About Dave
Dave Kroyer, Head Trainer and Owner of Canine Headquarters and DKA for dog trainers,has over 15 years of experience handling, training and coaching in the areas of IGP, Ring Sport, Police K9, AKC Obedience, Nosework, Agility, SAR, and AKC Tracking.
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His FOURTEEN appearances as a World Championship competitor and multiple National and Regional podium placements in different dog sports afford him the opportunity to help and coach many top competitors in the U.S. and abroad.
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Dave brings his knowledge of multiple disciplines and dog sports to the table to offer the most informative training and coaching available. Dave is also a judge for UKC sanctioned Nosework trials and a United States Mondio Ring Association judge.
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Known as a "TRAINER OF TRAINERS", Dave's knowledge, innovative ideas and approach to problem solving is sought world wide and his seminars and coaching are second to none. His experience as a "behaviorist" allows him to think "outside the box" when it comes to training and handling for all dog sports and companion obedience. Dave is also known globally for his work with aggressive and fear reactive dogs
About Nino
Nino has been described by some of his social media followers as a “new-age dog trainer”. This sentiment describes Nino’s innovative approach to training that enables the development of dog and handler’s full potential. Nino Drowaert founded STSK9® in 2016, after identifying a need for innovative and progressive changes in working dog training.
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As a 20-year veteran of the APD spending 11 years as a K9 handler and, finally, 5 years as Head Trainer and supervisor of the K9 Unit, he achieved a high level of success and holds the highest recorded number of K9 deployments for the department. His skills in coaching handlers and training dogs made him an obvious choice for the position of Nationally Certified Head Trainer for Belgium’s largest police department.
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Subsequently, Nino became the first European police instructor in 2016 to travel to the RAAF and teach the implementation of his training system for law enforcement and the military. SASR (Special Air Service Regiment) and Second Commando Regiment also participated.
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The development and implementation of Nino's STSK9 Master View now forms the backbone of a broader scientific thinking process. Nino applies this new methodology to coach dog trainers and professionals, making Nino not just a dog training coach but a dog training consultant.
About Courtney
After the 9/11 terrorist attack, Courtney felt compelled to join the Army National Guard as a Military Police Officer. Over the next three years, she gained tactical and operational experience attending QRF and S.W.A.T. schools. She was the first ever National Guard Canine Handler and while attending the MWD Handlers Course, she was recognized as the distinguished honor graduate and awarded Top Dog, as well and received an Army Commendation Medal. Courtney served as a Patrol Explosives Detection Dog Handler as a Staff Sergeant with the C.T. Army National Guard. She was later employed as a private contractor to Kabul Afghanistan for 13 months with a Security Forces K-9 team to secure checkpoints, and search vehicles and buildings at the US Embassy.
During her military and private canine career, Courtney has assisted and worked along side local, state, and federal agencies on various missions including protecting U.S. Presidents, high-ranking government officials, the Pope, and other world leaders.
Courtney Robbins put her military training to use in the next chapter of her dog career when she left the military and became a private contractor. She has specialized in training elite protection dogs for military and law enforcement, professional athletes, public figures, celebrities, royalty, and world leaders.
About Jonas
Jonas Black, founder and owner of K911, has had a life-long fascination with animal behavior. From a young age Jonas displayed a keen understanding of canine behavior. He began working with canines at the age of 9 at the Alameda Park Zoo in Alamogordo, New Mexico where he tended to the coyote and wolf exhibits.
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Jonas decided it was time to follow his passion in 2016 when he made the decision to stop studying engineering and open a business dedicated to giving other people hope for not only their dogs but also hope for their own relationships with their dogs. Jonas is a Balanced Approach canine professional. Jonas has shattered the glass ceilings of owners' expectations time and time again by formulating a custom approach to each and every client's needs.
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Jonas is also widely known for his philanthropic work in the world of dog rescue. Through fundraising efforts, free training, and donating 20 hours a week to working with reactive rescue dogs, Jonas has made a measurable impact in Texas and across the U.S. Jonas has a passion for resolving behavior issues, keeping dogs in homes, and saving canine lives in the process.
About Johnathan
Jonathan Katz is a trainer/handler/competitor/coach. As a trainer, he works with behavior modification cases and trains personnel protection dogs. He is also a certified Police K9 Trainer and has
help many teams around the country.
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As a handler, Jonathan spent two years working for the Israeli government. He trained and handled explosive detection dogs for cargo terminals and vehicle check points, but his main job was a traveling instructor to problem solve teams having issues.
As a competitor, he was the 9th handler to obtain a PSA3 with his dog Uzi being the 10th dog to obtain the title. He also achieved his second PSA3 with his dog Cougar being the 21st dog. His third PSA3 was with his Uzi daughter Puma was the 26th dog. Jonathan also won 2017 PSA National Champion. He has stood on the national podium many times with different dogs and has many regional championship wins.
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As a coach, he has helped many teams to the podium on a regional and national level. He conditions handlers to have a competitive mind set and the need to be calm and collected while training/trialing.
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He is currently the co-owner and head instructor of Dogma Academy for Dog Trainers in Mart TX. He teaches handlers and trainers every day to make them better communicators!
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