The 30 Dutch dog trainers

I interview dog behavior experts and veterinarians, and I translate the outcomes of these interviews into easy-to-read books and articles. The reason why I started out interviewing these dog experts in the first place was the fact that I wanted a puppy of my own, just like you.

I too visited countless websites on puppy training, each of which provided free information about rearing puppies. No two authors gave the same advice. Somewhere along the way, I couldn't see the forest for the trees anymore, not knowing who to trust and who to ignore.

At one point, having found yet another website giving completely different advice from all the others, I quit consulting websites by these (so-called) dog experts, and started looking for my own answers.

Long story short: writing these puppy books required me to approach a total of 50 dog behavior experts, and interview 30 of them. This means that the information in my books doesn't come from any single source, which is the usual state of affairs on most other websites. On top of that, all of these 30 persons have an education in the field of dog behavior or animal medicine. Due to this broad approach, you can regard the information in my books as sound and reliable.

In addition, none of the free information you will find online is arranged in any convenient way. By contrast, each one of my four puppy books focus on one specific subject: (1) house-training, (2) dog crate training, (3) teaching not to bite, and (4) being alone at home training for puppies.

The information contained in my 4 puppy training books are based on a comprehensive survey comprising no less than 255 questions, as well as on a series of in-depth interviews. A total of 30 professional Dutch dog trainers have completed the entire questionnaire, and their answers laid the foundation for my 4 puppy training books that can be considered a credible source of information.

My reasons for interviewing Dutch dog experts are, of course, my own Dutch origins, as well as my original intention of writing my puppy training books for a purely Dutch audience. As I kept receiving positive feedback from all my readers, I decided to translate my books into English, allowing a worldwide audience, including you, to learn from the tips and tricks provided by all the dog experts I have interviewed.

I want to thank all 30 Dutch dog trainers who took the time and made the effort of answering all 255 questions in my questionnaire. On behalf of all readers: thank you very much! Your answers to my questions have been a major contribution to the contents of this book.

The 30 Dutch dog trainers who were part of bringing about my 4 puppy training books are:

1. Suzanne Welling of Martin Gaus Hondenschool Lelystad
2. Peter Beekman of Kynotrain
3. Alexandra Wilkinson of ikwileenbravehond.nl
4. Frank Wennekers of Speurhondenschool Care4Dogs
5. Claudia Nieuwkerk of Hondenschool Zwolle
6. Ingrid Mus-Huijsman of Goed Beter Beest
7. Anita Jansen of TO BE TOUCHED.
8. Arline Meijer
9. Esther Zwaagstra of Esther Hondenschool
10. Wendy Zwierenberg
11. Fieke Looijenga of Doggy’s Hondenschool
12. Irene Bleeker of Hondenschool Shadow
13. Sonja Verhoef of Coachjehond
14. Nicky Gootjes of Gedragscentrum Samenspel
15. Elske Donders of Dog Academy
16. Isabelle Sels of Martin Gaus Hondenschool Leopoldsburg
17. Marloes Wehn of Je hond weet waarom
18. Jessica Verstegen of Wooftown Hondencentrum
19. Jolanda de Winter of Hondenschool Jolanda
20. Marieke Smit of Hondenschool Robbedoes
21. Suzanne Heukels of De Lijn
22. Pascale Zwart of TheraPYR4Dogs
23. Patrick Slagboom of Kynocademy
24. Krisje Moens of hondenschool Zen4AllDogs
25. Rudy Kerkhoven of Brok & Braaf hondenschool Hengelo
26. José Haeke of Gedragsadviesbureau KynoSense
27. Rinske de Vries of Hondensport Heerenveen
28. Hylke Walters of Hondenschool Het Kwispelaartje
29. Jozef Claessen of Hondenschool Bollie vzw.
30. Ewald Nagels of Dogtrack