Meet Calvin Wilbon

The Journey Continues…

Calvin Wilbon, owner of 1st Mind K9, started in a small town called Wrightsville, where he learned about natural dog behavior by adopting and following stray dogs around the neighborhood. The strays taught him various means of survival and how to stay comfortable while doing so, which ultimately led to his own theory, "Survival and Comfort." He teaches people how to perceive a dog’s perspective in order to communicate with them effectively. Throughout the years of pursuing his dreams, he has lived among and trained hundreds of dogs in all areas of the dog industry, completing some of the most difficult tasks. Calvin always felt a sense of purpose; his goal is to help billions of people achieve their desired outcomes with their dogs. The foundation he has established is based on proper communication through understanding the dog's perspective on how their world operates.

In his journey, Calvin has become a dog communicator, human educator, author, and inventor, all within the dog industry. His journey continues as he plans to reach the highest level of human potential while striving to fulfill his purpose of bettering dogs' lives.

*Calvin's Words*

Through the years of training and showcasing my gift of communicating with dogs, people have claimed that I am one of their favorite dog trainers in the world. The reality of witnessing the reactions from people is amazing; I've manifested moments like these, and my prayer is to teach others how to achieve any dream they have, whether it involves their dogs or anything else. There was a time in my life when all of these things were just dreams, wishes, hopes, and visions. I imagined being in magazines, training high-end clients' dogs, winning competitions, going viral on social media, speaking on podcasts, and so much more. I have accomplished all of these dreams and plan to harness that same power to dream even bigger and pursue better opportunities.

The value I see in life is taking advantage of the time we have together on earth to truly learn about our gifts and help one another fulfill areas in life where we didn't have the time to do so ourselves.

By the grace of God and the influence He has blessed me with among my peers, I promise to continue being obedient and to fulfill the purpose He set for me on this earth.

With the name I’m developing, I will do the work I was sent here to do.

What People Are Saying

  • THERESA C

    “I have known Calvin Wilbon several years now. I heard about him through a fellow dog trainer. When I spoke with him over the phone the first time, I knew I wanted to train with him because of the way he spoke about dogs. Then I read his book and gained greater understanding into the mind of this young man. I would best describe his God given talent with dogs as having the ability to see from behind the eyes of the dog and read the dog’s mind and intentions. I’ve spent the last 5 years training with trainers whom many would consider to be THE top trainers of trainers in the world. Martin Deeley, James Hamm, Pat Trichter, Bart Bellon, Michael Bellon, Pat Nolan, Ivan Balabanov and others. Calvin Wilbon became my coach and mentor in early January of 2022. You could say he is the man who is helping me to apply all I have learned, so that I can come to a place of much deeper understanding about dogs. We are working together on my goals for my personal dog, as well my goals for my business. As I expand and grow my business, my plans include hiring Calvin to train my family members who are joining my business this fall. I highly recommend Calvin. I plan to continue our journey together for years to come as we both are working towards a higher goal of being of real service to the masses to ultimately save dogs lives.”

  • ROBERT S.

    “feel so blessed to be able to visibly see the progress I get out of my dogs daily, I appreciate you so much man and when I get to being a trainer myself I promise imma do my best to give back and give the knowledge to others like you 🙏”

  • BISHOP KIDD

    “Working with Calvin have been a blessing. its been more than just dogs he’s taught me many life lessons and has been the best big brother/mentor i could ever ask for. far as training dog he’s the best teacher in that area too he makes everything easy to understand and will push you to for full potential”

“Motivation comes from within —

and I’m here to help you activate it.”

Calvin Wilbon