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Some wealthy individuals are spending up to $175,000 on protection dogs. At the 170-acre Svalinn Ranch in Montana, Kim Greene breeds dogs that are a cross between German Shepherds, Dutch Shepherds and Belgian Malinois. They are highly-trained and well-mannered and "the presence of a trained, thinking, discerning, obedient animal is a deterrent. Full stop,” said Greene, who has bred more than 400 dogs to date.

From Afghanistan to Africa to Wyoming, Kim Greene is a leading trainer of world-class protection dogs that she sells for $175,000 each. Now based in Montana, the woman sells about 20 dogs a year and her security business made nearly $3 million in 2024.

“This is my dream life, and it’s wrapped up in my dream job,” she says. “It’s wrapped up in a business that encompasses my whole life with my children ... being in this beautiful place [and] doing the activities that I love with people I love being with.”

Kim Greene reveals what it takes to train dogs that “have better manners than most humans.”