Owner, Henk Verbeek, is renowned for producing and selecting some of the world’s finest working dogs. He has spent 40 + years perfecting his process of testing a dog’s pure genetic quality and is trusted by government departments and security companies across the globe to hand pick their dogs. In addition to his unsurpassed ability to select and produce genetically superior dogs, Henk is also a successful trainer within the KNPV program, titling more than 16 dogs to the highest levels and competing in the national championships on several occasions. Aside from his many years of judging the program, he has given numerous seminars on policedog training. both at home and abroad and has written several articles for the diverse organization, detailing the significance of policedogs in the history and preservation of today’s working dog. Henk combines his ability to bring dogs to the highest levels of KNPV competition with his experience in handling and training “real world dogs.” At the onset of his career, Henk trained and handled working dogs for the Royal Netherlands Army, gave instruction for a view years, to the handlers from the Dutch police. There he learned firsthand what qualities are needed in a working dog and what the consequences are if those qualities are not met. He knows his client’s lives and livelihoods depend on the dogs he supplies and he takes that responsibility seriously. Since Dutch K9 Centre’s inception, Henk has stood by every dog he selected and approved, guaranteeing quality and building a reputation based on trust that has made him one of the world’s top k9 suppliers. He is often on the road, traveling throughout the Netherlands and Europe to test and select dogs for his clients. When he is not testing dogs, he is consulting with breeders on how to better their programs or teaching agencies how to get the most out of their K9 units. He instructs students in his genetic selection and training process both at Dutch k9 Centre’s home base and at seminars held across the globe.