bio josh lininger

Josh Lininger

Trainer, Indiana

K-9 Behavior Services- Certified T.R.U.C.E.™ Trainer

Three Rivers Working Dog Club- Member In Good Standing

United Schutzhund Clubs of America- Member In Good Standing

American Working Malinois Association- Member In Good Standing

Owns, Trains, Handles

Fifa du Chenil de Loucyn, HOT, Belgian Malinois (Training for Schutzhund)

Lininger’s Tally O’Mally, HOT, German Shepherd Dog (Trained for personal protection)

Although Josh has always had an interest in dogs and dog training, his multiple passions in life led him in many positive directions. 

Josh joined the United States Coast Guard in April of 2000. His work ethic and ambitious nature quickly lent him to many different responsibilities and adventures. He has had the pleasure of being the crew chief for USCG Helicopter missions, worked joint task force missions with the following:

U.S. Fish and Game Wardens – Marine Wildlife Preservation

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) – Targeting Counter Narcotics

U.S. Customs – Counter Terrorism

U.S. Border Patrol – Illegal Immigration

Josh is currently still working with the USCG while also attending Perdue University in Indiana. He is working to finish his degree in Aeronautical Engineering.

Josh’s passion for dogs brought him to K-9 Behavior Services a few years ago when he wanted his purebred rescue GSD, Tally, to learn protection training. Josh worked with Jeremy Talamantes and Stephanie O’Brien tirelessly to get Tally to an impressive level of training. Even though Josh was not a professional trainer, he was able to get Tally to an incredible level that many expert dog trainers could not do themselves. Tally can be found as the star of one of our protection dog training videos due to his excellent control and his clear ability to handle pressure. Throughout that period of hard work, Josh became ‘hooked’ on training and working dogs when he saw what he could accomplish and decided to pursue dog training on a professional level.

Josh began his apprenticeship under lead trainers Jeremy Talamantes and Stephanie O’Brien, learning all about common (and uncommon) behavioral issues in dogs. He started getting involved in our French Ringsport competition training and understanding working drives and aggression in dogs. He also began learning the dynamics of balanced dog training and our T.R.U.C.E™ program.

Since then, Josh has become a very skilled trainer and has taken on a new protégé, Fifa, a young Belgian Malinois from our Chenil de Loucyn breeding program. Josh is currently an active member of Three Rivers Working Dog Club in Indiana and enjoys training for competition level tracking, obedience and protection. He hopes to have Fifa on the competition field soon.

Josh is not only great at working with and teaching dogs but has also become an effective teacher with people. We are glad he is now part of the K-9 Behavior Services team and look forward to his growth and success with our company.

NorthWest Suitmen French Ring trial September, 2008.

A word from Josh Lininger:

The feeling of communicating with my dogs through training techinques is one of the most satisfying experiences in my life. Dogs need structure and boundaries, and I have trained very hard with an honest heart and sincere goal of giving my dogs what they need to coexist with me on a level that I can feel confident I have given them what they need in life. Too many people choose to have dogs without educating them because they feel it is too expensive or too time consuming. I am very happy to be a part of K-9 Behavior Services and be able to help people learn that dog training is actually not that difficult and easy to achieve with the right instruction and guidance. Thank you for reading my bio and I look forward to meeting and training with you.

Josh & his Protection Dog, Tally.

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