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Meanwhile, I continued my dog path, too: I did sports and training with my own dogs and found new connections with people who had similar interests. Consequently, I started to hold educational presentations about genetics for local dog breeders and owners. Suddenly, in 2016, I had the opportunity to join the Senior Family Dog Project at the Department of Ethology as a geneticist. Here, my dog-related scientific path has begun, and I gradually left behind the strictly molecular path. Through these years, I was part of a great team and really enjoyed the scientific world – well, most of it.
Gradually, I started to feel that I was more an educator person than a silent writer of Science papers, so I started to seek more opportunities in education.

Now, I mainly spend my time as a dog trainer – a possibly surprising change – but I would like to continue my genetics path by educating people. I believe that education is the fundament of a better future both for us and for our canine friends. Nowadays, there is increasing tension around pedigree dog breeding, which at least partly results from suboptimal breeding practices. Learning is infinite, and it is never a shame to discover and overcome old, failed concepts and theories if science has proven them wrong. With the advent of dog genomics, we can now get a glimpse into the molecular reality behind traits and diseases, and this step can revolutionise dog breeding – if breeders learn how to use the genomic tools and how to make better decisions in breeding. My dream is to build a community of dog enthusiasts who believe in science and cooperation because, as it will turn out during the course, cooperation is also a key component to preserving dog breeds.