About

About Us

Monique was born and raised in Belgium.

She has been working in the field of dog training for nearly 30 years. Monique regularly shares her expertise with dog trainers, pet dog owners, professional handlers, veterinarians, ethologists and behaviorists in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain and recently the USA.

Past seminar topics include : assistance dog training, detection, medical detection, scent discrimination, tracking, trailing and SAR for professional working dogs; aggression, resolving communication issues during training, finding solutions to problems during training exercises and instructor courses for other training enthusiasts and instructors.

Monique also developed a number of successful programs for shelters/ rescue and shelter staff what means a lot of added value for the dogs and their future owners as well.

Monique's expertise as a trainer include training professional working dog's for professional handlers in the field of law enforcement, military and conservation.

One of her projects included training dogs for the government of Catalunya, Spain to assist them with their conservation efforts to relocate wolves and bears away from populated areas into more remote locations. In addition she has worked with trainers and behaviorists to help solve behavior problems.

She is recognized as one of Europe's best experts in the working dog field and in working with dogs exhibiting aggression issues. Her instructor training programs have been well attended and have produced many professional trainers over the years.

Through her assistance dog organization in Belgium she has trained and continues to supervise and direct the training of all kinds of assistance dogs including : guide dogs for the blind, therapy dogs for children with autism, seizure alert dogs for diabetics and people with epilepsy and assistance dogs for disabled individuals or those with hearing impairments.

Monique started her new Academy for Dogs and Trainers In June 2015 in the United States located in Saint Johnsville, NY.

Program offerings at the Academy include : private consultations and behavior modification for problem behavior, tailored private workshops for working dogs, residential training programs including bootcamp for instructors and handlers and various topics and residential programs for professional handlers and working dogs.

To compliment her training programs Monique started her breeding program.

Monique's dogs have gone on to have successful careers as police, military and assistance dogs.

Monique De Roeck's K9 Academy For Dogs and Trainers

1372 Burrell Road - Saint Johnsville, NY 13452

Tel: (518) 568-9991