Jeremy — K9 Sport Competition & Working Dog Credentials
Competing, titling and developing working dogs across IGP, PSA, Iron Dog and Real Dog.
Competitor. Handler.
Working-Dog Trainer.
Jeremy, founder and head trainer of BulletproofK9s, is a professional dog trainer, working-dog handler, competitor, and breeder based in Ontario, Canada. His experience spans competitive dog sports, working-dog development, behavior, obedience, protection work, and the development of high-performance working dogs.
Over the course of his career, Jeremy has trained, handled, and competed with his own dogs across multiple working-dog disciplines, including IGP, PSA (Protection Sports Association), Iron Dog, and Real Dog. He has also trained and participated in Mondioring and French Ring and has worked alongside KNPV clubs in the Netherlands, gaining exposure to European working-dog training systems and methods.
A distinguishing part of Jeremy’s competitive experience is that much of the preparation and development of his dogs has been completed independently rather than through continuous membership in a traditional working-dog club.
BH-VT, IGP1, IGP2 & IGP3
One of Jeremy’s most significant competitive achievements came in IGP, the international working-dog sport that evaluates dogs across three phases: tracking, obedience, and protection.
Working with his dog Recoil, Jeremy progressed through:
Jeremy trained and prepared Recoil through the progression to IGP3 in approximately six months, culminating in an IGP3 performance that earned High in Trial.
Throughout the BH-VT-to-IGP3 progression, Jeremy and Recoil consistently achieved competitive results, taking home trophies at nearly every competition they entered.
The accomplishment was particularly meaningful because Jeremy was responsible for the majority of Recoil’s training and preparation himself rather than relying on the day-to-day structure of a dedicated IGP club.
This experience gave Jeremy practical knowledge of the complete IGP development process, including tracking, competitive obedience, protection work, trial preparation, problem solving, and preparing a dog to perform reliably under the pressure of competition.
Protection Sports Association
Jeremy has also competed and titled dogs in PSA (Protection Sports Association), a demanding protection-dog sport designed to test obedience, control, environmental stability, courage, and protection work through challenging and unpredictable trial scenarios.
His PSA experience includes competing and titling with his dog Achilles. Jeremy later progressed to competing in PSA Level 2, continuing to develop and handle dogs at the more advanced levels of the sport.
Although his goal was to continue pursuing PSA Level 3, a demanding professional schedule combined with the limited number of PSA trials available in Canada made it difficult to consistently access the competitions required to continue that progression.
His experience preparing for and competing at PSA Level 2 provided extensive hands-on experience with advanced protection scenarios, environmental pressure, obedience under distraction, control during high-drive work, and the ability to transition a working dog between intense engagement and handler control.
PSA has played an important role in Jeremy’s overall development as a working-dog trainer and has contributed significantly to the training philosophy used at BulletproofK9s.
More Sports. More Systems.
Iron Dog Competition
Jeremy has competed extensively in Iron Dog, including competing with multiple dogs.
Across different competitions and different dogs, Jeremy has earned the Hardest Hitting Dog award multiple times.
These results reflect his experience developing confident, powerful working dogs capable of committed engagement while maintaining the control and training necessary for competitive working-dog environments.
Real Dog
Jeremy has also competed and earned titles in Real Dog, further expanding his experience beyond a single protection-sport system.
Competing across different organizations and rule structures has allowed him to work with dogs under varying exercises, environments, judging criteria, and performance expectations.
Mondioring & French Ring Experience
In addition to the sports in which he has formally competed and titled dogs, Jeremy has trained and participated in Mondioring and French Ring.
Both disciplines have contributed to his understanding of advanced obedience, jumping, environmental challenges, decoy work, protection exercises, control under high levels of stimulation, and the development of dogs capable of performing complex tasks while maintaining clarity.
KNPV Working-Dog Experience in the Netherlands
Jeremy's working-dog education has also taken him internationally.
He has worked with KNPV clubs in the Netherlands, providing direct exposure to Dutch working-dog culture and the training and development systems associated with KNPV dogs.
This international experience has helped shape Jeremy's broader approach to working-dog development by allowing him to study and work around different training systems rather than limiting his education to a single sport, organization, or methodology.
Independent Working-Dog Training
A significant part of Jeremy's development as a trainer has come through independently training and problem-solving with his own dogs.
Rather than relying exclusively on established club training systems, Jeremy has developed much of his competition training himself—from foundation work through advanced obedience, tracking, protection, trial preparation, and problem solving.
This experience has influenced the training philosophy behind BulletproofK9s: developing dogs that are confident, clear-headed, functional, controllable, and capable of performing under pressure.
Contribution To The Dog-Training Industry
Beyond his own dogs and competition experience, Jeremy has spent years sharing his training knowledge with other professional dog trainers and handlers.
He has mentored, influenced, and inspired numerous trainers throughout his career, including individuals who have gone on to become highly accomplished and recognized professionals within the international dog-training industry.
His goal has remained consistent: continue learning from different disciplines while helping develop better dogs, handlers, and trainers.
K9 Sports & Working-Dog Experience
Competitive / Titled
- ▸IGP
- ▸BH-VT
- ▸IGP1
- ▸IGP2
- ▸IGP3
- ▸PSA / Protection Sports Association
- ▸Iron Dog
- ▸Real Dog
Additional Training & Participation
- ▸Mondioring
- ▸French Ring
- ▸KNPV working-dog training in the Netherlands
Notable Achievements
- ▸BH-VT through IGP3 with Recoil
- ▸High in Trial at IGP3
- ▸Progressed from BH-VT through IGP3 in approximately six months
- ▸Trophies earned at nearly every competition during the IGP progression
- ▸Multiple Hardest Hitting Dog awards in Iron Dog with different dogs
- ▸PSA competition and titling experience with Achilles, progressing to PSA Level 2
- ▸International working-dog experience, including work with KNPV clubs in the Netherlands
- ▸Experience mentoring professional dog trainers and handlers
Calm. Focused. Bulletproof.
BulletproofK9s is a professional dog-training and working-K9 company founded by Jeremy in Ontario, Canada.
Jeremy’s training philosophy has been shaped by years of hands-on experience with companion dogs, behavior cases, competitive working dogs, protection dogs, and professional K9s, combined with experience across multiple dog-sport systems in Canada and internationally.
The objective is not simply to train dogs to perform exercises, but to develop dogs that can remain calm, focused, confident, and functional under real-world pressure.
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