K9Coach Pty Ltd, a Victorian behavioural inhome dog training company, based in Melbourne, using positive reinforcement methods was formed by Hans van Heesbeen, who – for four and a half (4 ½) years - was the Victorian Master Franchisee for a very well known and well established international inhome dog training company.
Hans is a hands-on trainer, having helped many people with their doggy problems and in August 2007 he formed K9Coach, which now benefits from his many years of experience.
K9Coach training uses coaching methods, rather than anything harsh or unpleasant. Our dogs work with us, rather than for us; we lead, rather than be led; we show the way, rather than following. This means, it isn't necessary to use chokers or other harsh methods.
Hans, as a passionate and accredited trainer and assessor (Cert IV AWT), also runs the Australian DogTrainers Academy – an organisation specialising in training people to become dog trainers, again using reward based methods. The Academy is one of the very few institutes offering nationally recognised dog trainer courses with their ‘Conduct Companion Animal Training (RUV 4512A)'.
‘K9Coach' and its division ‘Puppy Coach' specialise in in-home training – showing people in the comfort of their own home the best way to train their dog to suit their needs. In other words, our training is tailored to make your involvement with your canine more enjoyable.
‘Puppy Coach' also runs professional puppy training classes – giving your puppy one of the best groundings it can get in the crucial period of between the 8 th and 16 th week. Lack of social skills is often at the root of many canine problems. For details on our puppy training, please visit our group training tab.
Experience the service that we believe people want in dog training – a nice, simple, effective way of coaching dogs with problems so they are properly behaved. |