Rob Peladeau, who owns and leads NexGen K9 Training, has spent over 25 years working professionally with dogs. According to the company's website, he's built a reputation handling severe aggression cases, dogs that other trainers have declined to work with. He founded the Vallejo-based business about a decade ago after previously working for an international training company.
The team's backgrounds extend beyond standard dog training. Operations manager Samantha Lindquist came from animal control, where her work focused on behavior assessment and rescue placement. The business also trains law enforcement K9 units for several local agencies, with trainers serving as P.O.S.T. K9 team evaluators, a certification role for police dog teams.
Their stated philosophy centers on teaching owners rather than just training dogs. As they describe it, the goal is helping clients understand how to communicate with their dogs so training continues after formal sessions end. They offer board-and-train programs, private lessons, consultations, and virtual sessions. The site emphasizes that they tailor methods to individual dogs rather than applying a single approach, drawing from seminars and continuing education to update their techniques. Whether working with a reactive adult dog or a puppy needing basic obedience, the company frames its work around restoring calm through what they call "confident leadership."
