Myrto Koutoulia
My name is Myrto Koutoulia and I have been a professional dog trainer for more than 10 years, having my own indoor training school premises in the centre of Athens.
The dog, as a family member, requires care and devotion as it has a distinct personality. Under my guidance you will learn to understand its behavior and communicate with your beloved friend, resulting in a harmonious living together.
My aim is to train the dog in cooperation with the owner.
I train the dog but above all, the owner is also taught about his/her dog’s psychology.
I am particularly involved with resolving and handling problematic dog behaviour issues such as insecurity and aggression and I quite often make use of the dog sport and dog dancing methodology in combination with basic obedience to achieve better results.
I am internationally active, delivering seminars and workshops across various European countries.
An active member of KOE (Greek Kennel Club), an active member of DDI (Dog Dancing International), and a novice judge in Dog Dancing competitions. In the past, I served as a secretary in PASEKS (Pan-Hellenic Association of Dog Trainers) and a committee member in the Urban Fauna department of the Municipality of Athens.
I have written articles in newspapers and magazines and served on the judging panel of the Pet Awards for three consecutive years.
I am also involved in the dog sports of GPR and dog dancing.
I have four personal dogs.
A poodle with which we successfully passed the BH/VT working exams, marking the beginning of our Dog Dancing journey.
With the border collie, we are active athletes in the dog dancing freestyle sport, achieving significant distinctions, such as 1st place at the Open Italian Championship 2022 (freestyle1), two participations in the Open European Championship, Hungary 2023, and 11th place at the OEC 2024 Austria (freestyle3). At the same time, I am preparing the youngest dog in the family, a Chihuahua, for dog dancing.
With the working-line German shepherd, we successfully passed the BH/VT working exams and are training in GPR sports.
I am a final-year student of the Department of Audiovisual Arts and have 15 years of experience as an advertising and portrait photographer, combining a love for animals with the arts.
I specialize in preparing dogs and cats for film productions in Europe and beyond, having a portfolio of over 300 films.
Sample work can be found on the YouTube Myrto Dog Training.
