Canine Intervention: Everything To Know About Show Star Jas Leverette

The lead of Netflix’s newest docuseries Canine Intervention is Jas Leverette, and his long history of loving and working with animals led him to a successful dog training career. His list of clients includes celebs like Kevin Hart and Stephen Curry. Working with horses in jumping, dressage, vaulting, and trail riding (and playing youth football with the Oakland Dynamites as a young man) made Jas appreciate hard work, dedication, and discipline. When he was in a situation where he had to protect himself, he chose dogs over guns.

Born in New York and raised by a single mom in Oakland, Jas spent his adolescence doing everything he could to survive. His best friend Charles wasn’t so lucky. After committing what Jas describes as “a pretty bad crime,” he was charged as an adult at age 16. He received a sentence of 31 years to life. Fearful of finding himself in similar circumstances, Jas put everything he had learned into Cali K9.

Jas started Cali K-9 with a belief that there are no bad dogs, and with a mission to save last-chance dogs who were on their way to being euthanized. Over a million dogs are euthanized each and every year, and once, a long time ago, one of those unfortunate dogs belonged to Jas. Jas’ beloved Sinbad killed another dog and, as a result, Jas was forced to put him down. The experience changed his life forever, and he wants to save every dog from being euthanized.

Leverette trains all kinds of canines. From family pets to service dogs to working law enforcement K-9s and protection dogs, Jas can train them all. He’s so good he’s called an “animal communicator,” according to his website, CaliK9. His work with horses is all about body language, while his work with dogs relies on his expert ability to recognize the “drive, temperament, and disposition in all breeds.“

Devoting his life to understanding dogs, and, more importantly, to helping humans understand dogs, Jas is a pack animal himself. As a devout Muslim, Jas knows his God is his pack leader, who assists him with staying motivated (and in hot pursuit of the life he wants to live). In this example, Jas makes a clear connection between animals and humans and thinks canines and people need support to feel safe, as well as loving guidance when they are scared or insecure. 

Though he clearly loves his dogs a whole lot (he’s got four), Jas Leverette does have some human loves in his life as well! He met his wife Nouhaila on a trip to Morocco. He said he knew he couldn’t live without her as soon as he saw her. The beautiful couple welcomed a beautiful baby boy Jasir into the world on February 15, 2020. Jas was overjoyed and hopes that his son will fall in love with dogs just like he did (and take over the family business someday).

Canine Intervention is. now streaming on Netflix

Source: CaliK9