Toriano / Wolfkeeper University should NOT be in business! My disgusting experience started when I contacted Toriano / Wolfkeeper Univeristy in November 2016 about training my little 7 mo yorkie. She had separation anxiety and was not potty trained. Toriano promised me that in 4 weeks I'd have a perfectly trained dog. He claimed his program is the only one that ensures a 100% trained dog - not only 60-70% like other trainers. To myself, I thought 'okay perfect!' We set an appointment to meet the next day. I realized I forgot to research reviews of Toriano / Wolfkeeper University. When I typed in the name, so many negative reviews popped up. I immediately called Toriano to cancel the appointment. This is when the lies started (of course I was unaware they were lies at the time). Toriano reassured me that those bad reviews were from competitors. He said "Think about it, I charge $5,000 for dog training so I'm taking $5,000 out of a competitor's pocket each time I get a new client.
I must admit that it sounded good and made sense so I made the mistake of ignoring reviews that said he abused pets, starved them, and injured them. That was a HUGE mistake!
The whole training was a joke. Toriano and his assistant dog trainer (who btw knows absolutely nothing about training a dog) came by the house to show me the progress they were making with my dog after having her for a month already. The progress did not add up to 4 weeks of keeping my dog (remember she was supposed to be 100% trained - well she wasn't even 10% she pissed and pooed wherever her little heat desired, she was not obeying commands, etc). But of course Toriano had every excuse in the book to make the situation seem logical when it was clearly a bad investment on my part. Toriano is a fast talking con artist who makes things up as he goes along. It's always one excuse after another as to why something didn't go the way he promised it would. I finally pulled the plug 5 weeks into the training when his clueless assistant bought my dog by for a training session ...with a gash on her head! (Picture attached). I freaked out of course! Not only did she have a gash, she had lost all the hair on her noise (the vet said she was stressed). The hair still has not grown back.
Toriano nor Ms. Clueless could answer my question about how she got the gash. They didn't call me when it happened - nothing. We were scheduled to meet that day and they tried to cancel the appointment over and over until I demanded they bring my dog. Well, that's probably why they canceled the appointment. Or who knows, they had canceled appointments 3 times prior to that..hence my demand for them to not cancel on that day.
To make a long story short, it is now the end of January and I have a dog that is not potty trained and still has other behavioral issues. My deposit is gone down the drain because Toriano wouldn't even agree to a partial refund. So my advice is to STAY AWAY! Do not let Toriano con you into thinking my review is from a "competitor". I am an actual customer with a written contract to prove it. Spare your dog and don't waste your time or your money. Since working with Wolfkeeper University, I have found a great trainer, they come to your house, and it seems like the new trainer will be a great fit. It is still too early to tell, but you can call me at and I will give you more info on the trainer! Reading this just saved your dog hopefully....and I am happy you don't have to experience what me and my yorkie, Zara just went through.
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Toriano / Wolfkeeper University should NOT be in business! My disgusting experience started when I contacted Toriano / Wolfkeeper Univeristy in November 2016 about training my little 7 mo yorkie. She had separation anxiety and was not potty trained. Toriano promised me that in 4 weeks I'd have a perfectly trained dog. He claimed his program is the only one that ensures a 100% trained dog - not only 60-70% like other trainers. To myself, I thought 'okay perfect!' We set an appointment to meet the next day. I realized I forgot to research reviews of Toriano / Wolfkeeper University. When I typed in the name, so many negative reviews popped up. I immediately called Toriano to cancel the appointment. This is when the lies started (of course I was unaware they were lies at the time). Toriano reassured me that those bad reviews were from competitors. He said "Think about it, I charge $5,000 for dog training so I'm taking $5,000 out of a competitor's pocket each time I get a new client.
I must admit that it sounded good and made sense so I made the mistake of ignoring reviews that said he abused pets, starved them, and injured them. That was a HUGE mistake!
The whole training was a joke. Toriano and his assistant dog trainer (who btw knows absolutely nothing about training a dog) came by the house to show me the progress they were making with my dog after having her for a month already. The progress did not add up to 4 weeks of keeping my dog (remember she was supposed to be 100% trained - well she wasn't even 10% she pissed and pooed wherever her little heat desired, she was not obeying commands, etc). But of course Toriano had every excuse in the book to make the situation seem logical when it was clearly a bad investment on my part. Toriano is a fast talking con artist who makes things up as he goes along. It's always one excuse after another as to why something didn't go the way he promised it would. I finally pulled the plug 5 weeks into the training when his clueless assistant bought my dog by for a training session ...with a gash on her head! (Picture attached). I freaked out of course! Not only did she have a gash, she had lost all the hair on her noise (the vet said she was stressed). The hair still has not grown back.
Toriano nor Ms. Clueless could answer my question about how she got the gash. They didn't call me when it happened - nothing. We were scheduled to meet that day and they tried to cancel the appointment over and over until I demanded they bring my dog. Well, that's probably why they canceled the appointment. Or who knows, they had canceled appointments 3 times prior to that..hence my demand for them to not cancel on that day.
To make a long story short, it is now the end of January and I have a dog that is not potty trained and still has other behavioral issues. My deposit is gone down the drain because Toriano wouldn't even agree to a partial refund. So my advice is to STAY AWAY! Do not let Toriano con you into thinking my review is from a "competitor". I am an actual customer with a written contract to prove it. Spare your dog and don't waste your time or your money. Since working with Wolfkeeper University, I have found a great trainer, they come to your house, and it seems like the new trainer will be a great fit. It is still too early to tell, but you can call me at and I will give you more info on the trainer! Reading this just saved your dog hopefully....and I am happy you don't have to experience what me and my yorkie, Zara just went through.