Tony Guzman has specialized in the training of Police Canines, Patrol, Explosive and Narcotic Detector Canines, Home & Business Protection Canines and Schutzhund Canines for over 25 years.   Tony is recognized throughout the world as one of the most knowledgeable hands-on canine trainers. He is Trainer and Evaluator for the IFRI program. Throughout the years he has trained numerous teams for detection, police work, home and business security, protection and competition. He’s been sought throughout the world from other professionals in his field for advice on dog training techniques and the success of his methods. His list of credentials include law enforcement agencies , private corporations, businesses, families, celebrities, athletes, private citizens and dog sport competitors around the world. He's been featured on the cover of Ray Allen magazine (1996 issue) and Dog Sport magazine twice (October 1993 and April 1995) and various International television stations exhibiting him as one of the top dog trainers in the world.  He's been featured in numerous news articles in the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel for accomplishments related to the many Police agencies he has supplied and trained canines for during the last 25 years.  Some of his accomplishments include the following: 
Head Trainer of Numerous Explosive Detector Trained Canines which was deployed in Iraq in 2005. Head Trainer of Explosive Detection Canine Teams for Cuerpo de Ayudantes Militares.  (Secret Service Canine Military Program of the Dominican Republic Government).
Head Trainer of Explosive Detection Teams for Pan-American Olympic Games of 2003.  Head Trainer of Canine Teams for the US State Department DNCD; Division of Narcotics Dominican Republic DEA Narcotics Program.  Responsible for pioneering the Narcotics K-9 Division for the Dominican Republic and presently their Explosive Detection Program.  Head Trainer for the Venezuelan DISIP Canine Unit – consisting of 15 Explosive Detector Canines and handlers which were deployed for security purposes at the world meeting of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries). Head Trainer and evaluator in Obedience, Protection, Narcotics, Agility, Tracking and proper canine handling for preparation of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement certification program.   Certified Instructor at the Miami-Dade Police Training Academy for Canine Instructors in Criminal Apprehension.  In 1999, trained the only dual purpose (patrol and narcotics) canine in the history of USPCA National Field trials to win the Narcotics Nationals with a perfect score of 200 points. In 2002 selected as one of four Americans to represent the United States in Slovenia with the Belgian Malinois Team. In charge of K9 Security for Mr. Sylvester Stallone's Residence in Miami, Florida for 3 years and K9 trainer for famous baseball player “Livan Hernandez”  . Vice President – Dunnellon Schutzhund Club.

Ben Young has been managing the Field Operations for the company since 2000.
He is a Police Officer and K9 Handler for the City of Miami since 1989. 
Ben's Accreditation as follows:
1996 - 480 BASIC UTILITY COURSE – K9 PATROL
1997 - 240 K9 NARCOTICS DETECTION COURSE
1999 - IFRI / NFSTC DETECTION RE-CERTIFICATION THROUGH FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
2000 - MASTER TRAINER’S CERTIFICATE - METRO DADE K9 POLICE DOG TRAINING CENTER - EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DETECTION
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
Fraternal Order of Police - Miami Police Benevolent Association - United States Police Canine Association.

SECURITY CLEARANCES:
FBI Title Three Clearance  - DEA - US Customs Clearance 
United States Police Canine Association
CIVIL SERVICE GRADES:
Association Police Officer

Bob’s exemplary exhibition and willingness to succeed makes him a true asset to our organization.  Bob has an excellent rapport with both experienced and brand new handlers. He has received numerous top honors in regional and national events.  Bob has over 20 years of experience and has trained & certified canine teams for patrol, narcotics, cadaver, and tracking with the following: Organizations/Associations:   USPCA, NNDDA, AWD, & IFRI .  He is attached to the federal drug task force in Eastern Tennessee. Bob is NNDDA certified for Patrol, Utilities, and Narcotics Detection.  Instructor in the following areas:  Tennessee Police Officer Standards & Training {POST} commission Instructor for K9 training and orientation for Patrol, Narcotic and SWAT / TNT officers. FBI certified as a Police, Firearms, Agent survival and High Risk Entry Instructor.  Basic SWAT operator & Basic/Advance Crisis Negotiations. Certified by the FBI as a Police Instructor for patrol interdiction, narcotics investigation, street criminal gangs, Spanish survival for LEO and firearms.  He trained the first wildlife detection dog for the state of Tennessee as well as the first accelerant-detector dog for East Tennessee. Bob was the head trainer for Blount County Sheriff’s Office (the most diversified K9 unit in the state of Tennessee) including patrol service, narcotics detector, cadaver detector, explosive detector, accelerant detector and advanced tracking dogs. He trained the First Cadaver Dog Certified for Cadaver through IFRI-FIU and the First canine team to be Nationally Certified as a Cadaver dog through the USPCA placing first place in Cadaver Category USPCA Nationals – 2004.

John has been a police officer for the Miami Shores Police Department for over 20 years.K9 handler for over 13 years; Currently working his 3rd dog “Rik. Prior to Rik, John competed at the United States Police Canine Association trials with his first two dogs Bookem and Tommy and placed as high as 8th place overall in Regionals and 2nd place agility in Nationals. John is the Head K9 Trainer in charge of the Miami Shores Police Department K9 Unit. An elite K9 unit which consists of 3 active working and competition canines. Head Trainer in charge of preparing his teams for competition at the United States Police Canine Association Regional and National events.  After just completing their K9 School, all three Miami Shores dogs placed in the top 20 at the USPCA trials in 2007.  This was with two new handlers only having six months canine experience. John is a certified FDLE canine instructor and has participated in training many dogs in various schools for patrol, narcotics, and explosives detection for various agencies from the State of Florida to Tennessee. John is awaiting approval from the USPCA to be a certified trainer for their organization.  He is beginning the process to become a USPCA judge.  His passion is so high for dogs; he plans to continue training K9 teams after retirement from the police force. His accomplishments with Rik include:  3rd place USPCA Nationals in 2009.  Six place overall Region 1 trials in 2009 - 2nd place Region 1 trials overall 2010.

Francis came to Metro Dade K9 Police Dog Training Center for the first time in 1998 for a training class. He joined Metro Dade K9’s staff in 2000. Francis has a military background and worked with the Dominican Republic DEA (DNCD) at major airports in the Dominican Republic prior to coming to the United States as a narcotics canine handler. Tony commenced training Francis as a Police Dog and Detection trainer when he joined Metro Dade K9 Police Dog Training Center in 2000.He has extreme patience for teaching handlers new to experienced.Some of his credentials include:  Handler & Trainer under DNCD – Narcotics Detection -  U.S. State Department for over 6 years.Certified Handler and Trainer for the IFRI program. Independent Scientific Validation of Canine Detection Teams. A joint project of the International Forensic Science Research Institute (IFRI) at Florida International University (FIU) and the National Forensic Science Technology Center (NFSTC). Assistant  Trainer in Obedience, Protection, Narcotics, Agility, Tracking and proper Canine handling for preparation of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement certification program. Assistant Trainer over 50 Canine teams currently being deployed at the Free Zone in Iraq.

Darrell has been part of the training team of Metro Dade K9 for over 14 years.  Darrell attended some of Tony’s Schutzhund seminars years ago and Tony saw a very special talent in Darrell. Darrell was willing to learn and listened to all that Tony had to say throughout the seminars. Well that was quite a few years back and now Darrell specializes in Obedience, Protection, and Schutzhund Competition.  His love for the sport makes him one of the best decoys in the nation.  He can take any green dog and take him or her to the Schutzhund III level in minimal time. The love that he has for the dogs and what he does makes him an outstanding asset to Metro Dade K9.

Charlie acquired his first police dog in 1987 "Condor" from Metro Dade K9 Police Dog Training Center.  While all the other canine teams in the class had almost completed their 480 hours, Charlie only had 12 days to catch up to be able to certify with his class. With hard work and perseverance, not only did he certify, he was top canine team in his class making.
Since then Charlie had two other police dogs within his career as a canine handler "Leo" and "Bandit". He was the head canine trainer for the Homestead Police Department for over 20 years.
Charlie has been a certified trainer and state evaluator under the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Canine Program for over 20 years. Canine Instructor Miami Dade County - Certified Instructor Decoy Techniques - Firearms Instructor - Certified As Canine Instructor for the City of Miami - Certified SWAT. Charlie is responsible for training over 100 Canine and handler teams across the country throughout the years.

Bennie has been training dogs with Metro Dade K9 since 1992. He joined us soon after Hurricane Andrew and has been a big part of our organization since then. He loves to socialize puppies and thrives on forming their foundation. You will often see Bennie traveling with the pups in his Ford F250 around town. His specialty is working with the Malinois and Dutch Shepherd pups. He starts introducing them to slippery floors, rags, toys, etc. at the young age of 5-6 weeks.  These pups are usually excellent candidates for the sport, police work and home protection because of the time Bennie spends working with them. Bennie is an excellent trainer with alot of patience and love for the dogs and has an excellent understanding of what it takes to make a confident young pup become a well-behaved, social and strong working dog as they get older.

Anthony was born an animal lover. If it was up to him, his home would be a zoo. He always watched his dad train dogs since he was just a baby. He began training his first obedience dog at the age of 7.  He took his first bite on a sleeve when he was only 7 1/2 years old.  He currently helps at the training facility with decoy work. He is able to decoy for many of the police dogs and home protection dogs that are being trained at the facility. He also works at the training facility socializing puppies, cleaning, feeding and helping his father. His dream is to continue in his father's footsteps and create a separate area for exotic animals. In addition to training dogs, Anthony volunteers at Zoological imports where he currently is learning to work with tigers, cougars, alligators, and several other exotic animals.
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11-13