Team SamIvy

I adopted Loki, a German Shepherd/Samoyed mix when he was four months old. At the time, I had pretty much no idea what I was doing since he’s the first dog I’ve ever owned (let alone a very high drive/energy pup). Loki had trouble with things like reactivity, lack of obedience, and little to no confidence. I knew I had to find a trainer who cared for Loki the way I do; I knew I didn’t want to send him to a boarding school mainly because I wanted to learn how to train him myself, and unfortunately there’s only so much that can be done with online videos or training blogs. Thats when I stumbled upon Sam Ivy. At first, I was a little skeptical about meeting with a trainer via Zoom, and honestly didn’t know what to expect. I decided to go ahead with the Off-Leash Package, and got paired with Nate as my trainer. Nate was very thorough and informative on the goals we had set in the Meet and Greet when we first met. I also loved that the sessions were flexible, yet consistent. When we started officially training, Loki began to become more confident, which in turn made me confident about his training. Nate was there for me every step of the way, and answered questions I had even if we weren’t having a session that day. We have two more sessions to go, but the improvement Loki has made thus far is beyond amazing. His temperament is much calmer, he isn’t reactive, and it feels like we are truly connected. To anyone looking for trainers that are caring, supportive, and patient, please consider Sam Ivy. I can wholeheartedly say that every second I spent working with Loki and the Sam Ivy team were well worth it. Thanks Sam Ivy!

We were skeptical if we would see results and were concerned about spending that much money. It was worth every penny! Our one dog was very aggressive toward other dogs so we wouldn’t even take her on walks anymore and the other one had OCD barking and we were unable to call him off once he started. Both of these behaviors have drastically improved and we can enjoy our dogs. We still have some work to do but we have the tools we need to keep improving, thanks Maci!!

Was disappointed upfront with call staff and did not proceed with lessons. They refuse to give you a general idea of cost without doing a zoom consultation. I appreciate that each dog is different and so they might need more or less lessons and different training. But I am unwilling to commit an hour to something without being given some idea of whether I might be able to afford. Would be nice if they said "dogs vary greatly but a typical package would be 6 to 10 lessons. Price for package ranges from $1000 to $3000 on average but we have lower and higher priced situations depending on needs of dog. No reason for you to waste my time or me to waste yours if you are wildly out of my price range. Like test driving every Mercedes on the lot when my budget is used corolla. This car lot hides all the price stickers until after text drives and they can get you in the office.