Yuruani Olguin Dog Training

We had a great experience training with Yuri and highly recommend her. Our dog had a lot of anxiety, even just leaving the apartment to go into the hallway was stressful for our dog. We reached out to Yuri for help and she came through and then some! Yuri has a calm demeanor and very fact based approach to training and provides training worksheets with reminders so we can practice on our own. We saw results within a few weeks where the dog would come out of the apartment by using the steps and framework Yuri provided. Once the original goal was accomplished, we continued the training with Yuri to reduce barking when triggered by phones or doorbells, and redirecting the dog by teaching the dog to go to her bed and stay there. This has really helped our family and the dog get along better. Yuri was a lifesaver, she really helped us train our dog by reducing the negative behavior and focusing on the positive behavior.

We’ve used Yuri for private sessions with our 3 year old Wheaten terrier Barkley, and used her again for a private session as well as puppy classes for our new Wheaten puppy Maple. Yuri is fantastic to work with. She’s so patient, a calming presence, uses positive reinforcement exclusively, and is willing to explain techniques different ways until you “get it”. She really listens, to understand your unique living situation and challenges, and customizes her lesson plans for you. Her goal is not to do all the work for you, but for you as the puppy parent to understand how to train your dog and build that lifelong bond. She keeps you accountable by giving “homework” in order to set your pup up for success. She even helped us figure out a crating/feeding/watering schedule for Maple to help with potty training and preventing separation anxiety, and has tweaked the schedule as she grows. Maple is only 4 months old and is doing SO well with her commands and adjustment already! Of course she isn’t perfect yet, and potty training is still a work in progress, but we’re extremely proud of her progress and confident that it will continue. We’d highly recommend Yuruani in a heartbeat, for pups young and old. We love that she has offered us free email support for life, and look forward to using her again as we need help with specific situations. Thank you Yuri!!

Hands down 5 stars for Yuri!! As first time dog owners we didn’t really know where to start, or how to properly (crate)train our shiba inu pup Jackson. Yuri taught us all the tips and trics in a very calm, yet extremely effective manner. Our first lesson with her was when we had Jackson for only 1 day. Yuri helped tremendously with setting up a schedule to get him housetrained and taught us the basic obedience commands (which Jackson came to master fast). In addition, Yuri was very responsive to my (numerous) questions on how to train Jackson. I never had to wait longer than a couple hours to get a response via email. She truly helped us raising a grounded and friendly dog. Long story short: we highly recommend Yuri as dog trainer!!

Yuri met Louie less than 24 hours after I brought him home. At 10 weeks she was ready, even if he wasn't. I have had several Standard Poodles and even more trainers. She is in a class of her own. LOUIE: Touch, Look, Sit, Stay, Down, Leave-it, Drop-it, Loose leash, Come, Place, Paw, High-five, and more. She taught it, he learned it. Questions, question, and more questions. I can ask them like any good 4 year old and she answered each one with the patience and wisdom of the consummate professional she is. Crate train this way; get rid of this carpet that way; Wee-wee pads here; Time-out over there; Feed this, don't feed that; No outside until these shots; Time to train outdoors; Socialization skills; and observe, observe, observe. End result? the most friendly, affectionate, well behaved puppy you ever saw. Twelve private lessons over four months and I have my best friend for life. Thank you Yuri!. When they say, who's the best, it's your picture in the dictionary they are looking at. Jeff S.