Meet the Team

Bryan is a Native of Oklahoma but has spent most of his life in Northwest Arkansas. Over approximately 4years with Joint Forces K9, Bryan has worked his way through the ranks and earned the title of Team Lead / AdministrationAssistant. Bryan has over 500 trained dogs under his belt, and the number continues to grow rapidly. From high profile clients/dogs to the most basic puppy needs, Bryan always surpasses expectations on training and continuously strives to learn new innovative techniques to better his success with each dog. His determination to succeed is beyond reproach, and he tirelessly does whatever is necessary to create a happy, healthy, and long-lasting relationship between person and pet.

Oscar Trevino served as a law enforcement officer for 28 years.  He served as a Police Officer for the Palestine Texas Police Department as a Patrolman and was quickly recognized as a proactive officer and was awarded the Pride Patrolman Award in 1995. He was asked to assist in criminal investigations and serve high-risk warrants as part of the Anderson County Joint Narcotics Taskforce. Oscar then went on to serve as a Police Officer for the City of McAllen, Texas, and later as an officer with the Rice University Police Department where he gained valuable experience in working Community Oriented Policing and mentoring collegiate alumni.  Oscar then moved into the Federal Law Enforcement service by becoming a United States Border Patrol Agent in 2001 and was stationed in the Laredo Sector.  Oscar utilized all the experience he had gained thus far in the Law Enforcement field and excelled as an Agent and soon became a Canine Handler with his first canine, K9 Rico. Working alongside Rico they soon became part of an Elite group with over 200 drug interdiction seizures. This hard work was quickly noticed and Oscar was asked to become a certified K9 trainer in 2004 where he trained one of the largest K-9 units not only in The United States Border Patrol but the Nation with over 150 k9 teams.

In 2008, Oscar was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent and continued training police dogs not only for the United States Border Patrol but for many local and state police K-9 units. He became a national trainer and judge for the National Detector Dog Association in various disciplines. In 2017 Oscar served as a Special Operations Supervisor and Canine Coordinator for the Laredo Sector Border Patrol where he was responsible for the daily operations and management of the unit.  Oscar then moved on to be a handler and trainer for the Border Patrol’s Patrol K9 program where he and his K9 partner Kazan served for four years. Oscar was solely responsible for the management and training of the K9 unit attached to the Border Patrol’s Special Operations Detachment working alongside the Border Patrol Tactical Team BORTAC. During his time as a K9 handler and trainer, he was responsible for hundreds of arrests and apprehensions of violent felony offenders and the seizure of thousands of pounds of illegal contraband.  Oscar has successfully testified in Local, State, and Federal courts as a witness in criminal cases involving searches and seizures with the use of Police K9’s.

Oscar Retired as a Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in December 2021, and has continued to serve as a Police K9 Trainer and has continued to practice his craft in training dogs and people post-retirement.   Oscar is a certified level three decoy for the American Politiehond Association and has titled two dogs in the sport.

My name is Ben Savu. I was born in Paragould, Arkansas, and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I finished schooling in Utah where I fell in love with dog training and started to learn more about bird dogs. After finishing school, I came back to Arkansas and started training dogs for duck hunting and pet obedience. I wanted to continue my education in training so I attended and graduated from The Tom Rose School. I graduated from the Professional and Masters course where I learned how to train Pet dogs, Working dogs, Service dogs, and Police/Military dogs. After I graduated, I was accepted into the Rose Scholar program and started working as the Training Director for the Dog House. I am very excited to be part of the Joint Force K9 team where we help create Happy, Obedient, Family Dogs.

      Katelyn was born in Colorado and was raised in central Texas and Southern Illinois. Katelyn grew up in a family of animal lovers and learned to love animals just the same.  Her love for animals is so deep she even chose St Francis of Assisi, the patron of animals, as her confirmation saint. Even as a little girl, she would rescue homeless dogs off the streets. Katelyn wanted to learn the ins-n-outs of dogs so much she took a vet class to learn the ins then went to the Kennelwood Academy for Professional Dog Trainers in Union, Missouri, to learn the outs. At the Academy, she would often visit several Kennelwood facilities to gain real-world, hands-on experience and learn varieties of dog behaviors and how to modify them so that the relationship between humans and dogs, in a family, can be a loving, caring, and rewarding one.

Katelyn is patient and determined. She was the first female graduate of Kennelwood Academy and finished among the top in her class. Katelyn has a positive, high-energy personality and always sees the best in dogs. You will notice Katelyn among the crowd because she is the one who always has a smile on her face. Katelyn is experienced in working dogs, tracking, odor detection, retrieving, basic and advanced obedience, and behavior modification. Her specialties are scent work, retrieves, and behavior modification. Her goals for her clients are to keep your dog safe and for you and your dog to have a better life together. Her dream is to travel around the country and world to help save animals following disasters. Katelyn is excited to work with you and your dog at Joint Forces K9 Group.

Felicia was born in a small town in Oklahoma and raised on a farm.  Growing up she was always surrounded by horses and many other different animals.  She learned to appreciate all of the animals that God brought into this world.  This is where her love of animals came from and what brought her to JFK9.  She hopes to one day instill the same love she has for animals in her children.  She is very excited about the new adventure and opportunities she has at JFK9.

Hello, my name is Brandon Shull and I am 28 years old. I am a Kennel Tech here at Joint Forces K9, but look forward to growing and expanding my knowledge for all different breeds of dogs! I was born in Joplin, MO and was raised in Missouri for most of my childhood. When I was about 10 years old my family moved from Missouri to Oklahoma to work at a poultry farm. My first pet dog was introduced to me when we moved to the farm. Ever since then I have always had a love for dogs!

Destinee is a kennel tech at Joint Forces K9. She was born and raised in a small town in Northwest Arkansas. Destinee has always had a love for dogs as well as her family. Her family has rescued and adopted a few dogs, and she now has her own Golden Retriever. She came to Joint Forces hoping to expand her knowledge of dogs and better understand a dog’s ability to learn commands.

Autumn Bandera is from Chicago, Illinois. Her family always owned a dog growing up, as well as fostered for local rescues, so she understands the care and love that goes into keeping a dog happy. She rescued her own Australian Cattle Dog, who had some behavior issues, which led to Autumn’s interest in training. After high school, she worked as a kennel attendant at a dog training facility, which gave her experience handling dogs of all types. She came to Joint Forces K9 to expand her knowledge on dog training and behavior.

McKayla Kelley is from Tahlequah, Oklahoma & I’m 21 years old. I grew up around dogs my entire life so being able to work with them almost every day is a dream come true. I’ve always had an interest in becoming a Duck Dog trainer so working at Joint Forces will allow me to gain more knowledge, and hopefully one day I can bring that sort of training to the facility!