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4.9 rating out of 1327 reviews
kimora king
My one year old pit bull was overprotective. She displayed aggression through barking and jumping. Some considered her a threat. After training from Sam Ivy, she no longer pulls, lunges, barks uncontrollably, jumps or ignores me. She even got a job, as a service dog. Her behavior has completely changed, she is helpful and a joy to have around. Our trainer Gina did an awesome job with us. She was patient and understood our needs.
Jennifer McCasland
I cannot begin to express my gratitude to Sam Ivy and Thuylinh our amazing trainer. To give you a little history, we adopted our pup from the county shelter. He was diagnosed with a deadly pneumonia that required immediate transfer to ICU upon adoption. After over 6 months of persistent care he was finally deemed healthy. While he was extremely loving, he had become very protective of my fiancé and I following his treatment. He felt that we were his "pack" and did not want anything or anyone to take that away. While he was friendly with other dogs and people we trusted, he would tend to bark and growl at strangers. After reading the reviews we decided to hire Sam Ivy. Thuylinh was assigned our trainer and was nothing less than patient, kind, and full of resourceful information. I will not lie, my fiancé and I were a bit weary of utilizing some of Sam's tools. Once we learned how to properly utilize the tools and saw the quick changes to our pup, we became 100% in! Only 10 sessions later and we have an entirely new dog! Our dog who could never walk on a leash now walks right alongside me and sits when I stop. He looks to my fiancé and I for everything! The best change I have noticed is not with us, but with him. He is a confident dog and who is truly much happier! I could not recommend Sam Ivy, Thuylinh, and their methodologies enough!
Elaina Ronco
What an amazing experience! We did a lot of research when choosing which company to use for training our dog, Luna, and we are so happy we went with Sam Ivy. Our trainer, Madina, is so encouraging, patient and clearly very qualified. She’s been excellent at training my husband and I (haha) and of course Luna. We chose the Advanced On Leash with intention to go all the way to Service Dog Training and we couldn’t be happier with how far Luna has come. Not only is she better behaved in the areas she needed a little help but she is overall happier, more content and relaxed. I just wish we had done this sooner. Thank you Madina and thank you Sam Ivy! This has been a wonderful investment of our time and money!
Lauren Calta
Before training, I was unable to walk my 4 year old german shepherd on leash because of her pulling and running. After training with Miguel, I can now walk my dog off leash and she responds to commands. I cannot thank Miguel and Sam Ivy enough. Miguel knew how to reign my dog in, and did so with compassion and understanding. They are true professionals and get results...simply the BEST!!!!