Vytautas Gustaitis

Assistant, Department of Livestock Production and Processing Technologies and Cynology

General Information

Date and place of birth: January 16, 1968, Kaunas, Lithuania.

Education

1984–1987 — Kaunas Vocational School No. 40 (since 01.08.2016 – Kaunas Vocational Training Center; since 01.09.2022 – Kaunas Training Center).

2001 — Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Bachelor’s degree in Education.

2007 — Mykolas Romeris University, Master’s studies.

Professional Experience

1980–1993 — Member of the Kaunas Cynological Club.

Since 1983 — Member of the Lithuanian Cynological Society.

1984 — Competed in military-style pentathlon with service dogs; after strong results, joined the Lithuanian national team and won several awards.

1988–1990 — Tolyatti Cynological Center (compulsory military service).

1992 — Owner and manager of a sole proprietorship.

Since 1993 — Chair of the Kaunas Branch of the Lithuanian Society for the Protection of Animals; member of the Presidium of the Lithuanian Felinological Society.

Since 1998 — Cynology instructor at the K9 Cynological and Methodological Center.

1999–2000 — Founder of the magazine “Our Pets.”

2007–2011 — Lecturer at Mykolas Romeris University.

Since 2010 — Founder and President of the Baltic Cynological Center.

2010–2024 — Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the Karalius Mindaugas Vocational Training Center.

Since 2023 — Assistant, lecturer of the “Cynology” course at Sumy National Agrarian University.

Conference Participation

• 2001 — World Conference on Animal Welfare (Istanbul, Turkey).
• International Conference of Felinologists (Germany).
• World Conference on Animal Welfare (Budapest, Hungary).
• International Congress of Felinologists (Finland).

Internships

• 2000 — Royal Dutch Cynological Center, Center for Cynology and Hippology.