About us

 

My name is Joe Engel, born in Regensburg, Germany, and I am a dog trainer.

Since I was eleven years old, I have owned dogs and I cannot imagine life without them. For the past few years, I have been able to turn my passion into my profession.

After enjoying several years living in the Netherlands, between 2008 to 2014, I moved to Spain and then to Portugal.

During this time, I met many veterinarians and dog trainers who inspired and shaped me into the trainer I am today.

In Portugal, I met dog trainer Fernando Silva, my mentor and friend. He was in the process of developing a harness aimed at stopping dogs from pulling. I tried out different prototypes with my own dogs and made suggestions that eventually led to the creation of the DogTools harness.

Now, over 80,000 dogs worldwide are using our harnesses! Convinced of the success of the harnesses and leashes, I decided to start selling them here in the Netherlands upon my return. My company is the sole representative for DogTools in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

In the Netherlands, I started my own webshop, DogGuardian.nl. The name relates to my last name, Engel 😇.

After bringing joy to many Dutch dogs and their owners with our DogTools products, I felt drawn to the challenge of entering the German market. Given my roots, this was a logical step. At the end of 2023, my family and I moved back to Bavaria.

With our second webshop, DogTools.eu, we are busy creating relaxing walks for both dogs and owners here as well 🐾

I wish you all a lot of fun with our webshop.

Joe and Eileen Engel