PROFESSIONAL CYNOPHILIC EXPERIENCES
Interventions in United States, Mauritania, Lebanon, Italy, Canada, Belgium, Morocco, Luxembourg, Greece, Switzerland, Finland, India, Indenosia.
2023
- Invited by Black Lab Café and Boris & Horton for an “Ask a trainer” event in New York City
- Workshop “Avoiding bites from street dogs” in DS8 primary school - Ubud, Bali, Indonesia - For children 6 to 9 years old
- Training day for employees of the “Bali Bully Rescue” association and Mission Paws’ible - Bali, Indonesia
2021-2022
- Invited by West Village D.O.G. in New York City for an “ask a trainer evening”
- Pet therapy workshop for repeat offenders with addiction problems - Aurore association
- Animation of zootherapy workshop for inmates of Villepinte’s prison (since 2016) as part of the Respecto project. French Ministry of Justice
2018-2019
- Dog training in explosive detection in assocation with a member of the command corps of the RAID
2016 – 2017
- Conference on animal welfare for cattle breeders for the Paris Livestock Institute
- Creation of an IOS / Android application on dog training and behavior for Canin Plus:
Content writing.
Direction and video production of the tutorial videos.
2015
- Writing teaching manuals for dog training students, dog behavior students for the Centre Européen de Formation (Atlas group). Facilitation of workshops for future veterinary assistants and dog trainer
2012
Referral professor for dog training, breeding and Certificate of Ability at the Institut de Formation en Soins Animaliers (IFSA).
Creation of tutorial videos.
Writing teaching manuals.
Weekly educational permanence.
Practical workshops with students on behavior and dog training.
2010
- Production of a DVD "Having an obedient and balanced dog".
"If knowing better means living better with it, the document proposed by Stephan Mairesse deserves to be distributed in our schools and accessible at all veterinarians" Doctor Michel Baron, veterinarian.
"Having a good dog" in the city and at home. Discover the rules of a canine education gently taught by Stephan Mairesse " Doctor le Sann, behaviorist veterinarian.
- Preparation of a documentary on dog aggressiveness with the production company Morgan.
2009
- Creation of a quality label for breeding for the Cane Corso French Association (AFCC).
- I.télé (CNews), television show : "the political guest" of Laurent Bazin. Following the death of a young woman girl bitten by her dogs. Debate on solutions to deal with dog bites, in the presence of Georges Sarre, deputy and adviser to the city of Paris for security, rapporteur for the Dangerous Dogs Act, 1999, Mr. Petitdidier, vice-president of the French Canine Society (S.C.C.) and Stephan Mairesse., cynologist and agressivity specialist.
- Classic Radio. Guest in the morning newspaper, on dangerous dogs.
2008
- Invited by the city of Metz (France) for a conference on dog aggression.
- Member of the Jury for the Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for monitoring training in schools issuing a state diploma in dog training.
2007
- Collaboration with the SPA (french dogs rescue association) of Vaux-le-Pénil. Its mission was to help adopters solve behavioral problems with their new companion.
- TV show: Public Senat: "Bouge la France" by Pierre Sled . Participation in the program on the provisions of laws concerning the dogs known as “dangerous”. With Georges Sarre, french deputy, Madame Perrigueux, municipal councilor responsible for the integration of animals in the environment urban and Stephan Mairesse, cynologist.
2006
French radio - France Inter : participation in the program "Le Téléphone sonne", by Alain Bédouet, with Georges Sarre, french deputy, Vincent Capo Canellas, mayor of Le Bourget, General Councilor and Stephan Mairesse, cynologist. Program on dogs that became dangerous.
2005
- Production of a first DVD: "Educate your dog gently".
- French newspaper : Le Parisien: "specialist interview" following dog bites, writing an article on precautions to avoid bites. - French newspaper – Version Femina, report "Stephan Mairesse's education methods" by following a family he raised the dog for.
- Specialized canine press: numerous articles on canine education in various journals : Dogs 2000, Dog trump, Journal du Club Français du cane corso… 2003
2003 - 2009
Cane Corso breeder. Lived with a pack of 10 to 20 free-ranging individuals.
1999 – 2005
Interventions for the cities of Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt, Chaville, Nogent-sur-Marne, Vincennes :
Intervention in leisure centers for children aged 6 to 8
Dog education awareness workshop
Certificate of ability n ° 750108 for dog training and breeding
Vocational training establishment registered with the Regional Directorate of Labor, Employment and Vocational Training under number: 11 94 08 407 94
Dog training
My work consists of two distinct but strongly complementary and inseparable parts:
- The first part consists in teaching you the essential bases of ethology and canine behavior which are essential to communicate correctly with your dog. From this teaching stems a certain number of rules of life which are to be put in place at home, they are essential to obtain a balanced dog and allow a harmonious relationship with him.
- The second part is to teach you how to make your dog obey you. The teaching serves above all to be able to have an obedient dog in all the circumstances of the daily life so that it can accompany you everywhere and remain calm and to obey you extremely well when you need it. I don’t use treats for the training.
The commands that will be taught are :
Walking correctly and obediently next to you.
Returns to you immediately when he/she is untied whatever the situation.
Lie down/sit and stay wherever you need and for time you need.
Go to his place and stay there.
It is also possible to teach your dog more advanced commands such as lying down at a distance, walking on foot without the leash...
I am specialized in dogs behavior issues so I can work on : Aggressivity, fears, anxiety, destructive dog at home, barking or unclean when alone, dog that is not clean in the presence of the master.
I only give private lessons, each master having neither the same expectations, nor the same needs, nor the same learning difficulties. I put at your disposal my 23 years of professional experience
I give dog training lessons all over United Stated and worldwide.
Prices on request
Why I don’t use treats in my work ?
This is fundamentally inefficient for two reasons:
First of all, when a dog is interested in something more attractive than the food offered to him, he will not listen. If he is about to cross a road to meet a dog he has just spotted and the treat does not attract him enough to turn around… I let you imagine the result.
The second reason is behavioral. When we want to make a dog obey, it is necessary that he perceives us as an individual of higher hierarchical rank, this for the sake of overall consistency and efficiency. In a pack, only a dominant can approach a subordinate to take his food. From dog behavioral point of view we adopt a submissive position by letting him approach our hand and take the food there.
In recent years, some pseudo-scientists have been claiming that dogs no longer function according to a strict hierarchical world, and even less in a hierarchical relationship with humans, because we are another species. The most recognized behavioral ethologists and veterinarians in Europe such as Monique Bourdin, Pierre Jouventin and Patrick Pageat are unanimous in saying that the dog must be dominated for its balance. “The notion of hierarchy contributes to well-being and dog's balance. It is up to the master to take responsibility for dominance and only then will he make his animal happy. An animal that does not have to lead the pack will feel secure since its needs will be taken care of. To be dominated does not mean to be humiliated, but rather to be protected by the group, to feel safe» says Patrick Pageat (veterinary doctor and doctor in natural science specializing in veterinary behavioral medicine for French pets. Founder and Scientific Director of IRSEA and the Institute for Research in Semiochemistry and Applied Ethology. He created the clinical teaching "behavioral medicine and consultation" at the veterinary school of Alfort).
When I studied to learn my profession, 25 years ago, I read all the books I could find in canine ethology and behavior. I met different dog trainers to see the different methods that existed to train a dog. I then lived for 6 years with my 10 dogs to which were added 10 dogs that I kept when the owners could not take care of them. They did not live in boxes outside but with me in my house. I was able to observe their mode of operation on a daily basis. I was able to discern what was relevant to retain in their social organization and sort through the books I had read.
For people who doubt that the dog has a social hierarchical relationship system, I have at their disposal images that I have shot and which show it very clearly.
The dog maintains a hierarchical relationship even with humans because he rubbed shoulders with us during the period of social impregnation which lasts from 3 to 12 weeks old.
Who has never heard of a dog sitting on a sofa that threatened to bite anyone who wanted to dislodge him ? Who has never heard of a dog that bit to defend his food ? Or a dog that wants to prevent a husband from approaching his wife ? All this common exemples talk about hierarchy…
To dominate a dog is to appease him. Dominating absolutely does not prevent you from giving a lot of affection to your animal, on the contrary, you can pet him or play with him all day long !
To love a dog is to take him for what he is and not for what we would like him to be. To love a dog is to respect its fundamental needs and its deep nature. It is to offer him a structuring living environment that respects his social codes.
There are training methods that are much more effective and respectful of the nature of the dog than those that use treats, it is time to look into them for a harmonious cohabitation with this formidable animal.
Training FOR PROFESSIONALS
In addition to the dog training lesson that I provide, I offer professional training as a dog trainer specializing in behavior problems. This training is divided into two parts:
- The first is theoretical.
I send the pupils manuals, which I have written, which concentrate the essential knowledge necessary for the practice of their future profession. These manuals contain the knowledge that I have accumulated during my 20 years of professional experience. The students will have to write homework that will put them in a situation that they will be confronted with in the exercise of their profession.
- The second is practical, it takes place where I work.
I teach the students the educational techniques that I use. They will practice with their dog in Central Park. They will also follow me during my working days (during the courses I give, workshops on canine behavior etc ...) in order to be immersed in the heart of this profession.
My work with prisoners
Since 2016 I work with prisonners, in Villepinte's prison, and with former multi-repeat offenders with significant addiction problems.
My job is to teach inmates how a pack of dogs works by showing videos that show the interactions within a pack. I rely on the example of a pack to explain that a group, in order to be viable, needs rules. For the balance of a pack, the consistency of the rules which govern the relations between individuals is fundamental.
I bring dogs with me and teach inmates to be obeyed. I show them that to impose themselves on a dog, violence and brutality are not necessary. I teach them to banish abrupt gestures and harsh, bossy voices. Very quickly the prisoners realize that they can impose themselves other than by violence but by consistency, patience and perseverance.
My last DVD
"If knowing better means living with it better, the document proposed by Stéphan Mairesse deserves to be distributed in our schools and accessible to all veterinarians" Doctor Michel Baron, veterinarian
"To have a dog" comfortable "in town and at home. Discover the rules of gentle dog training taught by Stéphan Mairesse "Doctor Régine Le Sann, veterinary behaviorist
This DVD will allow masters to live in perfect harmony with their companion, whatever his age, whatever his race. Indeed, there is no age to train a dog and irreversible situations are extremely rare. The rules governing hierarchy are common to all dog breeds. This DVD is intended for all owners and concerns all dogs.
