Trainer Profiles

Laura Barton

Waikato

Sandy King

Stewart Island Rakiura

Perry (Griff) Griffin

Waikato

Toby Shanley

Taranaki

Toby Salmon

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Guus Knopers

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Guus started working with dogs over 40 years ago in Holland with his family’s dog training business. He now trains dogs for a number of agencies and for multiple purposes.

 

Shaun Gifford

Waikato

Anya Kruszewski

West Coast Te Tai Poutini

Corey Kurei

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Amy Knopers

Canterbury Waitaha

Chris Giblin

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau (specifically Aotea / Great Barrier Island)

Chris is passionate about conservation and protecting wildlife. He is the Operations Manager on Aotea for an iwi led project eradicating feral cats and rodents. He works a feral cat detection dog.

 

Joe Carson

Taranaki, Manawatū-Whanganui

Malcolm Macfarlane

Waikato, Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

 

Lesley Baigent

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

Glen Coulston

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

Good Wood Aotearoa Director. Glen trains dogs of owners who live in the Whangarei area. If you live elsewhere, please select another trainer

 

Paul Prip

West Coast Te Tai Poutini

Paul has a background in animal pest control, and since 1983 has trained, worked, and hunted with dogs. Paul has worked with others who are protecting and restoring Taranaki kiwi, and is now based on the West Coast

 

Christine Friis

Waikato

Billy Barton

Otago Ōtākou, Southland Murihiku

I am happy to do one off sessions and happy to be contacted directly, please just text me with your details – 02102277173

 

Brendan Carrucan

Waikato

Ko Brendan Carrucan tōku ingoa. Nō Aerana ahau.

E awhi ana ahau ki te tiaki i ngā Kiwi mai Te Tara o Te Ika a Māui

Ian Cox

Nelson Whakatū, Tasman Te Tai-o-Aorere

Richard Rope

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

Richard has been around dogs most of his life and runs pig dogs. He is passionate about people getting out in nature but not at a cost to kiwi.

 

Heidi Pease

Taranaki

 

 

Sheila Westley

Waikato

Sheila volunteers for the Project Kiwi Trust on the Coromandel. Kiwi live all around people on the Peninsula making it important to be responsible owners and bring dogs to kiwi avoidance training.

 

Jesse Emery

Bay of Plenty Te Moana-a-Toi

Steve Rigby

Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau

Ethan Benney

Northland Te Tai Tokerau

Works for Good Wood Aotearoa. Ethan trains dogs of owners who live in the Whangarei area. If you live elsewhere, please select another trainer

 

Joe Metekingi

Manawatū-Whanganui

Nick Murphy

Waikato