FirstBarkWe boarded our dog Bella for a month because she was basically out of control. She came back to us a different dog listening well and doing what she is supposed to do. We are very happy with the results. Great people highly recommend!
K9 AdvantEDGE Dog Training
Romulus, Michigan
About K9 AdvantEDGE Dog Training
K9 AdvantEDGE is a family-owned dog training business based in Brownstown, Michigan, serving the Downriver and Metro Detroit areas for over 10 years. Founded by Tyler Edge, an AKC Certified CGC Evaluator, and his wife, Esther, we work with dogs of all ages and breeds - from young puppies building their first foundations to adult dogs working through behavioral challenges. Our balanced, real-world training is tailored to each dog and household, focusing on reliable obedience, leash skills, and calm behavior that holds up in everyday life. Whether through In-Home Sessions, Stay & Train, or Online Courses, we coach owners alongside their dogs so the results are lasting. Honest guidance, genuine care, and training that make a real difference.
Training & services
Training goals
- Behavior consultation
Program details
Behavior Modification Dog Training helps address reactivity, anxiety, aggression, and other challenging behaviors with personalized training plans. We use positive methods to improve communication, build confidence, and create lasting change for dogs and owners alike.
- Crate training
Program details
Crate training helps your dog feel safe, calm, and comfortable in a routine they can understand. We use positive methods to build good habits, reduce anxiety, and support house training. Get practical guidance that fits your dog’s age, temperament, and goals.
- House training
Program details
Get your dog or puppy reliably housebroken with structured routines, clear expectations, and consistent reinforcement at home. We help you avoid the common mistakes that drag potty training out for months and set you and your dog up for real long-term success at home.
Clear potty training routines and structure that actually work for busy households. We help you set up a schedule, reward the right behavior, and prevent the accidents that frustrate so many new dog owners. Most effective with puppies, but adult dogs benefit too.
- Leash training
Program details
End the pulling, lunging, and chaos on walks for good. We teach loose leash walking and structured heeling using a balanced approach that works for big dogs, small dogs, and everything in between. Walks become something you and your dog actually look forward to again.
- Obedience training
Program details
Advanced obedience training helps dogs learn reliable manners, better focus, and calm behavior in real-world situations. We use clear guidance, positive reinforcement, and consistent routines to strengthen commands and improve listening. Ideal for growing confidence.
Basic Obedience Dog Training helps your dog learn sit, stay, come, leash manners, and calm behavior at home and in public. Our positive, personalized sessions build trust, improve communication, and make everyday routines easier for you and your pet.
Reliable, real-world obedience taught with a balanced approach. Sit, down, stay, place, heel, and recall, proofed around the distractions you actually face. Available as in-home lessons or board and train, with owner coaching so the results carry into everyday life.
Reliable off-leash control, your dog actually maintains around real-world distractions. Built on balanced, e-collar conditioned foundations with proofed sit, down, place, and recall. Ideal for owners who want freedom at parks, trails, and beyond their backyard.
- Puppy training
Program details
Start your puppy off right with potty training, basic obedience, leash skills, socialization, and healthy boundaries. We help you avoid the issues that show up later, such as separation anxiety, overexcitement, and reactivity. Reduced puppy pricing on all packages.
Specialized training programs for puppies under 8 months at reduced pricing. Covers potty training, basic obedience, leash skills, socialization, and healthy boundaries to prevent future issues. Available in 3, 5, 7, or 10 session packages tailored to your pup and home.
- Recall training
Program details
Build a reliable come command that your dog actually responds to, even off-leash and around distractions. We use a balanced, e-collar conditioned approach so you can confidently call your dog back at parks, on trails, and in the yard. Long-distance recalls are included in advanced packages.
- Socialization
Program details
Healthy socialization that builds real confidence, not chaos. We teach puppies and adult dogs how to stay calm and focused around people, other dogs, and new environments with clear boundaries and structure. Prevents future fear, reactivity, and overexcitement issues.
Behavior support
- Aggression training
- Barking
Program details
Professional dog barking training helps reduce nuisance barking with calm, reward-based methods tailored to your dog’s behavior. We teach reliable quiet cues, improve impulse control, and build better habits at home and on walks. Get clearer, calmer communication today.
- Fear and confidence
- Jumping up
- Reactivity training
Program details
Barking, lunging, pulling, or fixation around dogs, people, and everyday triggers can make walks stressful. K9 AdvantEDGE provides in-home reactive dog training across Brownstown and Downriver, using structured practice and owner coaching to help build calmer, more manageable responses.
- Separation anxiety
How training happens
- Board and train
Program details
Your dog stays with our family for 4 or 6 weeks of intensive daily training. Reliable obedience, leash skills, place command, recall, and e-collar training built through consistent repetition. Includes a go-home lesson and follow-up to make the transition smooth.
Our 4-week stay and train program is priced at $2,800 total. Your dog learns reliable sit and down stays, loose leash walking, and a solid place command around mild distractions. Comes home e-collar trained with a go-home lesson and follow-up check-in lesson included.
- In-home training
Program details
One-on-one training in your home, yard, and neighborhood, where the real challenges actually happen. Available in 3, 5, 7, or 10 session packages covering obedience, leash skills, place command, and behavior issues. Owner coaching is included in every single session.
Personalized one-on-one training delivered in your home, yard, and neighborhood. We address obedience and behavior in the exact environment your dog actually lives in, so the training sticks. Owner coaching is included so every member of the family stays consistent.
- Online or virtual training
Program details
Train on your schedule with K9 AdvantEDGE’s self-paced online dog training courses. Owners get step-by-step video lessons, written guides, and community support for foundational obedience and everyday manners, with anytime access from anywhere.
- Owner coaching
- Private training
Program details
Private, one-on-one lessons focused entirely on your dog and your specific goals. No group classes, no distractions from other dogs unless we plan it. Available in your home in 3, 5, 7, or 10 session packages across Brownstown and the entire Downriver Michigan area.
Dog age
- Adult dogs
Program details
Adult dog training helps improve manners, recall, leash walking, and focus for dogs of all breeds. We use positive, practical methods tailored to your dog’s age, temperament, and goals. Build better habits and a calmer home with personalized support today.
- Puppies
Training level
- Advanced obedience
- Advanced training
Support between sessions
- Go-home lessons
- Personalized training plans
Dog size
- Small dogs
Training approach
- E-collar training
Program details
Modern, humane e-collar conditioning for off-leash reliability and clear communication at a distance. Your dog comes home from our board and train fully trained on the e-collar, with a go-home lesson and follow-up so you understand how to use it confidently and fairly.
- Positive reinforcement
Additional services
- Boarding
Other listed services
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- Dog training
Program details
Family-run dog training serving Brownstown and all of Downriver Michigan. We offer in-home lessons, board and train, and puppy programs using a balanced, humane approach. Clear communication, fair structure, and real-world results that last well beyond the lesson.
- Anxiety dog training
Program details
Professional anxiety dog training helps reduce fear, stress, and reactive behavior through calm, positive methods. We build confidence with gradual exposure, clear routines, and customized support for each dog. Improve daily life with gentler, more relaxed behavior.
- Distraction Training
Program details
Distraction Training helps pets stay focused and responsive around noise, people, other animals, and everyday movement. We use clear, positive methods to build reliable manners and confidence in real-world settings. Ideal for calmer walks, visits, and better control.
- Dog jumping training
Program details
End jumping on guests, family, and strangers on walks. We teach your dog impulse control and a calm, polite greeting using clear communication and fair structure. Owner coaching is included so the whole household stays consistent and the unwanted behavior actually goes away.
- Family dog training
Program details
Training that works for the whole family, not just one handler. We coach every member of the household so your dog gets consistent expectations from everyone. Builds a calmer home, better walks, and a dog that fits naturally into your daily family life and routines.
- Personalized Dog Training
Program details
No one-size-fits-all programs here. We tailor every session to your dog's temperament, your household dynamic, and your real-world goals. Whether you need basic manners or serious behavior work, the plan always fits your dog and your life, not the other way around.
- Dog boot camp
Program details
Intensive board and train program designed to transform your dog's obedience and behavior in 4 to 6 weeks. Hours of hands-on training daily in a real-world home environment, not a sterile facility. Perfect for busy owners who want fast, lasting, real-world results.
Confirm current programs and availability directly.
Business-stated qualifications
Qualifications stated by the business, not independently verified.
- Training team
- AKC CGC evaluator
Customer reviews
Google listing5
44 Google reviews
Mentioned in reviews
- Leash walking 7
- Adopted 3
- Manners 3
- No jumping 3
- Board and train 2
- Boarding 2
All 10 topics
- Come when called 2
- Place command 2
- Rottweiler 2
- Sit command 2
Google review topics, not confirmed services.
Our sweet girl trained with K9 AdvantEdge for four weeks in their board and train program. While it was had to send her to school for the month we couldn’t be more pleased with everything she learned while with Tyler & Esther. She no longer pulls on her leash while walking, sits,…Read full reviewClose full review
Our sweet girl trained with K9 AdvantEdge for four weeks in their board and train program. While it was had to send her to school for the month we couldn’t be more pleased with everything she learned while with Tyler & Esther. She no longer pulls on her leash while walking, sits, stays, stays on place, crates on command. Tyler & Esther treated our Aspen like one of their family and she loves them so much as indicated by her joy when they visited today as a follow-up to her training. If you are looking for kind, compassionate training for your pup you’ve found the right place! ❤️
Tyler & Esther have worked wonders with our Doberman, making it such a pleasant experience for us all in the process. My fiancé and I have learned the tools needed to have a fantastic and well mannered dog going forward. The training techniques implemented proved effective and ou…Read full reviewClose full review
Tyler & Esther have worked wonders with our Doberman, making it such a pleasant experience for us all in the process. My fiancé and I have learned the tools needed to have a fantastic and well mannered dog going forward. The training techniques implemented proved effective and our boy was picking it up on the very first session, getting better with each one. Tyler & Esther were such a kind, caring and personable duo, we truly couldn’t have asked for a better experience! This was the best investment we could have made into our dog. We couldn’t have done it without them.
We are so glad we chose K9 AdvantEdge for our dog, Ava. She is a bit stubborn and had some behavioral issues and listening problems before sending her to training. She would jump on people when they entered the house, wanted to constantly play bite our hands, wouldn’t listen when…Read full reviewClose full review
We are so glad we chose K9 AdvantEdge for our dog, Ava. She is a bit stubborn and had some behavioral issues and listening problems before sending her to training. She would jump on people when they entered the house, wanted to constantly play bite our hands, wouldn’t listen when called, and always barking at the back gate when let outside. She knew some basic skills like sit, down, stay, and did “ok” on the leash. But then she went to stay with Esther and Tyler for 4 weeks of board and train. When they brought her home we were pleasantly surprised at how well she now listens to commands and actually comes to you when she is called. She does great on the leash, too! They taught her to go to “place” and she will stay there until we release her. It has been such a joy having a dog that will listen to you, especially when you have guests. She is still the same playful and loving Ava, but now she knows the rules. We are continuing the training that they have taught her/us. Ava is doing remarkably well! She was socialized with a lot of other pups while she was there, too. They are very responsive to messages and sent me updates/pictures during her stay. Ava loves them! We highly recommend sending your dog to K9 AdvantEdge. Their training is worth every penny! We plan to send Ava back for boarding when out of town. Thank you Esther and Tyler for everything!
We had a German Shepard that lacked serious manners. Couldn’t walk on a leash and freaked out crazy about water. Once he chewed up every sprinkler head in back yard. After training he leaves water alone with simple command and walks excellent right next to you without any pulling…Read full reviewClose full review
We had a German Shepard that lacked serious manners. Couldn’t walk on a leash and freaked out crazy about water. Once he chewed up every sprinkler head in back yard. After training he leaves water alone with simple command and walks excellent right next to you without any pulling. We now have a dog that places on commend and stays until released. Best part is he is a much happier dog as well. Highly recommend K9 AdvantEdge! Excellent results.
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