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K-9 JOE TRAINING

Joe Ramirez, professionally known as K-9 Joe, has been passionate about Boxers his whole life. He has been training dogs for the past 10 years. Joe recently founded the BRLA K-9 Joe-Training Camp. Along with a dedicated volunteer team they work tirelessly to insure all Boxers at BRLA have a chance at adoption.

Joe has been involved with Boxer Rescue LA since 1997 and knows Boxers and BRLA inside and out. He has been involved with just about every aspect of BRLA and thousands of Boxers adopted over the years. Joe is the BRLA Boxer Guru and has helped hundreds of adopters work out transition issued with newly adopted Boxers. His sound advice and proven training methods have kept many Boxers in their home rather than being surrendered or returned to BRLA. Joe has always been a great after adoption resource for BRLA.

Joe now turns his focus to those BRLA Boxers awaiting adoption that need some special attention. In the past these dogs sat and waited for an experienced owner. Over time frustration can build and just make things worse…but that was before the K-9 Joe Training Program. Joe and team made the commitment to work with these dogs to make them adoptable This program is set up to train one dozen Boxers at a time for maximum effectiveness. When a dog in the program is adopted the next candidate waiting is immediately enrolled.

The K-9 Joe team includes an extremely devoted group of BRLA volunteers. This team knows Boxers. They are all Boxer enthusiasts and collectively have years and years of experience of living with and training Boxers. This team gives their heart and soul to the dogs in training as they do it voluntarily. This kind of devotion comes from the completed love of Boxers

The BRLA K-9 Joe team

Joe	Kathy	Toni	Martina

Dennis	Raphaele	Gary	Hallie

This team has transformed a section of the BRLA kennel into a training facility fit for any professional athlete. The training area has artificial turf for traction, a pair of treadmills, a 9 foot 1000 gallon swimming pool along with tons of toys and agility tools. Of course Joe and his trainers are the most important factor to the success of this training program.

The team and 12 Boxers train 4 days a week. Here is a typical workout for a K-9 Joe trainee:

Energy is first drained on the treadmill with a walk/run for about 20 minutes. Dogs are always supervised. Two side by side treadmills give them a chance to work on social skills as well during this time.

	Weather permitting it is then into the pool for a swim. The trainers have notice how focused the Boxers are in the water. This proved to be very good for improving social skills
	Now it is time for leash work in the outside world. More social skills are developed with more time and more Boxers on the walks.
	By this time, with a good amount of physical activity the Boxers are ready to pay attention to obedience work. Each dog is worked on their heel, sit and stay.They work both on and off leash
	Finally there is the most important training of all – supervised social time with other dogs in the program. This is the greatest reward for the trainers...seeing a dog that was once agressive appreciate the friendship of another.

These Boxer came to BRLA with little or no manners, high energy and in need of social skills. Through the dedication of the K-9 Joe training team, these Boxers are receiving the training they need to become good canine citizens. It is truly amazing to see Joe and his trainers walking a pack these Boxers, knowing that a few months earlier they would not have tolerated being around other dogs. The trust and respect is obvious between Boxer and trainer. Joe and his team do not stop with training the Boxers. When a Training Graduate is adopted the team provides complete and specific instruction to keep these dogs in good standing.

It is Joe and his team that provides the Training Graduates with a calm, assertive routine that has transformed their lives. They are now ready to begin a new adventure in a home of their own, with K-9 Joe and team backing them every step of the way.

Click on K-9 Joe to see profiles of all dogs in the program.