We recently got a mini goldendoodle and have been wanting him properly trained from day one. We choose sam ivy after we tried a different personal trainer and we were very satisfied with our decision! Freddie was our trainer and he did an amazing job at meeting our needs with flexibility and always being available. It is not often that you see people invested deeply in their work and Freddie is one of those people. I truly believe that Sam Ivy has instilled a quality recruitment policy to pick top notch trainers who understands exactly what your needs are as a dog owner. Within 2 sessions, our dog was much more calm with far less behavioral issues. We are now looking to go to the intermediate and advanced and eventually train him into a service dog as he gets older with Sam Ivy. 100% recommend!

We were desperate to find a solution to Marley's behavior problems. We literally tried everything or so we thought. We were going to send Marley off to puppy boarding training for 1-2 weeks and then at the last minute Ariela Edwards found Sam Ivy K9 Consultants Inc. through a referral from a neighbor. I was skeptical at first because it was advanced on-leach obedience training and it was virtual. Isn't everything now! We decided to give it a try as we were desperate. We met our trainer, Maribel, and she was AMAZING! It turns out the virtual course is better than any in-person or in-home instructor program could ever be. Marley was comfortable in his own surroundings and thrived in his own environment without the distractions of a new person in his space. The programs 3 pillars are simple and extremely effective. We saw results immediately and 14 trainings later Marley is the best version of himself that he could possibly be. Maribel actually trained us, but don't tell anybody, Ha Ha. Thanks to Maribel and Sam Ivy, we are a happy family again that loves every minute we get to spend with Marley.

Brie (like the cheese) was my foster at 15 weeks old. After a month of having her, i officially adopted her. Off the bat, Brie was an old soul and very well behaved with great manners and showed an intelligence that you just don’t see in dogs that young. My goal was to work her up to service training. She went through the initial advanced on leash and after a break, we decided it was time to start service training. I requested Miguel personally because I’d heard amazing things from a friend that worked with him previously. Miguel is absolutely amazing! His way of teaching makes concepts very simple to understand and implement. He's extremely knowledgeable about dogs, and best of all, is a perfectionist which i appreciate. Everything he teaches makes absolute sense. From how you position your hands to how you stand. It all has a purpose and a reason behind it. The Sam Ivy training process is very well thought-out. All training methods are easy to follow and incredibly effective. The fact that you get to be involved in your dogs journey is exactly why i chose Sam ivy! No one ever wants to send their dogs away to a camp. This program isn’t just about training your pets, it’s about training yourself. Miguel, thank you so much! Brie was always a great dog but now she is extra amazing and her intelligence continues to amaze us everyday. She still loves to practice weekly and stepping backwards has become second nature to her.

We have been so pleased with Sam Ivy! We recently got a new puppy and after a couple of weeks it was clear that we needed some help with training. After some research and seeing a number of positive reviews we decided to reach out to Sam Ivy. I have to admit, when we were first told it would all be virtual, I was pretty skeptical. However, now I think that actually made it even better. Our trainer was Gina and she was phenomenal. She explained everything so clearly and addressed any questions or concerns we had. And since it was all virtual, our puppy learned to follow the commands from us rather than from the trainer and later on from us. She is a completely different dog now and we all seem so much more at ease. I would absolutely recommend Sam Ivy to anyone looking for dog training!

This company is amazing. We found them when we were at a critical point. Our dog had been chronically aggressive with my children, would bark incessantly when in the crate, etc., and his behavior was causing arguments and severe emotional conflict within my family. He is a small, ADORABLE dog, but was running my life and the house. We initially hired a private trainer, begging him to help us correct our dog's aggressive behavior with my children. We paid him almost 2K to come to our house once a week for several weeks to train our dog and teach us to train him. But he seemed to only want to teach him how to do tricks and not address his aggression, despite my repeated requests to address the aggression. All that time he/we spent, and his behavior was not addressed, therefore continued. Furthermore, because the trainer used treats, our dog would not even do the "tricks" he was trained to do if we did not have treats handy each time. We were so disappointed and completely defeated, and our dog was still aggressive. No internet videos, Google searches, or advice from friends helped at all. We had to consider breaking our kids' and our own hearts by rehoming our precious dog, we loved so much regardless of his behavior. I wanted to try one last attempt at getting help, and found Sam Ivy online. From my very first contact with Sam Ivy, they seem to be a completely different experience. I told Brett upfront that if he could not help with our dog's aggression as a priority, that I was not interested. He explained to me that they are specialists in addressing behavior and assured me, they could help. I didn't believe him, but took a leap of faith. Brett connected me to Gina, and every doubt I had was immediately gone by our first session. Not only was she super understanding and tolerant of my less than hopeful attitude, but she began instructing me on how to hold the leash and perform the training within the first 10 minutes of our video call. She watched me and explained every step and answered every question I had, as well as talking me through what to do when my dog was not doing what he was supposed to do. Before the video calls with Gina, I thought it would be useless and awkward, and was not looking forward to it at all. But the amazing thing that I didn't realize at that time, is that she empowered ME to be the trainer, the one my dog would respect. And because her training did not require treats, my dog's respect and behavior did not change based on if I had treats in my hand or not. Gina encouraged me the entire time, and taught me the techniques I needed to not just improve my dog's behavior, but also how to maintain that in a way that works for my family. She taught me there's no time schedule we have to follow to do certain things at certain times. It can be flexible because she taught me how to make my dog confident and comfortable no matter if he's with me or in his crate when I'm cooking dinner or out at work. By the third session, Gina had my kids involved in the training also to correct any negative behavior our dog had toward them, even when they were running around his mat acting crazy. I only did a little more than two weeks of video calls with Gina, (she was willing to work with me at 7 p.m., even on weekends), and in those few weeks, my dog and my family are in a completely different state. My son can now hug on my dog or on me, and our dog is lovable and tolerant. I now can spend more time with my husband than with running my dog in and out or trying to keep him nipping at my clothes or hands or from chewing on everything. And my dog is happy and much more relaxed and content. Gina really did change our lives. I refer to her as the "Super Nanny" of dog behavior. If you are looking for help with your dog, and need more than "sit" or "heel" and other basic commands, don't waste your time and money like we did. Go to these guys first. You won't regret it. Thank you so much, Gina, and Sam Ivy K9.

Dexter, our standard poodle, was three months old when we started working with Sam Ivy. When we started, he wouldn't even walk with us on a leash and that was really frustrating. We purchased the full off leash package and were matched to work with Thuylinh. We had our doubts about whether a puppy could really learn all those commands, let alone perform them off leash. We had 25 training sessions. All of them were online (mostly using WhatsApp) and that didn't hold back Dexter's progress at all. Thuylinh taught us how to work with Dexter and he was doing the obedience commands right away, and reliably performing them all off leash way before we ever got to the last session. We're still in awe at his progress. We can walk him around our neighborhood without a leash. We can take him to a public park, and he will stay by our side and follow commands rather than running around and bothering everyone else. More than just the obedience, Thuylinh taught us how to establish boundaries and routines for Dexter around the house, and this has made our lives so much easier. She also helped us teach Dexter how to behave around our young children which was much needed too. We'd have been elated if Dexter just learned all the commands, but Thuylinh took us way past even our highest expectations. You get what you put in, and we worked with Dexter all the time to get to this level. But it's worth it. Sam Ivy set us up for a lifetime of success with Dexter and we can't recommend them enough. Thanks Sam Ivy!