• Chief K9 Instructor with the Belgian Secret Service (over 550 dogs in their program)
• American Rottweiler Verein Level A Judge & Judge for Military Dogs
• Titled 40+ dogs in Schutzhund, IPO, FH, BH, Ztp, BST, Körung, Lifetime Körung, AD, police service, narcotics, explosives, cancer detection & search and rescue

       Trial Accomplishments

• 8x IPO/SchH III World Team member with 3 different dogs & 5x National Champion
• 2004 ARV SchH III National Champion with Attila vom Drachenfels
• 2004 IFR World Team Member (qualified in the first position) with Attila vom Drachenfels
• 2004 USRC NW Regional SchH III Champion with Attila vom Drachenfels
• 2004 USRC NW Regional FH Champion with Attila vom Drachenfels
• 2002 & 2003 ARV National Schutzhund Champ. with Attila vom Drachenfels
• handled Attila vom Drachenfels + Queen vom Hohegeiss at the 2002 ADRK Fall Körung in Germany. Both dogs passed with excellent ratings
• 6th place, 2001 AWDF Championship with Malinois, Vigor van de Barbierhoeve
• Selected for 2001 World Championships All Breeds and 2001 Belgian Shepherd World Championships with Vigor van de Barbierhoeve
• Winner 2001 ARV National protection tournament with Vigor van de Barbierhoeve
• 4th place, 2000 World Championship for Military Dogs with Vigor van de Barbierhoeve
• Co-Captain of US Team at the 2000 IFR (Int'l Friends of Rottweilers) World Championships
• Best Tracking, Best Obedience and Best Protection in several international tournaments during the year 2000 with Vigor van de Barbierhoeve
• Belgian Champion IPO II in 1999 with Rottweiler, Umbro van het Polderbos
• Belgian Champion IPO I in 1998 with Rottweiler, Umbro van het Polderbos

Joeri rappelling with Military K-9

• Born September 26, 1972 in Gent, Belgium
• Commando in the Belgian Army
• Black belt in Karate & sniper's license
• Guiness Book of World's Record holder & 2x Belgian / Euro Champ for Archery
• Moved to U.S. in 2001,  lives in SW Washington State with his wife Christina, son Jagger and daughter Anais.