• Owner and Instructor PhysioTrailDogs
  • Instructor and Squad Leader of a Search and Rescue Dog UnitOperational
  • SAR Dog Handler MT for the NRW Police
  • Operational Test Evaluator for SAR Dogs
  • Instructor for First Aid for Dogs
  • Mantrailing Instructor – Mantrailing International
  • Permit according to § 11 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 8 f TierSchG (German Animal Welfare Act)

I have over 15 years of experience in training dogs in Mantrailing and handle two mantrailers, who couldn’t be more different. With them, I have undertaken and completed well over 750 deployments in the last 5 years. I am also always striving to further my education, because one never stops learning. Thinking outside the box makes a big difference here, which is why I try to participate in further training/seminars as often as possible. Continuous further education ensures a qualitative foundation and a high level of training. For this further training, I draw on the well-founded knowledge of various trainers and instructors in Europe who have proven themselves above average through their achievements. To name a few:

Instructors / Further Training with:

  • Alexandra Grunow – K9 Pro (Austria)
  • Andreas Ebert – Mantrailing International (Germany)
  • Axel Hehl (France)
  • Dirk Fellechner – Mantrailing Coach (Germany)
  • Dr. Ute Blaschke-Berthold (Germany)
  • Jörg Weiß – Mantrailing Quality (Austria)
  • Karina Kalks – Mantrailing Academy Austria (Austria)
  • Senior Staff Veterinarian Dr. Esther Schalke (Service Dog Center of the German Armed Forces – Germany)
  • Roberta Bottaro – INBTI Instructor (Italy)
  • and many more.

Completed Further/Advanced Training since 2014:

  • Psychosocial Support for Emergency Services – Basic (acc. to PSAH minimum standard) – ASB Witten e.V. – GER (July 2024 – Feb. 2025)
  • Paramedic (Emergency Medical Service Training Course – ASB NRW) – ASB Köln e.V. – GER (Dec. 2024)
  • Support for Relatives after Suicide – PSNV NOK (Nov. 2023)
  • SAR Dog Work under the Influence of Cadaver Scent 2.0 (Aug. 2023)
  • Seminar “Mantrailing in Thermals” A. Grunow – AUT (Sept. 2022)
  • SAR Dog Work under the Influence of Cadaver Scent (June 2022)
  • Mantrailing Instructor – Mantrailing International (Dec. 2019 – June 2021)
  • Mantrailing Seminar in Ellwangen – Mantrailing International – GER (June 2021)
  • Further Training for Conducting PoC Antigen Rapid Tests (May 2021)
  • Mantrailing Seminar in Cottbus – Mantrailing International – GER (May 2021)
  • Psychosocial Support for Emergency Personnel – Johanniter Unfallhilfe e.V. – GER (May 2021)
  • Mantrailing Operational Seminar in Bremerhaven – Mantrailing International – GER (Sept. 2020)
  • Mantrailing Seminar in Sargans (SUI) – Mantrailing International – GER (July 2020)
  • New Approaches to Dealing with Leash Aggression – Katrien Lismont – GER (March 2020)
  • A World of Scent – Roberta Bottaro – ITA (Feb. 2020 – March 2020)
  • Handling and Working Trails in Strong Winds – JUH RHS Sylt (Jan. 2020)
  • First Aid for Dogs – Tierklinik Bettembourg – LUX (Dec. 2019)
  • Alternative Behaviors – Senior Staff Veterinarian Dr. Esther Schalke – GER (Nov. 2019)
  • Mantrailing – Senior Staff Veterinarian Dr. Esther Schalke and Police Chief Inspector Hans Ebbers – GER (Nov. 2019)
  • Pentecost Workshop Bad Segeberg AGRHSH – GER (May 2019)
  • Mantrailing Further Training – Jörg Weiß – AUT (Dec. 2018)
  • Cours d’Initiation Commun (CIC) – CGDIS – LUX (July 2018)
  • Pentecost Workshop Bad Segeberg AGRHSH – GER (May 2018)
  • Mantrailing Further Training – Dirk Fellechner – GER (Sept. 2017)
  • Functional Behavior Analysis – Dr. Ute Blaschke-Berthold – GER (Aug. – Sept. 2017)
  • Indicating and Naming – Dr. Ute Blaschke-Berthold – GER (Aug. 2017)
  • Separation Anxiety – Dr. Ute Blaschke-Berthold – GER (Aug. 2017)
  • Mantrailing Further Training – Dirk Fellechner – GER (April 2016)
  • Further Training – Canine Behavior – Andrea Junge – GER (May 2015)
  • Participation Mantrailing Weekend, Giethoorn – NLD (April 2014)
  • and much more.

Civil-Military Training / Further Education until 2014:

  • CBRN Defense for All Troops – Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Defense Training for All Troops -> Special CBRN Defense/Protective Tasks
  • AdA Certificate – Instructor Aptitude -> IHK Lübeck (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
  • Exempted according to §31 Para. 1 German Arms Act -> Deutscher Motor Yacht Verband (German Motor Yacht Association)
  • Squad Leader Training -> Army NCO School – Training Group B – Münster/Westphalia
  • Medic Assistant – Helper in Medical Service -> GebJgBtl 232 Bischofswiesen (Mountain Infantry Battalion)
  • Driver’s License Class CE – Truck Driver’s License with Trailer -> Kraftfahrausbildungszentrum Leipzig (Driver Training Center)
  • Psychosocial Support Training -> Army NCO School – Training Group B – Münster/Westphalia
  • Boating License for Sea and Inland Waters -> Deutscher Motor Yacht Verband
  • Small Arms Instructor (new Standard Small Arms Concept) -> Army NCO School – Training Group B – Münster/Westphalia
  • Tetrapol – Digital Radio Training (Bundeswehr) -> FüUstgBtl 292 Dillingen/Donau (Command Support Battalion)
  • Bundeswehr Sports Instructor / DOSB Examiner (German Olympic Sports Confederation) -> WBK 1 Küste (Military District Command 1 Coast)
  • and much more.