Make your stay extra special:

Explore, learn, and enjoy together with your dog

Training & Guidance
• Training sessions to strengthen the bond between you and your dog.
• Observation and communication training (e.g. through a scent trail or freework).
• Balance and coordination training to improve body awareness.
• Walks during which you learn to better understand canine body language – what is your dog really telling you on a walk?
• Preparation for relaxed vet visits.
• Basic education and specialized training, such as “Do as I do.”
• Individual support for questions about your dog’s wellbeing.

Course “Team op Stip”
At home, you study the theory using a workbook, and during your holiday, we complete the practical assignments together.

Practical Support
• Dog-sitting or walking service if you would like to spend a day out without your dog.

About Martina
Martina has been a certified canine instructor for over 30 years. Animals – especially dogs and horses – are her greatest passion. Since moving to the Netherlands more than 20 years ago, she has specialized in the relationship between humans and dogs. Her mission: to strengthen cooperation and mutual understanding within every human-dog team.

Experience
• Lecturer at the DAI Academy (Dog Assisted Interventions)
• Trainer for Autism Assistance Dogs
• Instructor for Balance & Coordination
• Instructor for Guide Dogs and ADL (Assistance for Daily Living) Dogs
• PADA Evaluator (Personality Assessment of Domestic Animals)
• Specialist in overcoming fear of dogs
• Active in various projects within the field of Animal Assisted Services (AAS)

Since 2019, she has also been running her own company “Stip aan de Horizon.” In her free time, she trains her own dogs in scent detection, tracking, and Dummy gundog training.

Prices depend on the chosen activity.