Dog Trainer US

I am a veterinarian. I met Kristi Smith 16 years ago at a state veterinary conference. I have used her training services to train 5 dogs. She is a terrific trainer. She is very patient with the dogs and the owners. I have referred her hundreds of clients over the years. She offers a wide variety of services, from private training to group classes, all over town, as well as Boot camps. Kristi has also helped us to teach our dogs how to do agility as well as Search and Rescue. Kristi has a tremendous amount of experience and she is a Certified Veterinary Technician. She helps clients with medical information, but she is also quick to refer them back to their veterinarian. I would trust my dog into Kristi's care. Last summer she was willing to take care of our female lab and her 10 puppies for 3 weeks. She and her trainers transitioned the pups to solid food and helped us to socialized the puppies. She is the person whose number I reach for when people ask me for a great trainer. Teri Wiblin, DVM

In July of 2023 I adopted a 7-week-old Sheepadoodle named Ozzie. I never had a dog and didn't have much of a clue in training him. After numerous phone interviews and house visits by several dog trainers I went with Kristi at Dog Trainer US. I started with the training when Ozzie was about 3 1/2 months old, and all was going well. Just a reminder, I soon realized that I had a lot to learn myself and I am still learning. In about January of this year, 2024, Ozzie was now an 8-month-old adolescent, LOL, and I realized that Ozzie needed some extra attention, so he attended an in-house training boot camp, not for any aggression issues but more of an over behavioral issue and that he needed to learn more socialization skills around other dogs. After I got Ozzie back from boot camp and attended some group training it was like night and day with him. Ozzie is doing so much better and again I am learning as well as he and I go on this journey together. I want to thank Kristi and all the trainers at Dog Trainer US. I highly recommend them for your training needs.

1 star only because wesley and september are wonderful..however the professional back end of the business is very unprofessional!! This company offers a service they do not intend to provide. I was provided a contract that said unlimited privates and group trainings for the duration of the dogs life. The first month the privates were wonderful, consistent scheduling and communication. After that it kept getting more and more sparse, to the point that scheduling was impossible as Kristi the owner would only offer random times and days vs a consistent schedule like every other business and like she did at the beginning. Her timely communcations grew weeks out when I would reach out asking for a private. She was clearly trying to push me towards group as she doesnt make as much money, my dog and myself unfortunately tried several group trainings and my dog and I were not ready to be immersed into a group of 15+ dogs as I dont have your typical breed of dog. I eventually asked if we could work on a partial refund as 10 thousand dollars for only a few private sessions and three group sessions when a contract stated unlimited privates is thievery. She refused to try to work with, she also refused to abide by the orignal contract but instead tried to get me to sign a new contract, which would void out the original contract. The new contract stated limited privates through June. I am so disappointed in this experience and the lack of honesty in her business.

Dog Trainer US has trained 5 of my dogs. I am very impressed and pleased with the results and impressed with how my dogs understand what I am asking them to do. Today, I attended a “tricks” class! The dogs learned how to spin, bow, and to sit pretty! Kristi & Wesley have vast knowledge about dogs and dog training and the classes at this center are well worth the investment! Sincerely, Christine Contreras