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Basil
Theofanides Director of Training
Basil
Theofanides is the Program Director of Dog Trainers Australia (DTA) the leading training provider
for the dog training industry. He is one of few Nationally Accredited
Trainers & Assessors by the Official Government Accreditation
Authority working in the industry.
Basil's
training & instructing expertise spans over 25 years, which began
when he acquired his first puppy a German Shepherd Dog, through
the Kamarn Breeders Foundation. This was a scientific breeding organisation
for the selective breeding of German Shepherd Dogs in Australia.
During his time with Kamarn, Basil trained & conditioned young
pups which were then donated to the Australian Customs Department
as sniffer dogs. Basil has been an expert witness in court cases
involving dog attacks & has provided Temperament Assessments
in many such cases for dog owners.
Other
qualifications:
- Training
Director and founder of Award Winning Command
Dog Training School, one of the leading & most successful
professional dog training schools in Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
- Member of the Animal Care & Management Standing Committee Primary Skills Victoria.
- Consulted
to the Department of Justice, Correctional Services Division on
their Dog Trainers Course.
- Vice
President & founding member of the AAPDT (Australian Association
of Professional Dog Trainers Inc).
- Key
member of the writing group with the Bureau of Animal Welfare for the development of Codes of Practice
for Dog Training Establishments & Day Care & Boarding Establishments.
- Consults
regularly to the government on canine issues
- Regularly
conducts Canine Communication workshops for Animal Management
Officers
- Has
been featured on Burke's Backyard, Talk To The Animals, A Current
Affair, talkback radio & more recently on Dr Harry Cooper's
video "Buying & Caring For Your Puppy".
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