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Samuele Carraro
Founder and Owner
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I have always been passionated for dogs and their training.
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Unfortunally my mother was severely bitten by a dog when she was younger therefore dogs were always banned from the house.
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Partially for fun and somewhat to help her overcome her fears in 2014 she gave me the ok to get my first dog, Dana.
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No one at home had any idea how to take care of a puppy: that’s why I started attending a dog centre recommended by a friend.
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Like most of you, my first course was a puppy class!
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And from there, the spark went off !!!
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With the desire to understand more and more how my puppy thought, I started competing in dog sports and attending courses, seminars, internships, and in the end, I became in 2015 an Enci Certified Dog Trainer (Italian Kennel Club) and a CSEN Certified Dog Educator (Italian Second Biggest Dog Club).
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This path has led me to where I am now.
After several years of training, having had the opportunity to work in several dog centres, I felt the desire to create something completely mine.
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In 2021, therefore, Blackwater Dog Training came to life, seeking to remain a dog centre of excellence in the pet and sporting dog world.
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Today I actively compete with my dogs in various dog sports although my passion is the IGP.
For this reason, I became an official B Grade IGP Helper and a A Grade IGP Track Layer in Ireland,
under GSA Ireland and in 2024 I was also Team Leader of the group that participated in the WUSV German Shepherd World Championship in Meppen, Germany.
Licences acquired in Italy​
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ENCI Dog trainer (Italian Kennel Club Certification - FCI Affiliate) – 160 hours
Section 1 for Utility, Companion, Agility e Sport Dogs.
That included the following rapporteurs:
- Orietta Zilli, referee al-round for morphology e canine mechanics
- Simone Teich, ENCI breeder for composition and structure
- Clemente Grosso, ENCI border member and referee of different dog disciplines for dogs’ ethology
- Dr. Daniele De Zen, vet director for feeding, first aid, zoonosis, hygiene and healthcare
- Marta Munaretto, ENCI delegate and trainer for trainings techniques, CAE and BH
- Obedience intership with Anna Maria Cini
- IGP internship with Erwin Rinner and Bernd Fory
- Mondioring internship with Luca Menozzi and Valeria Mazza
- Agility internship with Stefano Tomasi
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CSEN Dog Educator (Second bigger Italian Dog Club) – 160 hours
with Regional Trainer and National PCR Manager
mr. Antonio Agus,
coordinator and trainer at Centro di Formazione Cinofilia Dog’s Angels.
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Regional Theoretical Course for
Official IGP Helper SAS (Italian German Shepherd Club) – 16 hours
at SAS Appiano Trentino Alto Adige Club.
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Practical Helper Course – 160 hours
for "Helper Attack Men” with Italian official helpers Nicola Menin e Luca
Meneghetti
Seminars and Internships attended in Italy
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IGP - internships with Erwin Rinner and Bernd Fory
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IGP – C-Protecion seminars with the Italian official helper Davide Ellade and Austrian official helper Gunther Burkhart
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IGP - Helping Tracker at the 2019 IGP Italian German Shepherd Championship
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Obedience - Heelwork internship with Neil Short
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Obedience - Internship “International Obedience Camp” with Dani Pardos, Joanna Hewelt, Maria Brandel e Miriam Sondegaard
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Obedience - Internship with Silvia Cacciatore
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Obedience - Private lessons with Christian Asirelli
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Obedience - Private lessons with Daniela Scanelli
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Organizer of various Obedience ENCI and CSEN competitions
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Rally O - Internship with Ilenia Sinatò
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Trial of various Rally Obedience CSEN competitions
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Sheepdog – Internships and private lessons with Lyuba Musso
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Participation at the training course “I Trust of You”, promoted in the Primary/Secondary schools for the County Dog Sport Section Program.
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Licences acquired in Ireland
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Grade B - IGP Helper under the GSA Ireland (Irish German Shepherd Association)
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Grade A - IGP Track Layer under the GSA Ireland (Irish German Shepherd Association)
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Official Judge for the UKDS Ireland discipline
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Seminars and Internships attended in Ireland
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IGP - Official Track Layer at several IGP Trials - GSA Ireland
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Helped in the organization of IGP Trials - GSA Ireland
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IGP - Tracking Intership with Lars Lentz
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Continuous learning as part of the sport team Five Stars Canine managed by Liam O'Keeffe and Kelly Monaghan
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Trial manager of various UKDS Ireland trials (obedience competition)
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Stewart of various UKDS Ireland trials ( obedience competition)
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