Reviews

Just got Martin back home today. He’s a sprocker – extremely hyper and notorious for pulling on the lead as well as being the most ball driven dog I’ve seen.

We’ve just took him for our first walk and he walks off the lead by my side, his re-call is 10/10 and I couldn’t be happier he’s like a totally different dog.

Would highly recommend this company

Ian has had our 11month old reactive Rottweiler at his home for the last 3 weeks and has given us daily videos and updates on her progress. I’ve felt like a proud mumma seeing them. Coco was excited to see and play with every dog and person we came across on our walks to the point she lunged and dragged us up the road to get to them, weighing in at 45kg it was hard to keep her on the lead to the point she tore muscles in my husbands shoulder. Now she’s walking to heel, on and off the lead, walking past dogs and people while maintaining her position and looking at us for direction. On the handover Ian explained how to continue this amazing training and has offered to be contacted as long as we require guidance and tips. Without the assistance of Ian and his wife we would have not been able to enjoy our girl and keep her safe and happy. They say money can’t buy you happiness but seeing how happy Coco is to be walking along side us and enjoying her walks it was well worth it. She’s still her goofy self but with more self control. We can’t thank Ibk9training enough. If your thinking of using any Trainer I believe Ian and his training is the best.

We stopped off-lead walking with our 20 month old GSD last year because of her behaviour and lack of recall. She has just finished a residential with Ian and the transformation is amazing. Perfect recall, obedient and impeccable heeling off-lead. Thanks Ian, superb job!

I rescued a young lurcher x saluki who was a lovely boy but who had only had basic training. He was very strong on the lead and had no recall. I love to walk in the countryside and just did not want a dog of mine to not be able to be off lead and be able to run and play. A couple of months in my friend recommended Ian, I knew we were in good hands from the first lesson. Ian is patient (especially with the owner) and very quiet and clear with the dog. My dog is now excellent on the lead and has brilliant recall. Thanks to Ian he can now be off lead completely, whether I am out in the country, on a beach or in a local park with lots of other dogs. I would highly recommend Ian and both myself and Chase are extremely grateful to him.

I took my German Shepherd to Ian due to his lack of recall and difficult behaviour on the lead. Since picking him up, he has been completely transformed into a well-behaved and obedient dog, it’s incredible to see the results. I couldn’t recommend Ian highly enough; he is friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly very skilled. Our dog was happy and content when we collected him, which was great to see. The regular progress updates and videos were also excellent and very reassuring.

We have a one-and-a-half-year-old Cockapoo, Rio, who we sent to Ian for a three-week residential to tidy up his heeling and overall obedience. From start to finish, Ian was extremely professional, friendly, and clear in everything he did. He reassured us throughout the entire process and kept us updated daily with progress videos, which really put our minds at ease.

The videos showed Rio confidently demonstrating commands, and seeing how quickly he progressed with Ian’s support was genuinely amazing. We were shocked at how fast Rio picked everything up – a true credit to Ian’s training methods and patience.

On handover day, Ian took the time to answer all of our questions, even though he had made it clear during the stay that we could reach out to him at any point. He also went on a walk with us and Rio, demonstrating the correct way to heel and reinforcing everything that had been taught.

Ian is polite, patient, and incredibly knowledgeable, and we truly feel we chose the right trainer. We drove all the way from London to send Rio to him, and it was one of the best decisions we’ve made. We couldn’t recommend Ian highly enough

Was the best decision we ever made sending Peggy and Brian to IBK9. We were kept up to date all the way through. We did today what we never thought possible, a day at the beach followed by a coffee then into a pub for a pint. Wish we had done it sooner and can’t thank you enough Ian. Our once reactive dogs are now an absolute pleasure to walk.

Sending our dog Maverick to IBK9 was truly one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. We reached out to Ian because Maverick was struggling with resource guarding, and it had become a real source of stress for us. It has been some time since his training in May, but since he has come home we haven’t had a single incident. Not one!

One thing we really appreciated during Maverick’s stay was the regular updates and videos Ian sent us. Being able to see, first-hand, how Maverick was progressing was brilliant and gave us so much reassurance throughout the process.

It feels like we’ve finally got our life back — the peace of mind in our home is priceless. Maverick has come back a calmer, more confident dog, and the difference is incredible. We even welcomed a baby since then, and thanks to the work Ian put in with Mav, we’ve been able to enjoy this new chapter without worrying about Maverick’s behaviour.

We honestly can’t thank Ian enough. Our only regret is not taking the step sooner. If you’re on the fence about training with IBK9, take this as your sign — it was absolutely worth it.