Instructor Yuko Furumoto, CNWI
Yuko Furumoto, CNWI, found her passion for dog training when she got her first dog, a toy poodle named Manon. Yuko wanted to understand her dog’s mind and raise a dog that she can take anywhere. She trained Manon to compete in agility where they earned 5th place among 60 dogs in the intermediate level in a big competition in Tokyo, Japan. Yuko and Manon have also competed in obedience and Manon has appeared on TV commercials and in magazines. With this success, and finding herself helping her friends train their dogs, she decided to pursue a career in dog training.
Yuko’s inquisitive nature comes from her background as a journalist and researcher. She earned her Master's in International Relations in the United States before working as an economic researcher and financial reporter in the U.S. and Japan for many years.
After finishing a formal intensive dog training program in Japan, where she acquired extensive hands-on experience with a variety of breeds, she worked as a freelance trainer, visiting homes to help owners better communicate with their dogs. After returning to the US in 2009 with her husband and two dogs, she has been focusing on nose work, training her two toy poodles in tracking and K9 Nose Work® . She has always been fascinated by the scenting ability of dogs and is excited to have an opportunity to teach K9 Nose Work classes at C&C PALS. Yuko recently also completed a graduate certificate course in Applied Behavior Analysis and is a supporting member of International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), pBATI (pending Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor).
Yuko’s inquisitive nature comes from her background as a journalist and researcher. She earned her Master's in International Relations in the United States before working as an economic researcher and financial reporter in the U.S. and Japan for many years.
After finishing a formal intensive dog training program in Japan, where she acquired extensive hands-on experience with a variety of breeds, she worked as a freelance trainer, visiting homes to help owners better communicate with their dogs. After returning to the US in 2009 with her husband and two dogs, she has been focusing on nose work, training her two toy poodles in tracking and K9 Nose Work® . She has always been fascinated by the scenting ability of dogs and is excited to have an opportunity to teach K9 Nose Work classes at C&C PALS. Yuko recently also completed a graduate certificate course in Applied Behavior Analysis and is a supporting member of International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC), pBATI (pending Behavior Adjustment Training Instructor).
