Manalo K9 University

Train your dog with Manalo K9.

9 levels, from the first commands to detection work.

See how it works
A handler and a shepherd at sunset
The path

3 tracks, 9 levels.

Each level builds on the one before it.

Obedience
  1. Certified Foundation Dog About 15 days, 10 to 15 sessions
  2. Certified Obedience Dog About 30 days, 20 to 30 sessions
  3. Certified Advanced Obedience Dog About 60 days, 40 to 60 sessions
Protection
  1. Certified Protection Dog Level 1 About 1 month, 26 sessions
  2. Certified Protection Dog Level 2 About 3 months, 78 sessions
  3. Certified Protection Dog Level 3 4 months, About 104 sessions

Also needs OL1 and OL2.

Detection
  1. Certified Detection Foundation Dog 1 month, 26 sessions
  2. Certified Operational Detection Dog 2 months, 52 sessions
  3. Certified Executive Detection Dog 3 months, 104 sessions

Also needs OL1 and OL2.

Before day one

What your dog needs.

A registration on IAGD
An updated vaccination card (5-in-1, 6-in-1 or 8-in-1)
Anti-rabies and kennel cough vaccines
Deworming, and tick and flea prevention
A CBC result and a vet certificate that says Fit to Train, from the last week
A pass at the level before it
Enrollment

How it starts.

Send an inquiry

From the IAGD app, or by email.

A trainer calls you

To confirm the slot and check the requirements.

Your dog starts

With a Manalo K9 trainer, one session at a time.

A dog sitting at its trainer's side
Obedience track

What an obedience dog learns.

  • Responds to its name and keeps its focus on you
  • Sit, down and stand on the first command
  • Stay, and come back when called
  • Heel at your side, on the leash and off it
  • Calm around strangers and other dogs
  • Waits at doors and shows restraint around food
A dog in a down, looking up at its handler
Protection track

What a protection dog learns.

  • Obeys under pressure and distraction
  • Spots a threat and gives a clear alert bark
  • Holds, bites on command, and releases on command
  • Guards you or an area, and escorts you under control
  • Searches for and finds a hidden person
  • Settles back to calm after the engagement
A shepherd on a leash, facing a helper in a bite sleeve
Detection track

What a detection dog learns.

  • Hunts for an odor on its own, without a prompt
  • Knows the target odor and ignores every other smell
  • Searches rooms, vehicles, luggage and open ground
  • Shows you the source, and holds the point until you say so
  • Never calls a find that is not there
  • Works through noise, crowds and a long search
A labrador searching a box at its handler direction
The evaluation

The trainer scores every item.

The points add up to 100, and 75 is a pass.

Aggression, extreme fear, or a loss of control ends the evaluation without a certificate.

75 points to pass, out of 100
Pass 75 to 84
Merit 85 to 89
Distinction 90 to 100
The result

A certificate on its IAGD profile.

Pass, Merit or Distinction, with the score.

Not certified? You see the score of every item, and your dog can take the level again.

Follow along

Watch the training from your phone.

Your trainer posts notes, photos, videos and voice messages.

Open my pet training
Share

One link shows it all.

Every score and every update, with no sign-in.

iagd.pet/training/…

Next step

Ready to start?

Send an inquiry from the IAGD app, and a trainer calls you.

Get the IAGD app See the courses

Or write to manalok9@yahoo.com.

Manalo K9 University is a Manalo K9 Tech Intl Corp program.