Meet our Staff
The Staff of Sheyenne River Kennels
Joe Fluge
Owner & Trainer
Joe is an experienced trainer with years of military, law enforcement, and AKC experience.
- Air National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Program, Regional Manager for ND, MN, WI, and SD
- Graduate of Bullocks K9 Training Academy
- Owner of Urban K9 Detection and Training
- Former Intelligence Analyst with the Cass County Drug Task Force for over 10 years
- Licensed Private Investigator in ND and MN
- President / Founder of K9 Crew
He offers training in obedience, explosive detection, and drug detection.
Kati
Lead Trainer
Kati joined the SRK team in December 2023 as our lead dog trainer. Katie has been training dogs for four years. She has worked with dog aggression, resource guarding, basic obedience and so much more.
Outside of work she enjoys hunting, hiking, disc, and dock diving with her three dogs: Arlo (golden retriever), Otto (German Shepard) and Striker (field line Labrador retriever).
Grace
Kennel Assistant
Grace joined the SRK team in September of 2021. Her favorite part about working at the kennel is meeting all the new dogs and owners, watching training dogs progress, and answering client questions!
Outside of work Grace is a student at NDSU studying Crop and Weed Science, Animal Science, and Equine Science. In her free time, she competes with her two horses, JoJo & Nash, spends time with friends, and hunts with her two French Brittany's, Watson & Winnie!
Alexis
Kennel Assistant
Alexis joined the SRK team in June of 2022. Her favorite part about working at the kennel is interacting with the different dog breeds and their unique personalities. She has a Labrador retriever mix named Ruby.
Outside of work, Alexis is a student at NDSU in the Vet Tech program. In her free time she likes spending time with friends, hanging out and going for car rides with Ruby, shopping, and traveling when she's able to!
Kambree
Kennel Assistant
Kambree joined team SRK in August of 2022. She has 2 family dogs, a German Shepherd mix named Bosco and a toy poodle named Kruz. She also has her own dog named Benny who is a Bully Breed Mix. Her favorite thing about working at the kennel is getting to come to work and see, play, and interact with dogs everyday.
Outside of work, Kambree is a student at NDSU majoring in Psychology and minoring in criminal justice. She also loves hanging out with friends, family, and her dogs!
Elle
Kennel Assistant
Elle joined team SRK in March of 2023. She has two guinea Pigs named Winnie and Dory that she loves deeply! Her favorite thing about working at the kennel is we have different dogs everyday so it's always a surprise who she gets to work with.
Outside of work she is a student at MSUM studying music therapy. Elle also loves playing piano, traveling, hiking and watching whatever TV show she is into at the moment!
Kaylee
Kennel Assistant
Kaylee joined team SRK in January of 2024, She has a beagle named Huckleberry. Her favorite thing about working at the kennel is the atmosphere and working with the dogs!
Outside of work she is a student at NDSU studying Animal science and Equine science. She also rides on the NDSU equestrian team. Kaylee loves to spend time with her dog, family, and friends!
Samantha
Kennel Assistant
Sami started at SRK in October of 2022. She is a student at Fargo North High School. She has 2 dogs, Mabel and Simba, and a cat, Ginger. Her favorite thing about working at the kennel is getting to see all the different breeds of dogs that come to Sheyenne River Kennels.
Outside of school and work Sami enjoys reading, shopping, listening to music and making jewelry. Sami also loves to go on road trips and going on hikes.
Nora
Kennel Assistant
Nora joined the team at Sheyenne River Kennels September of 2022. She is a student at Fargo North High School. The thing she enjoys most about working at the kennel is getting to see and meet all of the dogs!
In her free time you can find her managing football, running track, playing basketball or in the weight room. She also enjoys baking and hanging out with friends. One place Nora has always wanted to travel is Norway.
Carrie
Kennel Assistant
Carrie started at SRK in June of 2023. She is a student at Fargo North High School. She has 1 dog, Chopper, and 5 cats . The thing she enjoys most about working at the kennel is getting to play with all the dogs!
Besides school and work, you can find her playing volleyball, basketball, or throwing the shot put, and discus. She also enjoys her time hanging out with her friends, staying active, reading, and being outdoors.
Karah
Kennel Assistant
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Anika
Kennel Assistant
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