Doggie Steps Dog Training LLC

This is our second beagle and we decided to do it right this time. We had Mark come and do private lessons and it was definitely worth the money. There were days when we were at our wits end with our crazy beagle’s behavior, but Mark was able to put things into perspective and show us the progress that was being made. Our puppy now is safer, is much better behaved, and our sanity is restored. We are so grateful to have invested in the Doggie Steps program.

My wife and I contacted Mark after adopting our 6 month old poodle, Newman, and quickly realizing we were in over our heads. We were dealing with biting, barking, jumping, and overall disobedience. The most distressing issue, though, was that Newman was becoming aggressive toward me in certain situations. He would be very friendly toward my wife but would lunge at me with his teeth showing. Even though he’s a little guy, when he goes into full Kujo mode, it can be pretty scary. Mark was excellent. He had great insight into why these behaviors were happening and offered practical, effective ideas for how to curb them. One thing that really stood out was that Mark brought his own sweet dog, Angel, to help with socialization. Having a calm, well-behaved dog modeling good behavior was incredi

I adopted my dog, Copper, from the Maricopa County shelter and was told he was a dog aggressive dog. I had no idea what to do for training so I turned to Mark for help. I hired him for private one-on-one training with Copper and we figured out together that Copper isn't dog aggressive, he just needed some socialization and confidence building! Mark used his own dog during training to introduce Copper and even had my friend bring her dog to training class too. He also had me bring an out of town friend to another session to help my dogs with obeying somebody else. Mark taught me how to introduce Copper to other dogs in a way that worked for Copper to help reduce his herding dog tendencies. I also brought my other dog, Fox, with us. I thought Copper was the problem child in the pack but it

I’m so grateful Mark was my dog Harvey’s first trainer! I didn’t know anything or what to expect since my dog was aggressive so that alone made me super nervous, but Mark knew exactly what to do & never left our side. Mark is the best! He’s patient & taught me so much. I noticed a big change in Harvey’s behavior and obedience with just the 4 weeks training, so I can’t imagine what more advanced training will do to him. I will definitely be reaching out again. Thank you so much Mark! Harvey’s a confident and happy boy on his walks now.

Mark was an amazing trainer. From the very first visit we had new tools to implement and saw a marked improvement in both our dogs. He made a point to involve our kids in training sessions, making it fun for them as well. We have the tools and training now to enjoy our dogs instead of feeling like we are always managing their behaviors. Highly recommend!