PDTE 2016 July Newsletter

Carme
Vivancos
Spain
M
Elise
Montfort
Belgium
y name is Carme
Vivancos and I was born
in Mallorca 47 years
ago. I am passionate about the canine
world. For as long as I can remember,
I’ve had a passion for animals, but
specially for dogs. I rescued dogs and
reported animal abuse for years. Then
I started working as a volunteer in
the dog shelter in my home town and
after two years there I realised that
we were only moving them to another
place (from Mallorca to Germany). As
a result of this, I began my training and
tried to prevent dogs from coming to
the dog shelter. Helping them before
arriving there became my goal.
Nowadays I have a school for dogs
that I founded in 2010. It’s name
M
y name is Elise and I
live in Belgium, near
Namur. I share my life
with two beautiful girls: Judy and
Kimba. Both of them went into dog’s
club and socialising sessions at an
early age. Yet, Judy started to show a
clear change in behaviour when she
turned one and Kimba never enjoyed
“traditional” training. Thanks to Judy’s
change in behaviour, I looked for
more appropriate ways of fulfilling
their needs. It took me a few months
to meet THE person who would
is “Nassos”, which means “noses”
in Majorcan. The school has two
locations: Palma and Manacor. Both
establishments are schools, grooming
salons and shops.
I have been training dog trainers for
two years, one course per year for
six people. My personal interest is to
raise awareness (to the general public
and especially to dog owners) of what
a dog’s life is like and how it would
be if they could choose and make
decisions.
definitely change our lives. Thanks
to that person (she’s called Marina
and is a wonderful person and dog
counsellor) I became acquainted with
Turid Rugaas’ philosophy of living
with dogs. One session was enough
to utterly get me into this philosophy:
every single thing was finally making
sense to me! From then on, I’ve been
deepening my knowledge of dogs and
doing my best to fulfil their needs.
Judy, Kimba and I still have a long way
to go, but that’s actually a nice thing:
because we’re heading there together.
Kati Ernits
Estonia
ello everybody, I am Kirsten
van Gaalen-Jeelof and I’m
Hvery happy to join PDTE.
Full Members
Iwork as a full time dog trainer.
I offer group and individual
training in addition to problem
behaviour consultations. I have
been training dogs since 2008. I
am a certified obedience trainer of
Estonian Kennel Union and certified
therapy dog handler since 2014. I
have two Samoyeds. Both are working
in children’s programs. I have been
testing new dog teams with the
Estonian Therapy Dogs Association. I
have also been doing puppy character
tests since 2009. To date I have tested
over 150 puppies. In 2015-2016 I
I’ve been into dogs my whole life but
sometimes I did not understand them.
My dog Civic changed that because he
let me know when he was not happy.
Due to the several medical problems
Civic faced, I realized that some things
in dog training needed to change. We
needed to not only look at behaviour
but also at the feelings of the dog and
why the dog is feeling so bad. We need
to try to make life better for the dog
and not only for the owner. We need
attended the course of diabetic alert
dogs training program in Finland. In
2016 we started a training program
for diabetic alert dogs in Estonia. I
attended International Dog Trainers
School with Lisbeth Borg de Waard
during 2015-2016. I also educated
myself in human behaviour and
psychology, because I believe dog
owner is the one who finally chooses
to train a dog and decides how to train
the dog. I have a basic education in
human psychology (BA) and I am a
certified international NLP (Neuro
Linguistic Programming) Practitioner
to try to make life better for both of
them.
Civic is a great dog to learn from. Be
There for your dog.
Kirsten van
Gaalen-Jeelof
Netherlands
Toni Martínez
Alcaraz
Spain
I
My name is Toni Martínez
Alcaraz and I am from Terrassa
Spain. I am 29 and I work both
on social integration and as a dog
trainer. Currently I am studying
for two University degrees, one in
Social Education and the second in
Psychology.
I discovered my interest and love for
animals during my early childhood.
I was raised and educated among
human and nonhuman animals,
including birds, fishes, rodents, cats
and dogs. In particular, I feel a true
passion and admiration for the latter
two species, cats and dogs.
I am a member of UDOLS, a nonprofit
organization devoted to enhancing
the welfare of urban dogs. I also have
my own website www.educanfel.com
where I publish original articles and
reflections about gentle dog training
as well as with regard to cat behavior.
I live together with two female dogs,
Luna a Labrador who is almost 4 years
old, and Linda, a Beagle who is now a
year and a half. We all share a flat with
a big balcony. Of course my flat mates
can move freely around the place, just
as the family members they are.
My favorite dog activities are
those connected to nosework. I am
passionate about scent!
PDTE is happy to offer full membership to the following members
Julie
Stephenson
United Kingdom
Sindhoor
Pangal
India
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