Hondenschool Connect

About Hondenschool Connect

Hondenschool Connect is based in Bennekom. Gerda Boorsma offers personal guidance on training, upbringing and the wellbeing of dogs and their families.

Training and upbringing

The programmes are individual and tailored, including for puppies, adolescent dogs, walking without pulling and off-leash walks in the woods. Individual private lessons are possible by arrangement; programmes last one, three or six months.

• Puppy training
• Guidance for adolescent dogs
• Walking without pulling
• Responsible off-leash walks in the woods
• Advice before getting a dog
• Family guidance
• Guidance with a baby on the way

Training for children

Children learn what a dog is and how to interact safely with one. The training is for children aged five to ten, without dogs or parents, in small groups of up to five children.

• Four training afternoons of five quarters of an hour each
• Workbook with a weekly assignment
• WhatsApp group with training videos and assignments
• 30-minute phone call afterwards

Behaviour coaching and nutrition

Behaviour coaching focuses on finding the cause of problems and ways to deal with them. Gerda also gives nutritional advice and helps find food that suits the dog and owner.

• Behaviour coaching
• Nutritional advice

End-of-life support

Gerda informs pet carers about options for saying goodbye to their pet. As a funeral coordinator, she can arrange practical matters; the support is tailored to each situation.

• Preparing to say goodbye
• Information about the options
• Arranging practical matters as a funeral coordinator

Getting acquainted

A free, no-obligation phone call helps explore together what the owner and dog need. The children's training in Bennekom costs €90 per child; a subsequent child from the same family receives a 25% discount.