I own a 4-year old Doberman Pincher who is an amazing dog named Bailey. She has a great temperament with all people/dogs and is extremely smart. We trained her basic obedience (sit, stay, down, shake, come, etc), but I came to a point where I would play with her (she loves ball) and practice with her, but with no real direction beyond what I’d already done. I kept doing the basic commands and wasn’t sure how to train her to the next level. A couple years ago, I ran into one of Ivan’s clients at a Starbucks in Plant City with a Doberman as well that was incredibly well trained; way beyond where Bailey was – but where we wanted her to be. We would love to have a dog that would be able to down/stay/be very obedient if you take them with you on trails/beaches/outdoor malls/etc. He told me about Ivan and I did some research and met with him for the first time at a seminar he put on in Plant City about 9 months ago and it was an incredible experience. Watching him correct behavior/performance issues of dogs at the seminar was amazing and his concepts made complete sense. Ivan helped open the door for me to “move on” with training and really get into much more advanced training. My goal with Bailey wasn't to get into protection necessarily; but have an extremely obedient house dog and then try for Schutzhund Obedience titles (BH, etc). \r
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Since working with Ivan and Natalia, it has been an amazing learning experience for both Bailey and I. Bailey has recently passed her initial Schutzhund Obedience title (BH) and I'm using Ivan's system for training tracking/protection to see how far she can go. I look at dog training entirely differently than before and get it's GREAT to go out with Bailey and the family and get complements about how obedient she is at outdoor restaurants and walking on trails/downtown. \r
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If you are looking for a dog trainer that can help at ANY level, Ivan is definitely the guy to see! He trains seminars all over the world and his competition record speaks for itself - definitely one of the best trainers in the world! Lucky to have him so close to Tampa!
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