Who is Ann-Jo Proos?

  • Training Expert for Lowland Search dogs 2018 – 2020
  • October Certificate instructor  scent detection level 2: October 2018 (Scent imprint for dogs)
  • 15 – 19 January 2018 Certificate detection instructor level 1: Scent imprint for dogs
  • 16 – 19 April 2016 seminar mantrailing with Alun Williams
  • 20 – 23 February 2015 seminar German mantrailing association
  • 21 – 23 March 2014 3 day mantrailing Seminar Kevin Kocher
  • 13 – 15 December 2013 3 day mantrailing Seminar Kevin Kocher
  • 6 – 10 september 2013: 5 day Seminar mantrailing Jeff Schettler
  • 10 – 11 novembre 2012 : Séminaire de Turid Rugaas Comprendre son chien : à propos de langage, les émotions et le stress, le leadership et la dominance
  • 2012 8 day Mantrailing- Trainers course: Mantrailing Europe (Gabriella Trautmann & Alun Williams)
  • 2012 Advanced weekend course Mantrailing in Germany with Alun Williams & Robert Boulanger Mantrailing Europe;
  • 2011 6 day Mantrailing course advanced Lacarno: Mantrailing Europe (Gabriel Trautman)
  • 2011 Mantrailing course Jorg Weiss;
  • 2010 Course Cues and Reinforcers Kay Laurence;
  • 1985 – 2000 yearly avalanche, disaster and area search course with the ÖKD in Austria;
  • 1989 – 2001 trainer & coordinator RHH (Reddingshonden Hulpdienst Holland);
  • 1989 – 2007 trainer  & developer of the method SAR Dogs  “the natural way” training (teaching the bringsel method in 5 days); training and assessments tests  of my own 5 SAR dogs;
  • 1999 earthquake Turkey (2x) as deployment coordinator;
  • 2001 founder of  Kappa Search Dogs 2005 & participation in a 2-day International Mission-Exercise in Ljubljana, Slovenia ;
  • till 2007 coordinator for deployments and training of the SAR Dogs teams of Kappa Search Dogs;
  • Deployments in Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
  • Organizer of 3 international SAR Dog workshops, guest trainer Tom Middlemas (with teams from Germany and Australia).
  • Assessor with the Foundation SAR Dogs Netherlands (SIN).