Jimi Livshitz has been involved in dog training for over 35 years, beginning in Israel and continuing in the United States for the past 25 years. His journey started with his first dog, a medium sized shepherd mix named Miki, who had been abandoned and abused. Through patient and structured training, Miki went on to become a service dog for a local individual with a disability, assisting with epileptic seizure detection.

Over the years, Jimi has trained and learned alongside some of the most respected professionals in the field, including direct descendants of Dr. Rudolphina Menzel, a pioneering cynologist widely recognized for her foundational work in animal behavior in Austria. This early influence helped shape a training philosophy rooted in behavior science, clear communication, and real world reliability. Jimi furthered his experience by working with all different breeds and training for a variety of purposes. By the time Jimi was 15, he was training dogs that were at such a high level of skill and obedience that they were selected as detection, cadaver, guide, and seizure alert dogs. He continued apprenticing under many of the best trainers of the time. Jimi spent many years training and competing with his GSD Woolfy in protection and obedience up to a SCH III competitor. He traveled throughout Europe to continue his education in Germany and Holland, later consulting with Police operations KMar with KNPV.

During his service in the Israel Defense Forces, Jimi trained and successfully deployed multiple K9 teams for tactical real life operations. His work emphasized reliability, control, and performance under operational conditions where failure was not an option.

During this period, he played an influential role in rebuilding and strengthening the dog training program supporting elite units, including Oketz and Maglan. His contributions helped improve the preparation, consistency, and effectiveness of K9 teams operating in complex mission environments.

Jimi has resided in Arizona for the past 25 years and calls Phoenix his new home. He has been responsible for training some of the most talented and friendly dogs you’ll run into around the Valley. His dream is to help get the state of Arizona to be pound-free while placing dogs as service animals for disabled and in-need individuals.

 Take a look at what some of Jimi’s clients have to say about him on our Testimonials page.