Information about the presenter

Andy Krzus is a dog-training educator known for his relationship-centered training approach and his personalized teaching style. His background in psychology and public service coupled with years of experience training with police, search & rescue and assistance dogs gives him an innovative perspective on dog obedience, behaviour & motivation in theory and practice. Andy holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the USA, he is a graduate of the Justice Institute of BC Police Academy program and worked for the Vancouver Police Dept. for 7 years before launching into full time dog training. He assisted in creating the K9 Heavy Urban Search and Rescue team for Vancouver based CANTF1 Federal Team and attended a Dog Trainers course at the Manitoba Emergency Services College. In 2009 Andy founded Obedience Unleashed Dog Training Inc. which now has 3 locations in Mission, Chilliwack and Kamloops. In response to a growing demand for highly trained service dogs, in 2013 Andy founded not-for-profit Assistance Service Dogs BC Association which has put out 12 certified service dogs to date. In 2015 Andy was contracted by the BC Government Ministry of Justice to write the BC Certification test for service dogs which came into effect in January 2016. Andy also serves as a Service Dog Validator for the Justice Institute of BC.