About Us
We're a family run company providing K9 Detection services to the Arizona East Valley. Whether you need to search your business, home, vehicle, or event, we’ve got you covered. Kona’s K9 Services offers narcotics detection sweeps for numerous different situations. Our searches are quick, discrete and confidential, providing peace of mind.
Driven by passion
Amber-Founder | Handler
What started as a passion for fashion and a life long love of animals morphed into an entire life’s calling centered around the life and love of a dog named Kona!
Amber’s journey began in fashion school 20+ years ago. After turning her expertise of product development and sewing into a thriving dog collar business she quickly developed an obsession for everything canine.
From earning her Certification as a Professional Canine Nutritionist to outfitting law enforcement K9’s to competing in Detection Dog Trials, running a dog gear manufacturing company, to owning a brick and mortar dog store, as well as owning and training her 5 dogs, and earning her handler certification through the National Police Canine Association, Amber’s got the experience and knowledge to handle whatever the dog world throws at her.
Currently she is training 3 detection dogs for contract work in the Arizona East Valley.
Meet Our Dogs
Kona-Narcotics
Kona is a Chocolate Lab trained in the detection of Narcotics. She has 3+ years of scent work training and is Certified by the National Police Canine Association for Narcotics Detection. She has experience working shelters and sober living homes. Kona also holds numerous titles for narcotics detection through Detection Dog Trials International. Her father was a USBP detection K9.
Kaia-Narcotics
Kaia is a Yellow Lab trained in the detection of Narcotics. She has 3+ years of scent work training and has numerous titles for scent work competitions. Kaia is non-operational and is used for new handler training purposes at this time.
Vander-Explosives
Vander is a Black Lab puppy who is currently being trained in explosives detection. He is showing real promise with an excellent hunt drive and commitment to odor. He is already accurately finding multiple explosive odors at only 6 months of age. We are hopeful that he will be certified and ready to start working at the beginning of 2027.