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Onboarding
Safety and trust first.
Step by step from the first meeting to a relaxed appearance.
Before a dog works with us, we take our time. We look at temperament, socialisation and resilience and explain everything around set procedures, safety and animal welfare. That way every appearance is relaxed and safe for human and animal — and our partners can rely on us. Onboarding is not a test you pass or fail: it is the conversation in which it becomes clear whether a team is ready, and if not, what is still missing.
What we go through
Four points before it starts.
Assessment
Temperament, socialisation and resilience. A dog that cannot carry a set does not belong on a set — however good it looks.
Set procedures
How a shooting day runs, who calls the shots, when the breaks are and why waiting is part of the work.
Safety
The retreat area, the criteria for stopping, and the one rule that is not negotiable: handling stays with us.
First date
Accompanied, manageable, stoppable at any moment. A short good start beats a long bad one.
Why so thoroughly
A set forgives nothing.
Nothing is decided on the shooting day any more. Whatever has not been settled beforehand — retreat area, criteria for stopping, who leads the animal — does not get settled between two takes, it gets endured. That rarely ends well.
That is why onboarding costs time before it earns money. Afterwards everyone in the room knows what applies: the production, the crew, and you.
Next step
Ready to start?
Send us your application — a short word about you, your dog and your experience. We will be in touch.