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4.9 rating out of 1325 reviews
Chelsea Bernard
We contacted sam ivy about our two dogs. One had aggressive behaviors towards people and the other was not listening to anything we tried to teach her and had a fear of other dogs. We had a consultation and got started on the advanced off leash training within two weeks of the consultation. After the first two weeks of training with Gina (who was very helpful and willing to go the extra mile) we saw a difference in their behavior. Training is like learning a new language if you don’t continusly use it, you’ll loose it. We feel prepared and well informed enough to be able to continue to practice on the skills they have acquired. Thanks Gina!
Paul Braun
We had a great experience with Gina!!! We did the advanced off leash program with our two dogs. Both dogs were rescues and we were dealing with a lot of aggression with both people and dogs. Our lives were put on hold because of their behavioral issues. We stopped having people over and were afraid to take our dogs on walks. We tried two other companies for obedience training with no results before going to Sam ivy. After completing the program we can walk our dogs OFF LEASH around the perimeter of a dog park with no reactivity whatsoever. Even the small changes around the house to create boundaries has made such a difference; we can eat dinner without dogs climbing up on the table, and unload groceries out of the car without having them try and leave the house! We are so pleased with the results. Thank you Gina and Sam ivy !!
Felicia Orton
We had a terrible experience with a German Shepherd that we did not end up adopting! But found another GSD, that was 14 months old that had not been trained at anything!
But to add to this challenge we had just adopted a Yorkie/Min Pin, so you can imagine my fear with these two very different sized critters living together!
We met with Sam himself at our home and he said all the right things to make us decide we had to hire them to help us with training these two dogs to live together! My dad was the most naturally dog whisperer man that had never had any training with learning how to train dogs, he just knew how! So many of the techniques Sam spoke to us about were just the way my dad did things! This made it an easy decision to spend some money and learn first for me to trust that not all Shepherds were evil and I could stop being afraid of him!
I cannot say enough positive things about Gina, who was our trainer! She taught us how to work with our dogs and they have just graduated from the Intermediate on leash training! We will quite probably bring them back to go higher onto off leash or possibly even go up to Service Dog with Duke the German Shepherd since he has already shown us that he has endless capability! He was so resistant to start, but with Gina's help, using Sam Ivys techniques we have a very happy home with 2 dogs that not only now love each other, but are so well behaved and have learned what is expected of them when the door bell rings or it is dinner time and they haven't been invited to join us at the table!
Do not hesitate to hire Sam Ivy Consultants! Worth every dollar spent and then some! He knows how and his Gina, is a real tribute to his staff! Her dimeanor on our first session put me at ease and she had me convinced right then and there that we we're making the right decision!
Very Sincerely,
John and Felicia Orton
Valrico, Florida
Suzanne Fickes
Our 2 dogs (Pit Mix and Rottweiler) completed intermediate on-leash training. Amazing transformation in just a couple of months with Alexis as the trainer. We were surprised when Alexis brought her service dog, Marley, along to each training session---we're sure Marley expedited the time necessary to train our dogs. After about 6 weeks, Alexis encouraged us to take them to an outdoor market (lots of vendors, smells, people, children and dogs). I would have never attempted this previously on my own and even wanted to cancel because I was so nervous our dogs would misbehave.. However, our dogs were the STARS of the markets! At least 8 people said our Rottweiler was a GOOD DOG and one lady even called him an Angel. Once Alexis told us and demonstrated how to interact/train our dogs we humans became the Alphas of our pack. . . . It was well worth the investment. Many thanks to Alexis and Marley.