FirstBarkInstructor Matt made my dog the beast he is today ! By implementing proper amounts of pressure while also building confidence, Matt truly knows how to develop and train excellent detection dog teams !
American K-9 Interdiction
Carrsville, Virginia
About American K-9 Interdiction
AK9I is a SDVOSB that specializes in real world K-9 solutions. From training of both the handler and dog, to the sale of green and fully trained dogs, we are a full service K-9 solutions provider. We also have operational K-9 teams available for short or long term requirements. We have a variety of K-9 handler training courses available, and have the ability to do custom and mobile courses as well. We have operational K-9 teams ready for immediate deployment anywhere in the U.S. that are trained in explosives (both regular EDD as well as Mobile Odor), narcotics, and bed bugs. We also have our new Bio Detector Dogs capable of screening large amounts of people for COVID-19. Contact us for more info on our teams, courses, or dogs for sale!
Training & services
Training goals
- Obedience training
Dog age
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
Assistance and working dogs
- Detection dog training
- Police K9 training
- Protection training
Dog sports
- Agility
Additional services
- Boarding
Other listed services
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- Accredited Training
- Airline Cargo Screening
- Approved Training
- Bed Bug Detector Dog Team
- Behavioral Change
- Canine Handler
- Canine Safety
- Class Training
- Classical Conditioning
- Counseling Appointment
- Covid 19 Detector Dog Team
- Customized K-9 Training Courses
- Deployable K-9 Teams
- Detector Dog Handler/ Trainer Course
- Dog Certification
- Dog Handler Course
- Dog Trainer Course
- Dog's Behavioral
- Dogs Bed
- Explosives Detector Dog Team
- Explosives Detector Dogs
- K-9 Course
- Narcotics Detector Dog Team
- Narcotics Detector Dogs
- Obstacle Course
- Odor Detection
- Odor Detector
- Personal Dogs
- Personal Protection K-9 Training
- Police Training
- Rehabilitation Training
- Shelter Dog
- Sniffing Dogs
- Support Canine
- Training Courses
- Training Dogs For Sale
- Week Course
- Week Training
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Questions & answers
From GoogleWhat people have asked about this business.
What is the closest airport ?
ORF or RIC
Community answer · American K-9 Interdiction · 2023-09-21
Do you guys offer temp. Housing for students enrolled in the trainer/handler school?
Yes, AK9I has great dorms on one of the training sites. Very comfortable and beautiful setting in Zuni, VA.
Community answer · Wiley Mann · 2023-09-21
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Customer reviews
Google listing4.6
88 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- 13 week course 6
- Dedicated staff 4
- Employment assistance 3
- Future courses 3
- Bitework 2
- Confidence building 2
All 10 topics
- Dog selection 2
- Explosive detection team 2
- Handler training 2
- Real world advice 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Attended AK9I for the January class. AK9I is a top notch school and I highly recommend it for anyone trying to get into the K9 industry. Instructors Matt is very knowledgeable and knows his stuff when it comes to training canines. He was always there to ask questions, even after …Read full reviewClose full review
Attended AK9I for the January class. AK9I is a top notch school and I highly recommend it for anyone trying to get into the K9 industry. Instructors Matt is very knowledgeable and knows his stuff when it comes to training canines. He was always there to ask questions, even after training hours. He assured that my canine was trained to the highest standard, and was ready to start working after graduation. All instructors there are too notch and know there knowledge. Highly recommended!
I attended the 13 week course, from Jan 2019 - April 2019. My instructor was Matt Goschke. He is very knowledgeable about K9 odor detection. He turned myself and K9 Yokai into a very strong explosive detection team. Yokai was a handful, to say the least, but Matt quickly realized…Read full reviewClose full review
I attended the 13 week course, from Jan 2019 - April 2019. My instructor was Matt Goschke. He is very knowledgeable about K9 odor detection. He turned myself and K9 Yokai into a very strong explosive detection team. Yokai was a handful, to say the least, but Matt quickly realized how to get her focused and once he did that (with her and me) we were off to the races. Yokai and I are very appreciative of Matts effort with us!
I attended the 13 week course at AK9I from February through May 2020 and I had no knowledge about this industry. Never handled a working dog in my life. Just grew up around dogs. I honestly didn't know what to expect from this course; if I was going to get a job, if I'm even goin…Read full reviewClose full review
I attended the 13 week course at AK9I from February through May 2020 and I had no knowledge about this industry. Never handled a working dog in my life. Just grew up around dogs. I honestly didn't know what to expect from this course; if I was going to get a job, if I'm even going to finish, what would I be doing after I graduate. But after the first day, I met my trainer, Brian Diggs. He was very thorough with the process of training our dogs. From two-balling, to pairing, to searching. It was obvious that Brian has had many, many years of knowledge and experience. He's an outstanding instructor who knows what he's talking about and he pushed me and my dog as a team. He provided real world training scenarios that I think I would not have gotten if I was with another instructor. He gave me a plan on what I should do to get a job and make money after this program. Over all, he's very real and there's no b.s. Brian made sure that I understood what's going on as far as training. As a class we always talked about the problems we worked and what we need to do in order to get better. So, if you're going to go to this school and get your money's worth then you need to get Brian Diggs as your instructor.
I attended the 13 week course at AK9I from Nov.-Jan.2020. Brian Diggs was my instructor for the entire course and always professional and pushed me to meet my potential. He used his prior combat military career to cater towards my military and police experience in possible real world situations. This is a school any vet should consider as it is also highly therapeutic working with dogs.
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