational training also makes it so there isn’t conflict between the dog and handler, which is important whether it’s a working dog or family pet.

With Sunshine’s competent background in training, she enjoys training K-9’s for law enforcement, private investigators and security agencies. She trains dogs to track/trail, do apprehension, evidence search, building search, water search, narcotics detection, and cadaver, with obedience as a foundation for control.  She tries to custom train dogs for the needs of the individual departments. Sunshine not only will help with finding and training the right dog for each individual, but also assists in getting K9 programs in place with the department. She will help with policies & procedures, and training the new handler one-on-one with their new K9, in practical situations. Having a K-9 in the department is a great advantage and a valuable tool. A K-9 that is trained to track/trail human scent makes them invaluable in going after a suspect whether day or night because they use their sense of smell not sight to find the suspect. Having a K9 to sniff out drugs is a necessary tool in today’s world, and no department should be with out a K9. Training with a positive motivational theory, also allows training for protection with bringing out protective drives and not defensive drives, making a dog good for public relations, and a safer K9 for back-up assistance.

Breeding Program:

Sunshine Kennels and K9 Training has bred German Shepherd Dogs since 1976 and Labrador Retrievers since 1996. Our knowledge in producing dogs that are capable in doing work from various tasks of helping someone with disabilities, to a police K-9 apprehending a suspect, are valuable in breeding dogs that are physically sound, intelligent, have excellent temperament, and are the real true dedicated working companions.

Our Labrador Retrievers are used in our service dog programs, therapy dogs, make great hunting dogs, and great family pets. They too, have great pedigrees and temperament for both working dogs as well as family pets. Many of our Labrador Retrievers are now certified service dogs; assisting with mobility, sensitive detection, support dogs, therapy dogs, or have made hunters very proud, and have given families many years of enjoyment and love. To meet our dogs, look at our Labrador Retriever page.

Our German Shepherds come from top import working bloodlines, and are bred for temperament, working ability, and soundness. The dogs are bred to work, whether it would be, a service dog, therapy dog, family pets, schutzhund, detection dogs, search & rescue dogs, or police K9. Sunshine assists in the selection of your dog, to help it be the right choice. Our German Shepherds have natural protection instincts and have great temperament allowing them to be, working dogs as well as family pets and protectors. Our dogs, when not working, love to play with the kids and are our family pets. To meet our dogs, look at our German Shepherd Dog page.

Sunshine’s knowledge in training speaks from her vast training interests and experience in putting handlers and K-9’s teams together in various fields. She feels fortunate and great gratification to be able to share her gift with so many people, making this world safer and more enjoyable.

Please feel free to contact Sunshine Kennels & K9 Training for all your training needs, as well as for quality German Shepherd Dogs, or Labrador Retrievers. Also watch our “event page” for upcoming training classes, seminars, and other events.