Reviews
37 reviews
Celeste
“Mavia & Chantel are wonderful. Our fur boys are always excited to arrive @ Ruff Timez! We enjoy our time away, knowing our boys are in good hands, having a good time with fur friends and caring people. Thanks again!!!”
Mar 20, 2025Rebecca S.
“I highly recommend Mavia for training. She is very knowledgeable in dog behavior and has helped me tremendously. She is patient and clear with her instructions. I keep having her come back because I see results!”
Mar 12, 2025Jacalyn Baynes
“Mavia is Marvelous!!! We feel very hopeful that Mavia’s design of training will give us the tools to help Ziggy be the best he can be! We look forward to future sessions to help reach our goals! Thank You Kindly Jacalyn :)”
Mar 11, 2025Ann Poffenberger
“Mavia is the best. She’s so knowledgeable and patient. I can’t wait for our next lesson. ”
Mar 5, 2025Ky H.
“My dog loves coming here! Always recommend to my friends and family.”
Feb 18, 2025Colleen Cahill
“Chantal did Avery good job . My animal were well taken care of. In addition, she stayed an extra night when we were stranded in Miami. Thanks!”
Feb 18, 2025Nate
“Mavia, Is an amazing trainer. She is knowledgeable and trains us to train our fur baby. I can’t recommend her enough. Worth every penny. ”
Feb 15, 2025Penny Blair
“Mavia is the best! I learned that my rescue dog becomes fear aggressive around grooming implements and receiving medications. And she is a very picky eater. Mavia is a positive trainer! She walked me thru several exercises to do with my dog, coached me on how and when to do the exercises to desensitize my dog over time to its feared implements (yes, there is hope!), and helped me with dog food solutions. Mavia has astounding, uncommon dog wisdom. ”
Jan 22, 2025Marilyn Delgado
“It was so wonderful, informative and really taught us a lot on how a dog perceives our actions and appropriate commands to use.”
Jan 3, 2025herb solomon
“Had the trainers stop by to allow my 2 dogs out to play while I was on a short trip... As always, they showed up on time. They care for your dogs like they are their own. The dogs love their time with them....And O was able to enjoy my 1/2 trip and my 2 puppies had some fun also... They are very professional and we will use them again soon.. ”
Jan 3, 2025Allison Johnson
“Thank you for helping with our new dog. We learned so much from you already. ”
Dec 18, 2024Fiona
“We have seen many trainers before and most of them just put a prong on our dog and correct him. Mavia, on the other hand, had a reward system and force-free approach with our dog. She told us our dog is fearful reactive and gave us really good tips, advice, and homework on how to work with him. We learned so many things in just our consultation and she respected our dog’s boundaries the whole time. We loved her methods and we are looking forward to our training sessions!”
Dec 16, 2024Jim
“ I have used Ruff Timez for boarding, daycare, training, and grooming. My dog loves to go to Ruff Timez and is sad when I come to bring him home! Mavia uses positive reinforcement training which I think is the best approach to training dogs. I look forward to group training resuming in Fair Oaks.”
Dec 7, 2024Dexter
“Mavia with Ruff Timez is amazing…. She spent as much time training and educating my humans as she did working with me (Dexter) to help them better understand why I do what I do. I also love to come visit when my humans go out of town for the weekend - they always say I come back a better dog. Thanks Mavia!”
Dec 2, 2024Melody B.
“Exceptional all around, especially training. Other services are top notch too. Training and caring for dogs is a passion for Mavia, who is very skilled and naturally gifted in understanding and working with a wide variety of behaviors. She has done wonders for my rescue dog, helping her to gain confidence toward overcoming fears and me to learn how to best work with my girl. Mavia excels at training, addressing behavior issues, and strengthening the bond between dog and human. A++ Service.”
Nov 10, 2024Kiara Vandeyar
“10/10. Mavia is amazing with my dog, Chaka. She is kind, but also firm. We have done several training sessions and we have also done pet sitting. The experience with the pet sitting made Chaka’s interactions with my other dogs much more pleasant. We plan to continue working with Mavia and her team.”
Nov 9, 2024Shannon fistner
“U were amazing!”
Nov 2, 2024Jami McWhorter
“Excellent knowledge and advice during consultation. Looking forward to my first training!”
Oct 30, 2024Jeffrey Rich
“Excellent knowledge and technique. I am very happy to have found you.”
Oct 28, 2024Kamakanika’ilialoha Pacheco
“She is very confindent, and knowledgeable - looking forward to working with her more”
Oct 22, 2024