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I can’t say enough good things about our experience training our 1 1/12 year old Labrador Retriever through Sam Ivy’s program! We rescued our boy from the shelter, and while he was very sweet, he did NOT know how to follow commands or walk properly on a leash! Going on walks was an absolute nightmare, and he was also very nervous, skittish and afraid of being in public. We contacted Sam Ivy and Enzo visited our home and gave us our free consultation, listening intently to our needs and going over in great detail what we could expect from the program. By the end of our meeting, I felt confident that Sam Ivy’s program was exactly what our pup needed to learn structure and gain confidence! We were paired with Madina as our trainer, and we absolutely loved working with her! Madina came to us so we could train in the comfort of our own home, was always very communicative, highly professional, always on time and she even worked with us through the holidays so that we could make sure we got our sessions in before our baby’s January due date! From Day 1, our dog took to Madina right away, and we saw an instant improvement after just a few sessions! I was so nervous about using a prong collar and E-collar, but Madina patiently took me through and explained everything and even let me try the e-collar on my arm so I could see that it didn’t hurt and wouldn’t cause harm to our dog. She is so diligent and extremely professional with our dog as well as us, treating us as valued clients. Long strong short, after just a few weeks, our dog is completely changed! Each walk with him gets better and better, he listens intently for commands, and best of all, we see a huge difference in his confidence around people as well as other dogs! It brings us so much joy to see him happily playing with other dogs at the dog parks and not cowering in fear, like the sad puppy we rescued from the shelter. Thank you Sam Ivy, and thank you, Madina! We plan on moving forward all the way through Service Dog Training!