My name is Joop Meijer. I am 64 years old and an anesthetist by profession.

I have been practicing rescue dogs since 1994 and so far I have trained four rescue dogs in areasearch, rubble search, tracking, water rescue and avalanche searches. I passed the Mission Readiness Test with one dog. I also practiced IPO and FCI Obedience.

With several dogs I participated in IRO world championships. I won the NRHB-Trophy three times. After a few years as national rescue dog judge, I have been IPO-R and FCI rescue dogs judge since 2005.