Lisbeth is Principal of the International Dog Trainer School and the founder of Nordic Education Centre for Dog Trainers.

She was certified as a dog trainer by internationally-renowned dog trainer and behaviourist Turid Rugaas and has 21 years’ experience with problem solving and behaviour in dogs.

Lisbeth is a former college and university lecturer in Norway.

Jonas specialises in pedagogy, instruction methods, course quality and first aid for humans and for dogs.

The past 18 years he has worked with developing training courses for the Norwegian Ambulance and Police.

Turid Rugaas is a world-renowned Norwegian author and dog trainer. She has published several books and DVDs including the popular best seller On Talking Terms with Dogs.

Turid is famous for her pioneering work in how dogs communicate, and has identified over 30 ‘calming signals’ that have since helped many dog trainers, behaviourists and ethologists understand dog language.

In 2017, Turid was awarded the King’s Badge of Honour by His Majesty King Harald VI of Norway, in recognition of her contribution to the field of canine behaviour over the last 40 years.

Certified Dog Trainer and Nosework Specialist

Since 1986, Anne Lill’s passion has been training search and rescue dogs. She has worked as a full-time instructor since graduating from Turid Rugaas’s school in 1996.

From 1997 to 2000 she worked in Angola for the ‘Norwegian Peoples Aid’ organisation for the clearing of anti-personnel mines.

Anne Lill has her own dog training school with branches in Norway, China and Taiwan, and is a highly sought-after international speaker in the fields of scent discrimination, behaviour and problem solving.

Amber graduated from the Royal Veterinary College, London as a veterinarian and surgeon in 1999.

 She has carried out extensive research in the field of companion animal welfare, including subjects relating to responsible pet ownership, and psychoneuroimmunology, a branch of veterinary science that deals with the influence of stress and other emotional states on the nervous and immune systems.

 Amber has undertaken voluntary work for international animal charities, including a position as welfare consultant for WPA.

Tanya is a Nordic Dog Trainer graduate who has worked with dogs for over ten years.

She has attended an impressive list of courses on dog behaviour, training, communication and health.

Tanya works full time with different projects in Russia including education, training and behaviour consultations, and has been teaching school children about dogs for a number of years.

Originally from Russia and now living in Tallinn with her rescue dog Heidi, Lyubov is a graduate of Turid Rugaas International Dog Trainer Education in Spain and a co-founder of the Smiling Leash Project.

 She has attended a number of additional dog behaviour and training courses, including specialising puppies and canine aggression.