HENNY MARTINONI

Trainer / Switzerland

HENNY MARTINONI

Trainer / Switzerland-GAK9 European Training & Certifications Coordinator


Henny Martinoni has been involved with dogs since 2001. Over the years, he has trained and worked with many working dogs and has been actively engaged in several fields, including search and rescue, patrol work, explosive detection, trailing and other scent detection activities. His experience includes working with a multi-purpose patrol dog trained in patrol work, explosive detection and trailing.


Henny has been a dog trainer since 2005. He has worked as an instructor for search and rescue dogs and sport dogs, and for six years (2009–2015) served as an instructor, certification expert and trainer for the basic and continuing education of other dog trainers.

He has many years of experience working with dogs presenting behavioral challenges, including aggression, anxiety and fear-related issues. Since 2014, he has been a certified assistant in behavioral therapy and canine behavior coach following training with Dr. Joël Dehasse in Switzerland and Belgium.
Over the years, Henny has trained and supported dog-and-handler teams in various scent detection disciplines, including bed bug detection, conservation detection and other specialized detection applications. He also regularly gives lectures, seminars and training courses in different countries on various aspects of canine work, particularly scent work, olfaction, canine behavior, training and education.


Henny started trailing in 2010 with his first dog to give him a job after his retirement as a working dog. He has been working with Jeff Schettler since 2013 and has attended many GAK9 seminars with different instructors.

After consulting with Jeff Schettler and Alis Dobler, Henny began training his own groups of private dog handlers. He teaches the GAK9 philosophy to people interested in the dog’s olfactory world and calls the discipline Sportrailing — meaning without the aim to go on a real search.


He also provides training to law enforcement agencies and other institutions in several countries.

Contact:
[email protected]
Cities: Geneva, all the Switzerland