Play-based Board & Train · Angier, Raleigh & the Triangle
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Meet the teamAngier K9
Angier K9 is family owned and operated. Our shared focus is The Dog In Front Of Us: understanding your individual dog, finding their strongest positive motivators, and teaching through play and real-life walks. Meet the people who bring that approach into daily practice.
Leadership
Founder · Lead Behaviorist
Christian evaluates cases and guides the behavior work behind each individual plan. His focus includes working breeds, complex behavior challenges, and the service and protection programs.
Assessment, behavior strategy, service & protection
Co-owner · Head Trainer
Kelton leads day-to-day training, takes on the harder cases, and supports the trainers delivering each dog’s plan. Alongside his Head Trainer responsibilities, he does all of Angier K9’s social media work, helping families see the training and the people behind it.
Head Trainer, harder cases & all social media
Everyday care. Shared standards.
Obedience & Foundations
Claudia builds the everyday essentials: engagement, leash skills, place, recall, and thoughtful work around thresholds. She also helps puppies develop confident foundations.
Obedience Trainer
Jayden works on practical obedience while developing advanced behavior and protection skills under the team’s supervision. He assists approved protection trainers as a helper.
Lead Trainer
Connor guides daily training and keeps owners connected to their dogs’ progress. His focus includes loose-leash walking, place, recall, appropriate off-leash work, and impulse control.
Client Support & Coordination · Trainer
Gemma helps the whole experience run smoothly, from the first conversation to scheduling, records, and program coordination. She keeps families informed and connected to the team. She is also a capable dog trainer.
Family owned and operated
Angier K9 is a family-owned and operated business. Christian and Kelton are brothers. Claudia is Christian’s wife, Gemma is Kelton’s wife, and Jayden is Kelton and Gemma’s son. Connor is a close family friend.
That’s why you’ll sometimes see our kids in our photos, too.
How we work together
We bring different strengths to the same purpose: understanding your dog and helping you enjoy life together. Your dog’s personality, confidence, and responses guide our decisions.
Our training is Play-Based: Chase & Catch, Possession Games, Flirt Pole, Personal Play, and other games help us discover what your dog loves. Much of the learning happens on walks through parks, busy downtown areas, dog-friendly stores, and other real-life locations. We adapt the play, setting, and challenge to the dog in front of us. Owner lessons help you carry that understanding home.
Family stories
Watch the team at work and hear what changed, in each family’s own words.
Your next chapter starts here
Tell us about your dog, your daily life, and what you want to change. We’ll help you understand the next step.
