I am New Jersey State Animal Control Officer, Robert H. Brandau, Canine Behavior Expert. I provide expert behavioral opinions regarding personal injury as a result of an incident involving dogs. I am available nationwide for criminal and civil cases, plaintiff or defense.

What I do:

• Review discovery, evidence, and sometimes examine the dog and incident scene in order to render a scientific canine behavioral expert opinion and report.
• Provide an analysis of canine aggression, dangerous and vicious dogs, and dog breeds.
• Provide dog bite incident reconstruction.
• Give expert advice and analysis on your particular circumstances and provide expert witness testimony.
• Animal Control issues concerning dangerous dogs and notice.
• Evaluate canine behavioral problems, specifically aggression displayed towards humans and other animals, as well as provide basic and advanced training, scene assessment, human behavior concerning canines, non-verbal communications and human & canine body language.
• Show how to implement the correct procedure for the restraining and handling of aggressive animals. As a trained New Jersey State Certified Animal Control Officer, I am trained in establishing probable cause, scene assessment and how to collect and introduce evidence.
• Provide court testimony on canine issues. I have testified and been deposed in a number of dog-related cases and I am familiar with New Jersey Statute 4:19-23 Potentially Dangerous Dog Law.

Please contact me to discuss any of these issues:

• Dog bites
• Dog jumping incidents
• Dogs running at large
• Dogs terrorizing children or adults
• Lost dogs
• Canine containment and control issues
• Canine housing and care issues
• Canine co-ownership issues
• Invisible fencing containment issues
• Canine product liability cases
• Dog bite provocation
• Owner negligence
• Dogs possessing dangerous tendencies
• police dog attacks
• Olfactory (Scent detection and tracking) capabilities of police dogs used in suspect apprehension
• Standards of Care issues

Retain Me as an Expert.