Advanced K9 Bed Bug Seekers (AK9BBS) is family-owned and operated by Amy and Ryan. Ryan is a Firefighter and spends his off days fulfilling his entrepreneurial spirit. He also has a couple investment properties and a handyman business. Having worked with a bed bug dog in Aurora several times the business and market always intrigued Ryan. So, when he heard the handler he worked with was retiring Ryan decided to see if Amy would be interested in a new business, and as they say “the rest is history.” 

Amy, a former teacher and speech language pathologist, was drawn to this business because of her love for animals and desire to help people. Not surprising given her talent to teach, and her masters degree in speech, she enjoys the challenge of training and finding ways to communicate with the dogs to keep them motivated and improve their accuracy. As a family they love getting to work together and even get to involve the kids. Because our dogs are food driven they have to be trained every day so they can eat. This is fun for the dogs as it’s like getting to play fetch every day and getting treats every time they get the ball. However, it can be time consuming and in order to keep it fun we frequently involve the kids in training. Our 8 year old is even starting a dog washing business of her own.