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4.9 rating out of 1398 reviews
Mari Monahan
I was referred to Sam Ivy by my vet after my Havanese puppy started showing a lot of aggression against all the members of our family. We first met with Claudia who went over the whole Sam Ivy philosophy and all her knowledge and concern convinced us to give them a try. Frankie was assigned as our trainer and she completely changed our lives! Her patience, comprehension, flexibility, confidence, and experience made our training sessions fun and extremely successful! From the beginning, we saw great results in our puppy, and towards the end our little Sam was a completely new, well behaved, and loving dog. Thank you Frankie for helping us and for giving us the tools to continue to bring out the best in our puppy!
Christina Bosso
Alexis helped us transform our dog into a wonderful addition to our family! She was consistent and gentle but also firm. We are so glad we decided to train with Sam Ivy!
M K
Life with my dog was full of incessant barking, growling and angry neighbors. A sweet rescue mutt, Romeo was unruly, loud and hated the leash and other dogs. Enter MARIBEL (from Sam Ivy) who, with knowledge and assertiveness, assured me that the dog would quickly turn around. She was right! Maribel taught me to be my dog's alpha, and how to manage every annoying or destructive behavior. Things improved so fast that my neighbors couldn't believe the difference. Thank you, Maribel, for your leadership and patient training. Life is so much quieter and fun with a calm, confident dog.
Jamie Chapman
We are so happy that we chose Sam Ivy K-9 to help us with our dog Lucky! It has made a tremendous difference in her behavior and in ours as well. We adopted Lucky from a dog shelter a few years ago. When walking her in the neighborhood, we noticed she would pull on the leash and had aggressive behavior towards other dogs. In order to control her we would walk her on two leashes. Our neighborhood also has many dogs, some not always in control by their owner. She had been attacked a few times, which made her aggression and tolerance even worse. It became so bad we stopped walking her in the neighborhood and would take her to a secluded area either early in the morning or late at night, as to not run into any other dogs. It was exhausting. We knew we had to solve this leash aggression issue. Both Claudia and Sam sat down with us and explained how the program worked in detail, and answered all of our questions. Our trainer was Maribel, and it was amazing how quickly she was able to help us with our dog walks, which was our primary problem. Within a few weeks we were able to walk Lucky in our neighborhood with no leash pulling and with control. Maribel also helped me build my confidence in being a leader for Lucky, which has made Lucky more calm & trusting. I am so thankful for the help she provided us. We still have some practicing on our own to do to solidify what we have learned, but we are now able to take Lucky outside for walks in our neighborhood, and enjoy them!