Building confident dogs & stronger partnerships.
Thoughtful, individualized training—from puppy foundations and everyday obedience to specialized service dog skills. Practical progress for dogs and the people who depend on them.
Training with purpose.
Partnership for life.
Training for every stage,
every dog, every goal.
Customized training for family companions and working dog candidates, with a special focus on service dog development and dependable everyday behavior.
Service Dog Training
Candidate assessment, disability-related task training plans, public manners, and handler education.
Puppy Foundations
Confidence, social experiences, house manners, puppy basics, and healthy routines.
Basic Obedience
Sit, stay, recall, polite greetings, impulse control, and loose-leash walking.
Advanced Obedience
Reliable skills around distractions, distance work, longer stays, and stronger focus.
Behavior Coaching
Individual support for jumping, overexcitement, leash manners, and settling at home.
Public Manners
Calm behavior during outings, neutral responses to distractions, and confident handling.
Leash & Recall
Polite leash walking, reliable recall, and better focus around daily distractions.
Household Manners
Calm greetings, place training, boundaries, and routines that work for the whole family.
Service dog training with purpose.
Service dogs perform individually trained tasks that assist people with disabilities. We focus on thoughtful candidate evaluations, foundations, task-specific training goals, and real-world manners.
Each dog and handler team is different. A consultation helps identify needs, assess suitability, and develop a realistic training plan. Not every dog is suited for service work, and outcomes cannot be guaranteed.
Armen
Babakhanian
Armen Babakhanian leads Valor K9 Academy with a focus on clear communication, individualized instruction, and practical training that fits each dog-handler team.
From foundational obedience to service dog task development, training plans reflect the dog's temperament, current abilities, and the handler's real-world goals.
Good training builds a partnership—not just commands.
SPEAK WITH ARMENA thoughtful path forward.
Connect
Tell us about your dog, what you want to work on, and your training priorities.
Evaluate
We discuss the dog's current skills, behavior, and suitability for your goals.
Build Skills
Follow an individualized plan focused on practical, sustainable progress.
Ready to start training?
Reach out to discuss obedience, service dog training, or a program built around your dog.
Service dogs must be individually trained to perform disability-related tasks. The ADA does not issue service dog or dog-trainer certifications.
Contact Valor K9 Academy
(818) 298-1028 (818) 858-5564 contact@valork9glendale.com 900 Cumberland RdGlendale, CA 91202 REQUEST A CONSULTATION