Koilias Konstantinos

His interest in dog-human communication developed in his attempt to work on the behaviour of stray dogs aimed to increase their chances of adoption. Guided by his vision, he professionally trained and specialized in solving behavioural problems, helping more than 1000 stray dogs in total. At the same time, he has continued his training in sports such as agility, IPO (training of protection dogs), search and rescue, in Greece, Slovakia, the Netherlands and Germany. He has worked as a professional dog trainer and handler in North Carolina, USA, where he continued his career in related positions. However, his daily contact with four-legged creatures has taught him the healing abilities they generously offer.

He has gone on with his professional experience and training by participating in numerous programs in canine assisted therapy, service dogs, animal assisted interventions, service dogs for  PTSD, in Russia, the United Kingdom and Pennsylvania, USA. He has worked in the training and handling of therapy and service dogs in the US, where he has continued his career as a specialist in service dogs and in canine assisted therapy for children, adolescents and adults with various disabilities, developmental, learning and intellectual disabilities, and physical health and mobility issues. Since then, he has also trained in special education as an occupational therapist assistant while continuing his learning and training at every opportunity, as his dedication to dogs and people never stops.

Having today 25 years of experience, Konstantinos works as a professional dog behaviourist and trainer, focusing on therapy and service dogs, providing canine assisted therapeutic interventions. He has been selected as an evaluator for Greece by the ICofA International Organization through the Personality Assessment of Domestic Animals Test (PADA Τest). He also participates in international conferences and initiatives aimed to create a legislative framework for therapy and service dogs.