🎉50th Anniversary Open House — July 31st, 8AM–4PM. Come celebrate!
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Our Staff

Founder/Owner

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Dave Reaver

  • Founder

Dave Reaver has dedicated over forty years to training police and sport dogs. In 1976, he established Adlerhorst, pioneering the...

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Michael Reaver

  • Owner

Michael Reaver is an accomplished Army veteran and expert in police and military dog training. Serving in the Army for...

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Administrative

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Veronique Reaver

  • Secretary and Treasurer

Veronique Reaver has been an integral part of Adlerhorst since 2005, demonstrating exceptional skill in handling accounts, contracts, bids, sales,...

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Laurie

  • Administrative

Laurie has been working at Adlerhorst for close to a year now. Laurie has been keeping things running smoothly in...

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Instructors

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Rick Johnson

  • Instructor

Rick brings over 31 years of law enforcement experience to Adlerhorst. He retired from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in...

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Michele Estrada

  • Instructor

Michele Estrada began working with dogs in 2004 when she attended the Military Working Dog School at Lackland Air Base....

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Quinn Hanley

  • Instructor

Quinn Hanley is a Marine veteran and has been a police officer for over 15 years. For the past 5...

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Tom Fidel

  • Instructor

Tom Fidel has over 25 years of experience in law enforcement and currently serves as a dual-purpose canine handler for...

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Tom Brown

  • Instructor

Tom Brown served with the Pasadena Police Department for 30 years before retiring. He spent five years as a decoy...

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Paul Western

  • Instructor

Paul Western has been in law enforcement for 23 years with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department and the Pomona Police...

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Dan Bill

Dan Bill

  • Instructor

Dan Bill K9 Trainer/Certifying Official PROFILE City of Phoenix Police Officer and K9 Handler/Trainer. (Retired) Adlerhorst International Certifying Official EXPERIENCE...

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Marty Lepird

  • Instructor

Marty is a retired Sergeant with the Arizona Department of Public Safety. He spent seventeen years assigned to the canine...

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Aaron Harwich

  • Instructor

Aaron spent 27 years in law-enforcement, working for both the San Diego Police Department as well as the Murrieta Police...

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David

  • Kennel

David has been with Adlerhorst for almost a year now. He is passionate about working dogs and aspires to become...

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