Homeland K-9
The Smartest, Fastest, Easiest Way to Train Your Dog.
I Guarantee You a Better Dog or its Free!!

 Training Dogs all over the Cincinnati and Dayton area!!

Meet Our Team

Mike Loesche, Homeland K-9 Owner and Head Trai

Mike started his dog training journey over ten years ago while working in the Ohio prison system. He was asked by a friend and fellow Correction Officer to help head up a new program, Rover Rehab, in the prison.

Mike and his friend would get "problem" dogs that could not be adopted from a local shelter and train them to become good family pets. It was the last chance for these dogs... if their behaviors couldn't be fixed, they would be put down. 

He got to work... not only training these dogs, but also training convicted felons how to train dogs.
 
The result?

Mike saved over 200 dogs from being killed and placed them with new families all over Southwest Ohio.

During this time Mike realized his calling in life was working with people and their dogs. He quit his "secure" state job to go to the internationally known school for dog trainers, National K-9 in Columbus, Ohio.

After graduating as a Master Dog Trainer, Mike set out to build his business helping people with their dogs. Mike and his wife Kim started from scratch with no customers, no building, no equipment, no connections, and on a shoe string-budget. 

Since then Mike has helped hundreds of dog owners to have better relationships with their dogs. And now he has recently opened a new training facility, Homeland K-9 Dog Training Academy in Springboro, Ohio.

Mike specializes in quickly turning "problem dogs" into good family pets. He can change a dogs behavior in just a couple minutes and have reliable obedience in less than a week. Even for those serious problem dogs that other trainers couldn't fix, he has successfully transformed them into good family pets.
 
By continually developing cutting edge ways to train dogs, Mike gets results most trainers can only dream of.

As a United States Marine serving with a Scout Sniper Platoon, Mike is a proud veteran of Desert Storm.  He holds numerous Shooting and Tactical certifications from top schools around the country. Currently, he also teaches NRA Concealed Carry classes.

Most importantly, Mike is a Christian.  He gives credit for all the blessings in his life to God and tries to honor Christ in all he does.

Mike and his beautiful wife Kim have three great kids Derek, Miranda, and Lila. In addition, they have two family dogs... Max, an American Bulldog, and Axle, a Miniature Dachshund.

           Want to know if Your trainer is any good... then look at his dog. 

Colleen Hatton describes herself as being “obsessed” with animals for as long as she can remember.  Colleen was raised with bird dogs, mostly English Springer Spaniels and loved watching her family dogs compete in field trials. 

 As a teenager, Colleen trained her first dog as part of her 4-H club.  This began her interest in obedience training.  Through the years Colleen has kept dogs a part of her life by volunteering at shelters and by working with her own dog, Opie. 

 Colleen worked for General Motors for 13 years and is now a student at Wright State in the Nursing Program.  She came to Homeland K-9 as a student in 2006 and became so involved that she was hired in November 2008.

 Colleen facilitates our Puppy Preschool classes as well as our Kinder Puppy classes, building the foundation for future learning for your pets.  In addition, she helps out with the Basic Obedience group classes.  She states her goal is to help people raise wonderfully behaved dogs.  Colleen has been a wonderful addition to the Homeland K-9 family.

Becky Knee,Trainer

Becky Knee lives in Springboro with her husband.  Family is a priority for her, and she loves spending time with her 4 sons and 4 grandchildren.  Becky was first exposed to dog training as a child.  Her father owned and trained field trail dogs.  As she was able, she assisted her father with the training.  

 Becky worked for 20 years in the insurance industry, but now dedicates her time to training dogs and furthering her education.  Becky came to Homeland K-9 as a student in 2005 with her German Shepherd, Remi.  As a student at Homeland K-9, they completed Puppy Preschool, Basic and Advanced Obedience, Tracking I & II, Soft Mouth Retrieval Training, Utility Training, Advanced Remote Training, and Remi obtained his ACK Canine Good Citizen certificate.  In addition, she has training through Therapy Dog International. 

 In November 2008 Becky began facilitating classes for Homeland K-9.  She facilitates American Red Cross Pet First Aid classes and is Pet Tech instructor.  She also facilitates our Basic Obedience group classes.  Becky’s experience and energy has been a great addition to Homeland K-9.   

Joe Parks,Trainer

Joe Parks grew up in the Dayton area and is a graduate of Columbia Union College in Washington D.C. with a degree in Education.  After college he spent six years in the army reserve, obtaining the rank of Sergeant.    Joe now works full time as a Fire Fighter/Medic for the City of Springdale, OH.  When he is not working or training dogs, Joe spends time with his wife of 12 years and their two daughters.

Joe can’t remember a time he did not have dogs in his life.  In addition to obedience training, he volunteers at the Butler County Animal Shelter.  He dedicates his time to training his dogs, Smokey, Ocho, and Moses.  Joe has titled in Iron Dog with a GDT and IDT3 and is a current member of the Protection Sports Association. He has certified in PSA at the level of PDC. 

Joe came to Homeland K-9 as a student in 2005 and became a member of our team in February 2009, facilitating our Basic and Advanced Obedience group classes.  He loves to make training fun and has brought a lot of experience to our team.