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Cassidy H.

Mark had change our lives! We are about a month out from our week long board and train for our 10 year old shepherd/collie and our 9 month old shepherd/husky.

Our puppy is huge and was completely unmanageable. Running out of doors when they opened, pulling you down the street on leash, no sense of personal space, and mouthy with playing. Adding him to the family was so stressful I was dreading coming home from work each day to deal with his energy. No matter how much we ran or walked in a day, he never seemed to calm down.

Our 10 year old had had separation anxiety since she was 6 months old. I could never trust her outside of her kennel, gave her anxiety meds daily for years, jumping on everyone that came in the door, chewed furniture, but so smart and spunky for her age.

After a week with Mark, BOTH dogs have changed a complete 180! We have control over our 9 month old and he listens! And my 10 year old has calmed down and found a new sense of self. We have not given her any medication since we have had her back. We can walk them off leash, with no reaction to other dogs. We can take them to restaurants where they just lay down and relax. This has been my dream to be able to do this with my dogs my whole life.

Mark taught us everything he trained and actually walked us through an application of the training with him. We had daily videos of their progress that I still look back on them to make sure I’m doing the right things. He has checked in on us serveral times since our training. He was so easy to get in touch with and just an overall wonderful human! We cannot recommend this investment with Mark for your companions enough!

Briana D.

My husband and I met Mark over 8 years ago when we brought home our very first pup, a 12 week old Great Dane. We knew that in the future, she would become a big girl and we needed to have the ability to handle her.
Mark spent a lot of time discussing the type of training he does, and what our lifestyle is like so that Jinx would be able to accompany us on any adventure!
We were apprehensive on using a E-Collar but we tested it on ourselves before ever thinking to put it on our dog. Throughout the training period, we received ample videos and photos of her progress. We saw such a great transformation in our Dane in just a week!
Fast forward 8 years, and we have hired Mark to train two more pups we added to our family- another Great Dane (9 months old at time of training) and a Dachshund (14 weeks old at time of training).
Both my husband and I are beyond thankful for Mark's knowledge in both the breeds and the wisdom of how to train each pup differently to match their personalities.
To this day we still hear from Mark to check in on our pack. Both my husband and I consider Mark a friend for life to us and the puppies. Thank you Mark for helping our pack be the best pack they can be, under any circumstance.

Julie F.

My Whippet/Pit mix is a sweet and responsive girl. With her desire to please me, we did great together with positive reinforcement training, however everything literally went out the door as soon as she knew she was going outside. Her prey drive is off the charts and was unmanageable on walks - to the point of being dangerous for both her and me.

I contacted Mark to work with us to manage her prey drive, even with my initial reluctance to use an e-collar. We discussed his methods at length and he let me experience the e-collar for myself.
After a week of working with Mark, I now have new capabilities to walk and go on adventures with my dog safety - and we can enjoy ourselves. Now that Mark has worked with her, the rest is up to me to maintain what she has learned. This ended up being a successful way to go, given her challenges. And I’m grateful.

One thing that impressed me right away about Mark is that he took the first day with my dog to orient her to her new environment and spent time bonding with her. Each day of her training, he sent videos of where he took her, what training he was engaged in with her and how she was doing - multiple times a day, keeping me informed. Any questions I had, he responded to immediately. Finally, I was given training on the techniques and tools so I am able to maintain and continue her training.

She has responded very well to Mark and his training process! In fact, I think she fell in love with him 🙂 I have no hesitations to continue working with Mark if any further support is needed.

Debbie O.

We were given Marks name from a friend. Couldn’t be happier with what he was able to do with our 4yr old mixed breed and our new 5 month old Silkie. The baby wouldn’t walk on or off leash and now she’s a dream!! Our boy was a bully and now he is so much better about when people are around that he doesn’t know, the biting and barking is almost completely stopped. Mark is a miracle worker. Well worth the money and missing the babies for a week 🥰🐾🥰🐾

Brian G.

Mark is so amazing! In just a short time, he transformed our Great Pyrenees, Lulu, from a fear-filled puppy who was impossible to walk or take in public to a confident young lady who walks off leash and is even comfortable at playgrounds full of children (her kryptonite previously). We cannot recommend Mark enough; we received daily videos that made the time without our sweet pup bearable. Thanks, Mark!

Samantha M.

Mark has trained two of our dogs now. Our shepherd mix who is just excellent and our new puppy, Huck. Mark is the only person I would trust taking my dog and he had Huck for two weeks.
He taught Huck to be off leash trained, not jump on people and to really mellow out. It had been a huge difference in behavior. Huck basically had no idea how to walk on a leash and in two weeks he is a master.
Mark is kind, loving, firm and a lover of dogs. He knows how to get them to listen but he adores them. He also spends just as much time training the humans as he does the dogs and sets us all up for success. People tell me all the time when they come over that they are surprised at how well-behaved and calm. Huck is considering he’s just a baby..
I am an animal person and I trust Mark completely. He’s very communicative and sent me multiple videos every day so I could see my dogs progress. He has become like family and I highly recommend him.

Dana S.

Mark and his training were an absolute game changer. We love our 18 mo old black lab but she’s gotten so big and we needed help reining her in. Our neighbor recommended Mark and he was super responsive when I reached out. In a matter of days, she is so well behaved! She stays on her bed when we walk in the door and waits for us to set things down and come to her to greet her - not a small feat since we have 2 small kids who love to greet her with squeals. She walks next to us without a leash and will follow “heel” if she gets off track. She used to resist or play when we’d call her to come inside and now it’s one command and she’s at the door. We are so so grateful for Mark and his training, we received so many videos while he had her we knew she was in the best hands. And Mark patiently guided us through the training so we can keep it up and continue with consistency. training a puppy with 2 young kids has been so overwhelming, but Mark was a lifesaver! Now we can enjoy having a well behaved family dog, knowing she’ll be safe and not running away or jumping on people. Seriously the best investment. My only regret is that we didn’t come to Mark sooner!

Noe G.

Cannot express just how good Mark is and has helped me with my dog even while he was supposed to be on “vacation”! He saw my puppy needed the discipline and I couldn’t do it since I’m so busy all the time. Mark took the time to train my pup while he wasn’t diving and by the end of his trip, my dog was so well trained, I can’t even describe how awesome that was! Thanks Mark, I promise to keep up with my end of the training now 😎