Doggie Steps Dog Training, LLC.

Finding Doggie Steps Dog Training (Mark Siebel) was an absolute WIN for our family!
Mark’s communication, availability, accessibility, knowledge, patience, and encouragement are absolutely top notch in an industry where many «claim» to have it all… Mark seriously does.
Mark worked with us on prepping our 4 year old Dachshund for her future human baby sister. We had major concerns as our Dachshund is a typical one (nippy/​obsessive/​assertive) and in no way wanted her to ever be put into a situation she or we could not handle with kids. Our dog now has the rock solid foundation needed to obey authoritative commands on the spot (Leave it, sit, down, zip-​it, heel, etc.) and has already performed well with some children and chaotic environment training sessions.
Mark is all about proper correction and positive reinforcement! String cheese goes miles and miles with our fur-​kid but after 3 lessons the cheese could be put away! She now works to please us (the pack leaders) and is 100% good with some plain olé’ petting.
Our final lesson was at an outdoor mall which allowed us to demonstrate all our training at once in a non-​controlled environment. Her obedience is a night and day difference from before we started till now (5 lessons). Most importantly, her personality and nature hasn’t budged a bit. Our same olé’ doxie whom we adore — just enhanced with all the commands we need her to know! She is one confident, happy, obedient pup!
You can absolutely teach an old dog new tricks. We greatly look forward to the arrival of our baby and we can confidently say that our dog is now looking forward to it too.
A+++ for Mark and Doggie Steps!

We contacted mark for obedience classes for our puppy. We couldn’t of been happier! From the first class to the last he was very professional and knowledgeable. He takes the time to know you and your dog. We now have a crazy lab that LISTENS to us! Marks an awesome trainer we highly recommend him if your in the market for a trainer.

We are so happy that our family found Mark and Doggie Steps to train our Rocky. We have a one year old puppy that was in need of some training. I was amazed that after just one in home session how much Rocky changed. By the end of our five in home sessions we had a new dog.
Thanks a bunch!

Doggie Steps gave me all of the tips I needed to be a confident handler. Very professional and considerate of my dog. When I needed support during training frustration, I was given new methods to try. Thankfully they worked!

We recently rescued two puppies and I needed some training help. I had a hard time saying no to them and Mark taught me how to get them to listen with kindness and voice control never using bark collars, choke chains or any of those types of methods. I interviewed a few trainers and Mark was the one who understood my need to teach them behaviors in a kind and loving manner. My puppies graduate tomorrow from Mark’s five week basic program and though I still need to continue with the tools that Mark taught me, I now have the knowledge to continue their training. Thanks Mark, it was a fun and educational five weeks. Whiskey and Tango say thank you and so do I.
Heidi P

Mark made some weird comments and gestures of sexual nature toward me. I don’t know his intentions and told him to stop as soon as I felt uncomfortable. My dog still doesn’t listen, and still shits in the house. Mark took my money and my dignity.

Mark did a fabulous training us on how to train our dogs. He did a great job bringing our children into our sessions and helping them take ownership for training the dogs. Our puppies are much better behaved and happy now. He was also very accommodating regarding our schedule.

We have two Weimaraner puppies that will grow to be close to 100 pounds. Before Mark, they were jumping, chewing and digging holes in the yard. After the private in-​home lessons, we have well behaved members of the family. Mark was thorough, understanding, easy to work with and flexible with our schedule. He has amazing technique and we are so glad we invested the time for these lessons. He has taught us lessons that we will be able to use and refer back as they grow. Look no further if you’re trying to find someone to help with your training.

Let’s face it. We’re supposed to be smarter than dogs. So you would think that it would be easy to train a dog on your own. Not so. Once you realize that the dog is actually training you, it’s time to call Mark!
Mark was awesome — period. Our pup, Sammie, is 10 months and full of energy. Mark’s techniques help us to guide her to make good choices. Of course, we’re still working with Sammie, but Mark gave us the techniques to make it easy — on Sammie and us.
Thanks Mark!

We had a great experience with Mark and look forward to working with him again! Check out the full experience of his 5 class training program here:

After four years of tolerating my sweet little Havanese and her overly-​enthusiastic behavior, I decided to get her trained. I contacted Mark and he got back to me the same day. We agreed to a five-​week course at his home location.
From our very first session, Abby took right to him and his methods. We worked mostly in the greenbelt adjacent to his house. Mark’s instruction was calm and clear. Of course, dog training involves mostly training the owner.. .. he explained each behavior, why it was occurring and how my movements and voice would affect Abby’s response.
Before long, Abby has mastered: sit, stay, heel, down, leave it, take it, under, over, up, off, and watch me. I could tell that she was proud of herself and Mark’s enthusiasm was clear as well. He gave me wise advice about desensitizing her to distractions, resulting in a much calmer dog. He was attentive to her behavior and to our surroundings.
In all of our sessions, Mark was on time and ready with the next segment. The time flew by. After the last session, Mark let me know that he would continue to advise me through text, email or phone should the need arise. I was sorry to go!
Mark really understands dogs and people and has a rare talent for helping them communicate.

Mark was AWESOME! I rescued a chi-​terrier in January, she was super timid and not «the best listener.» After ONE class with Mark, she could sit, stay and even stay long enough for me to let a stranger in the door. She had MAJOR Stranger Danger anxiety before we started training. Five weeks later, she’s like a different dog, she is so much more relaxed and even walks off leash now. Mark has a great demeanor and really knows his stuff. I would recommend Mark to anyone who loves their puppy and needs help.

We had such a great time having our dog in Marks group lesson classes. Our 2 yr old chihuahua was having problems with constant barking and troubles getting to know other dogs. Through the training mark provided my girlfriend and i with we have made amazing strides. We consider our dog bear quite the gentleman these days. I recommend the classes to anyone.

Mark is an amazing trainer! We did the 5 week in-​home training and saw a hugely noticeable improvement in obedience for our 6 month old puppy during, and after, just the first visit. It was like magic!
It really turned out we needed to be trained to train the dog and Mark is very good at doing that.
He’s extremely talented at what he does!

We decided to look into hiring a dog trainer when our 6 month old Goldendoodle puppy, Dude, surpassed the 60 pound mark– he is such a giant puppy it was getting hard to control him when people came to visit. The final straw was that we have 3 children under age 5 and Dude was knocking them over and unintentionally hurting them just because of his sheer size. We were keeping Dude separated from our kids with a baby gate way more than we liked and were frankly starting to have regrets that we brought him into our family. That’s where Mark comes in.
We chose to do the 5 week private in-​home program. It was important to us that Mark was able to come to our home and see the environment that Dude was in. In my opinion, this ended up being an integral part of the training process because we had so many everyday behavior situations that we wanted to work on and having Mark in our house and seeing what challenges we wanted to address was so helpful.
Mark has a great personality– calm demeanor and clear expectations of what each lesson is going to be. He really taught us how to use the tone of our voices and body language to communicate with Dude more effectively. I was skeptical that we would see a difference after just one session but I was so wrong! Using the tools and tips that Mark gave us, we saw a big difference in the way Dude acted with our kids and when company came over. Each week we would review the previous weeks lesson, go over any concerns and work on new skills with lots of opportunities to practice. That being said, a huge part of this process is follow through and being consistent. It is truly human training just as much as it is dog training! At the end of our 5 week session, we were incredibly happy with the progress Dude had made and knew that we had the tools to continue on our own. I totally credit Mark for a huge positive change in our household– Dude is still a big doofus– I think thats just the nature of Goldendoodles– but we now have a more calm, controlled relationship with him and he isn’t acting like Godzilla towards our kids anymore! Another thing I really appreciated about Mark was how knowledgeable he is about dog nutrition, toys, treats, health, recs for anything dog related. He gave us lots of good tips on the best treats and toys and where to get them. He was also great about following up with a quick email or text during the week to see how Dude was doing or if I had a question.
Overall, Mark is a complete dog training rock star! We are very glad to have found him. Even though it a commitment both financially and with your time, I would highly recommend hiring him to anyone!

Doggie Steps it is!
Having two baby shih tzu’s I decided they needed a proper education. They were, after al, l going after mommy’s shoes. We opted for the private in-​home training sessions and started with basic commands, and at the end of each sessions we were left with homework for the rest of the week. I will admit that I was a little puzzled at first as to why ‘I’ had to do most of the work. I really thought Mark was going to show up, some training magic would happen and then the end result would be really well trained puppies. Nearing our graduation and final session, I realized that Mark really knows what he’s doing as he is giving you the tools to train your dogs and become their leader. Graduation was a success and luckily Marty’s credits transferred (from community college) so he could graduate, too.
Update: We were recently at Tempe Town lake for a BBQ/​volleyball get together with friends, who also had their pups there. It was Marty & Lucy’s first time around so many people and other dogs and they did outstanding without their leashes. They listened to all of my commands and needless to say all of our friends were so impressed with them = 2 paws up!
Great job Mark!
— Noemi & Tim

We adopted a puppy from the Humane Society and had no idea how to train her. We found Mark online and started our in-​home training. Mark was so kind, patient and knowledgeable. He answered our questions at the start of our sessions as well as responded to our texts immediately. He was able to provide suggestions for food, treats, toys and placement of the crate in our home. Our puppy Olivia, progressed every session and we were so happy to know we were training her correctly. On our last session, Mark brought his dog with him to see how Olivia would react to another dog in her yard. What an asset this was! Not only did we get to see how Olivia behaved with another dog, we learned how to monitor their interaction.
We highly recommend Mark!

We adopted Ripple from a rescue and had not had a puppy in our life for 10+ years. We have older calmer boys, so little Ripple was quite the handful and we needed help, that is were Mark came in.
We decided to do training in our home and it was great. Training started immediately and it was all hands on, so we knew exactly what to do/​practice when Mark was not there. Ripple’s response to Marks’s calm demeanor and gentle methods led to an improvement in behavior after 1 session and we all continued to improve each week. We continue to improve after graduation because Mark makes sure you have the tools you need to succeed in having a well balanced dog. Get Doggies Steps to get your best friend started on the good foot.

I found Mark through all of the amazing reviews on Unilocal and I was certainly not disappointed! He took my little «pit bull jr.» into a much better behaved young man. Mark was (still is!) very prompt with communication by text and/​or email when I have had issues with my Yorkie/​Silky, Guinness. Mark nicknamed Guinness «pit bull jr.» as the very first meeting, Guinness felt he needed to show Mark «I am the man of this house!» As his mom, I certainly needed to be the pack leader and instill more confidence in my anxious little guy. Through our 5 in-​home session, Guinness became more attentive and eager to please. Who knew?! I am very glad I chose the in-​home in my case because I wanted Mark to see exactly what Guinness was doing and find specific solutions to these issues. From one week to next, Guinness was improving ten-​fold and even Mark said he was impressed! :)
Mark is very knowledgeable, intuitive and hilarious to boot. I am so happy I went to him for help, it has saved my sanity and keeps our house a lot more peaceful now!
Thank you, Mark!
–Sarah, Mike & Guinness

Mark is great! He trained us humans very well so we can continue to train Petey past the five classes. Petey learned basic commands and a couple cool «show dog» moves. We took our other puppy to PetSmart prior to knowing about Doggie Steps and I would definitely recommend Doggie Steps over PetSmart! Mark truly cares about the success of his students and will quickly respond to emails if you have any questions. We had to miss a class and he didn’t count it as one of the five classes — he just added another week onto the end to ensure we got the full five. I was not expecting this at all because with PetSmart, if we missed a class, that was our loss – they don’t let you come another week.
Overall, we have seen a great improvement in Petey’s behavior! Definitely would recommend Doggie Steps to others!