I have a year old shihtzu/schnauzer mix (named Teddy) and my girlfriend has a 17 month old rat terrier/min pin mix (named Berlin).. Before coming to Sam Ivy, they each had a handful of behavioral issues. We were very impressed with the presentation from Claudia at Sam Ivy. She went over the program and answered every question we had. We felt confident in moving forward.
Frankie was our trainer and with her help Teddy and Berlin are completely different dogs in just a few months! Frankie was very confident in her approach to teaching us what to do, and instilled that confidence in us as we worked throughout the trainings. Teddy was a huge barker, literally barking anytime someone came into the house, or when he played with other dogs, even when he wanted food that humans were eating. Teddy doesn’t bark at all in those situations anymore!! Berlin had some issues with barking at children and that is no longer an issue! When we walk our dogs they do not ‘pull’ us anymore (an issue that Teddy had) and instead walk side by side with us. Using the knowledge we learned we are now able to train our dogs on any other thing we want! The training helped our dogs but it also helped train us! We'll remember these tips forever.
We can’t thank Frankie and Sam Ivy enough for their help. I highly recommend them.