My 3.5 year old German Shepherd/Malamute/Husky mix is very dog reactive on leash and it was making every single walk stressful for both of us. Now that she’s 80lbs, it was making it difficult for me to control her if a dog did pop up, and walks just became short, anxious, and stressful. I’m so so so glad I finally reached out to Sam Ivy K9 Consultants and that I got Thuylinh as the trainer! Within two weeks I noticed some progress and I became more confident and comfortable handling my pup on walks. Thuylinh taught me all about how to handle her, how to establish structure, and much more. She’s very patient and very thorough with her explanations, always ready to answer any little question I have. I was hesitant about virtual training but it felt like she was right here with me showing me! It made my dog focus on me and not the trainer, and it’s awesome that they’re all recorded so I can always rewatch later. Thank you for everything!

I got my corgi in 2012 when she was just a puppy, and it was just her and me for a few years. Then in 2015, my boyfriend (now husband) rescued a 3-year-old pit bull from the side of the road, which threw the corgi's "only child/favorite child" world for a whirl. Then in 2018 my desire to rescue a German Shepherd resulted in us bringing in a sweet (but severely traumatized) 3-year old GSD into the home. Over the next two years, the corgi's crankiness (resource-guarding, and aggressiveness towards the pit bull) reached critical mass, and the GSD's general anxiety around new people and new dogs had not dissipated like we hoped. We knew it was finally time to get some help..... My sister used Thuylinh Nguyen to work on getting her Great Pyrennes puppy Service Dog certified, and ranted and raved about how incredible she was with him. So my husband and I decided to use her for our pups, and we could not be more pleased with the results!!! The corgi exhibits less resource-guarding behavior, and the GSD has actually started letting our friends/family pet him a little (baby steps....). Thuylinh was so patient and wonderful with our babies, and always had excellent advice when I had questions like "what do we do when they....?". If you are even remotely considering doing a training program for your pup(s), Sam Ivy (and Thuylinh) is the way to go!

I have searched for almost 2 years for the right training for our anxious and resource-aggressive dog, Luna. Obedience training did very little for her, trainers won't come to the house because of the aggression, her veterinarians had few solutions other than diet changes and medication (which didn't do much), and we were at a point where we were hesitant to have any visitors to our house because of her often unpredictable behavior. Anytime she ate or had a bone, she growled at anyone who came near, and there were many times when she attacked our other dogs seemingly at random. She is a herding breed mix, so she was constantly on patrol, and the barking at anything and everything was making us lose our minds. Enter Sam Ivy Consultants. I discovered them through Google searching, as we had just adopted a new puppy and needed support now more than ever. I watched the free course and was impressed with their unique philosophy- it just made so much sense. I scheduled a Zoom meeting to look into it further, and spent over an hour finally being HEARD about our struggles. Someone had HOPE for us, really for the first time. Now I had to convince my husband that this was THE training for us. The cost was fair and reasonable, but still a scary investment without a guarantee that it would work. Understandably, he was very skeptical, but he knew we had the responsibility to try. It took only about 5 minutes with Erica for him to be sold. We are now almost done with our training, and this has been the best 3 1/2 weeks with our dogs. Luna is a completely different animal. We are now the leaders of our little pack, so she can finally just relax. She almost never barks anymore, and if she does, we just tell her, "no," or "all done," and she settles right down. She hasn't attacked our other 2 dogs once, and we can even pet her when she eats now. When people come to visit, she is friendlier and doesn't jump or bark at them. This is downright life changing for us. I mentioned that we also have a puppy. Finnegan is 6 1/2 months old, and he is a very good boy, but he is 58 pounds of energy. This training has settled him down immensely (very little barking, no naughty chewing, almost no jumping), but more importantly, like Luna, he feels the safety and security of living in the calm environment he deserves. I cannot sing the praises of Sam Ivy K-9 Consultants, especially those of Erica Woods, loudly enough. I will be forever indebted to them for how they have helped us transform our canine family. This program is truly PRICELESS...