Custom Canine’s owner and founder, Earl Dunn, is a certified trainer and behaviorist, Rutgers University graduate, responsible and trustworthy business owner, and an avid animal lover.  Earl has vast experience ranging from working with clients’ dogs, shelter dogs, personal pets and much more.  Earl broke into the dog training industry by undertaking several apprenticeships.  These multiple apprenticeships provided him with a first hand perspective of the variety of training methods and professionals in the industry.  Earl was able to analyze each method and extract the components which he felt were suitable and appropriate for his training style.  Then, Earl found Mike D’Abruzzo at K9-1 Specialized Dog Training in Peekskill, NY.  Mike served as Earl’s mentor and immediately welcomed him into his apprenticeship program.  Mike’s program provided Earl with the final components to customize his methodology into the one he implements today.
       Mike D’Abruzzo’s, Foundation Dog Training System, is the program he developed and currently serves as the core influence to Custom Canine’s methods today.  After excelling in the apprenticeship it was not long before Mike offered Earl a fulltime position with K9-1 Specialized Dog Training.  Shortly after, Earl became the head trainer at K9-1 working directly under Mike.  Earl quickly began expanding the in-home training program while still remaining a staple for the in-kennel training program.   Earl regularly attends relevant seminars to remain constantly involved and current with new developments within the academic canine world.  Today, Earl and Mike remain teammates in their pursuit to help all struggling owners and pets attain better lives.