About Us

Essex County K9 Services is owned and operated by David Walsh. Dave, along with his wife Fern, their three sons, and the support of other family members and friends, opened the doors to the training facility in November 2008.

Dave has been training dogs for years and has an abundance of experience dealing with different breeds. He has gained a lot of experience working his seven personal dogs through everything from basic obedience to tracking, personal protection, high end stability and scent work. “The more you work with your dog, the more you will get out of your dog and the deeper the bond between dog and handler will be.” Dave loves working with and teaching about his passion, which of course, is dogs.

Dave's belief is that you can never have enough knowledge and if a trainer says they “know everything about dogs”, they are closed minded and not willing to learn. Dave is always eager to learn new things and pass them onto his students. He will tell you that he learns every time he steps onto the field. His knowledge base extends from basic obedience training to advanced stability as well as scent and tracking.

We have often been the "last stop" for many dogs that have shown aggressive behaviours. We are proud to have helped rehabilitate many of these wonderful dogs who simply needed direction and are still sharing a wonderful life with their handlers.

We are conveniently located in downtown Essex. Serving all communities of Essex County including Windsor, Lakeshore, Amherstburg, Harrow, Leamington, Cottam, Comber, Tecumseh, Kingsville, McGregor, Woodslee, Wheatley, Staples, and Essex.

Many of our clients travel to train with us. We have many clients from London, Toronto, Walpole Island, Chatham, Tilbury as well as from the US.