Jose Gomes - Animal Trainer
Jose is an animal trainer who has been training different animal species professionally since 2009. At the moment he offers one on one dog training sessions, puppy classes and cat behaviour consultations. He is an advocate for humane animal training methods and works diligently on spreading the word that intimidation and physical punishment is not needed or recommended when training and changing the behaviour of animals.
Jose has an Honours and a Masters Degree in the Marine Biology field, both completed at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) – Porto University in Portugal. In 2013 he obtained a Fulbright scholarship and completed a second Masters in Experimental Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi - USA. In the past Jose has been a member of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA), he is currently a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia and he is a Canine Behaviour Consultant certified by the Animal Behaviour Counsultants of South Africa (ABC of SA).
Jose is the creator of the Youtube channel and Facebook page "Train Me Please", where he offers free video tutorials on how to train dogs and cats according to the most updated animal training techniques, with the ultimate goal of improving the relationships between animals and the people that are responsible for them. Jose has lived in Portugal, USA, South Africa and Melbourne - Australia, where he lives with his wife Jessica. Their two rescue cats (Ned and Poppie) are well known on Youtube and other social media networks.
Jose has an Honours and a Masters Degree in the Marine Biology field, both completed at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) – Porto University in Portugal. In 2013 he obtained a Fulbright scholarship and completed a second Masters in Experimental Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi - USA. In the past Jose has been a member of the International Marine Animal Trainers Association (IMATA), he is currently a member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT) Australia and he is a Canine Behaviour Consultant certified by the Animal Behaviour Counsultants of South Africa (ABC of SA).
Jose is the creator of the Youtube channel and Facebook page "Train Me Please", where he offers free video tutorials on how to train dogs and cats according to the most updated animal training techniques, with the ultimate goal of improving the relationships between animals and the people that are responsible for them. Jose has lived in Portugal, USA, South Africa and Melbourne - Australia, where he lives with his wife Jessica. Their two rescue cats (Ned and Poppie) are well known on Youtube and other social media networks.