We found Mark through an internet search and decided to try his 5 week home training sessions for our 12 year old yappy and nervous miniature schnauzer Finnegan. Friends teased us about training for a 12 year old dog--what would be the point? Finny was adjusting to a recent move from a house with his own yard to an apartment with much more contact with other dogs and humans. Well the point is we have a different dog and we are different pet owners than we were when we began this course a short while ago.
Cost: Mark isn't cheap--we paid $650 for 5 weeks of in home lessons plus lifelong group lessons. Every penny was worth it! I only wish we had found Mark years ago. You are paying for Mark's expertise, professionalism, calm demeanor and results. If you want to accept Mark's professional advice and follow his directions, this is a very reasonable price to pay for skills necessary to be a great dog owner and have a fabulous well behaved four legged friend. If you don't think you have to change anything you are doing--- it is not going to work.
Professionalism: Mark was always on time, he has excellent communication skills, with dogs and people, provided us with immediate feedback, and accommodated our schedule 100 percent. Mark also checked in with us throughout the week via email and was available to answer behavior questions as they arose.
Demeanor: Mark is very interesting to hang out with and speak to. His calm demeanor is relaxing and pleasant. He is non judgmental about you and your doggie and only wants to help you improve your relationship with your pet and your pack leadership skills.
Expertise Mark understands both human and dog behavior and was able to come up with a plan for us that was 100% suited to our dog, in our situation. Mark was able to give us the skills we needed to become better pet owners and our Finnegan followed our lead- both figuratively and literally.
We would not hesitate to recommend Mark in any way.