About AlpinHaus Shepherds

Meet The Founder

AlpinHaus Shepherds was founded with a clear and uncompromising vision: to redefine what’s possible in the world of Protection Dogs.

Led by Suede Michael Hussain—a graduate of the Wharton School and a visionary in the security and canine industries—AlpinHaus was built to set a new global benchmark for performance, reliability, and integration. Combining advanced genetic selection, innovative training methods, and a passion for real-world results, AlpinHaus has quickly earned recognition from media giants like USA Today, Business Insider, and LA Weekly.

Suede Michael has a broad and distinguished background that he carries into his obsession with Dog Training. He has spent a career in management consulting and early-stage corporate development. Suede has traveled professionally and performed work all over the world in a myriad of places, including Hong Kong, Sydney, India, Mexico, Prague, France, New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Throughout this time Suede has also undertaken a life of extreme adventures: from world-class swims to ice & rock climbing and alpinism, as well as remote geographic exploration. He has raced in open-water swim classics such as the Escape from Alcatraz and Across the Golden Gate in San Francisco, climbed the iconic El Capitan in Yosemite Valley and Breidelveil Falls in Colorado, as well as tackled various other projects around the globe. From Scotland down to continental Europe and into Asia, to the zone of K2 to explore uncharted regions of the Karakoram on the border of China and Pakistan, Suede Michael has cultivated an understanding of what a high-performance dedication to mastery of craft and it’s standards truly consist of.