Inside the Mind of a World-Class Decoy: Meet Joaquim Dovat

In this video, Ed Frawley (former owner of Leerburg), sits down with Joaquim Dovat to discuss his experience in the dog training world as a decoy.

Joaquim Dovat’s journey as a world class Decoy began in 1999, at a dog club near his hometown in Switzerland. Just a few years later in 2005, he was recruited by the Swiss Army, where he started his 14-year career training and selecting some of the country’s finest Military Defense Dogs.

Always eager to expand his skillset, he soon became an expert in the training of Narcotic and Detection Dogs for annual deployments and defense dog missions. Today, almost 25 years later, Joaquim has been selected to decoy for more than 80 Mondioring, French Ring, and IPO competitions around the world, including 6 World Championships. He has been invited to share his passion and knowledge with hundrends of competitive sport dog teams during seminars and workshops all over the US, Europe, China, and Russia.

Don't miss his upcoming bitework seminar hosted by Leerburg!