In-Home Dog Training in Chandler, AZ
In-home dog training at DOGGIE STEPS means Mark Siebel comes to your house in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley. He trains your dog in the rooms and routines where the behavior actually happens. Four-week programs start at $650 for once-weekly sessions or $1,275 for twice weekly. Mark has trained over 7,000 dogs since 2005, positive reinforcement only, and every session teaches you the commands right alongside your dog.
Why Train At Home Instead Of Somewhere Else
A dog that sits perfectly in a training facility and ignores you the second the doorbell rings at home has not actually learned anything you can use. It has learned to perform in one room, for one person, under one set of conditions. That is not a knock on facility-based training. It is just not how dogs generalize a skill.
Mark calls in-home training the most premier service he offers, and the reason is simple. Your dog’s real problems happen in your kitchen, at your front door, on your street, around your kids and your guests.
Training in that same environment, from day one, means the command you teach on a Tuesday still works on a Saturday when company comes over. This is also the only format where you are hands-on in every single session, learning the exact hand signals and verbal cues Mark uses, in real time, in your own home.
If you are the kind of owner who wants to understand the how and the why, not just hand your dog off and get them back trained, this is built for you.
What a Four-Week In-Home Program Covers
Your dog doesn’t live in a training facility. It lives in your kitchen, your backyard, and at your front door when the doorbell rings. So that’s where Mark trains.
Mark Siebel has trained over 7,000 dogs since 2005, and he teaches every session himself. Over four weeks of in-home dog training, he works with your dog in the exact spaces where the problems happen, across Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley. He also works with you. Every verbal command, hand signal and daily routine is taught to the whole household, so the results hold after he leaves.
Good training is conditioning and repetition… and it sticks best when it’s built into the life your dog already lives.
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Core Commands
Commands like sit, stay, down, leave it, come, watch me, heel, and off, taught both verbally and with hand signals
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Potty Training
Mark will focus on this if it's an issue with your dog
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Energy and Leash Work
Teaching the skills needed to walk calmly on the leash and door manners specific to your home, your yard, and your street
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Energy Management
Energy management around real distractions: your doorbell, your kids, your other pets, your guests
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Positive Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement only. No shock collars. No choke chains. Ever.
How Much Does In-Home Dog Training Cost in Chandler, AZ
In-Home Dog Training
Mark comes to you
Starts at
4 weeks, once weekly
- 4 Week Program
- Once Weekly Sessions
- Training Takes Place in Your Home
In-Home Dog Training
Mark comes to you
Starts at
4 weeks, twice weekly
- 4 Week Program
- Twice Weekly Sessions
- Training Takes Place in Your Home
- All potty training, commands, leash work, and calming remedies increased in intensity and repetition for longer hold times and overall calmer energy.
- Aggression and anxiety cases twice weekly is highly recommended for BEST training and behavioral results.
DOGGIE STEPS includes Mark’s own dogs for classes if social interaction is needed!
Houses with more than one animal in the home, additional dogs, or aggression and anxiety cases add to the starting cost. Mark will always tell you the real number before you officially book anything.
Mark always focuses on using humane dog training tactics. No shock collars or choke chains ever.
Doggie Steps does not guarantee an outcome on any service. Mark is upfront about why, the same way a personal trainer’s plan only works if the client follows through. Results at Doggie Steps depend on you keeping up the routine once your dog is home.
Combo Packages for In-Home Dog Training with Mark Siebel
For owners who want in-home training paired with a Board and Train stay or an advanced group class
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The Psychology Behind Every Doggie Steps Program
Dog Training in Chandler, AZ
Mark’s background is not just dogs. He studied psychology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and refreshed it later at Chandler-Gilbert Community College, and his own words on why that matters are direct: it is harder to train the person than the dog.
Once he understands how you communicate, how consistent your routine actually is, and what you have already tried, the dog part gets easier.
That is why in-home training is built around conditioning and repetition, the same principles that build any new habit, not a single dramatic lesson.
A command practiced the same way, in the same tone, in the same spot by your front door, four or five times a day for four weeks, is what actually sticks. A command shown once by a trainer you never see again does not.
Mark is upfront that results depend on you keeping up the routine after each session, the same way a personal trainer’s plan only works if you show up and do the work between visits. He does not guarantee an outcome on any service. He will tell you what is realistic for your dog before you commit to a program.
Is In-Home Training Right for Your Dog
In-home training is the right fit if you want to be part of every session and you want to walk away knowing the commands yourself, not just have a trained dog handed back to you. If you would rather your dog come home with the routine already built in, Board and Train might be a better fit. If you are looking for the same private, one-on-one format at a lower price point, At My Home Dog Training happens at Mark’s local Chandler park instead of your house. Take the quiz to find your training fit.
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Where It Happens
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Is In-Home Training Right for Your Dog
In-home training is the right fit if you want to be part of every session and you want to walk away knowing the commands yourself, not just have a trained dog handed back to you. If you would rather your dog come home with the routine already built in, Board and Train might be a better fit. If you are looking for the same private, one-on-one format at a lower price point, At My Home Dog Training happens at Mark’s local Chandler park instead of your house. Take the quiz to find your training fit.
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Where It Happens
Best For
Training Since 2005, Over 7,000 Dogs Trained
Mark has trained dogs in Chandler, AZ since 2005, over 7,000 of them, every single one himself. He teaches the dog training portion of Pet Care Team Training, a certification program for professional pet sitters and dog walkers, as one of five expert trainers in the course.
Roughly half of his caseload is aggression or anxiety work, a specialty many general trainers turn away.
He is based at 1405 E. Park Ave, Chandler, AZ 85225, and covers in-home training across Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley.
Every in-home client also gets something that never shows up on a service list: a handwritten thank-you note, for every service, every time.
How to Book In-Home Dog Training in Chandler, AZ
Booking In-Home Training is a Three-Step Process:
Submit the Contact Form
Include your dog's age, breed, and what you want to see different when the training ends, whether that's potty training, calmer leash walks, energy and calming remedies, or general obedience.
Book In-Home TrainingMark Reviews Your Inquiry
Mark reads every inquiry himself and responds by email or text, since that is how he handles nearly every client conversation. Certainly, he is happy to also do a phone call consultation if requested.
Choose Service Dates
Mark walks you through availability for the coming weeks and helps you decide between a once or twice weekly class.
If your dog needs more than in-home sessions can realistically cover in four weeks, Mark will tell you directly whether Board and Train or a combo package makes more sense before you book.
Frequently Asked Questions
In-Home Dog Training at DOGGIE STEPS starts at $650 for a 4-week program, once weekly, or $1,275 for twice weekly. Pricing can increase for multiple dogs, additional locations, or aggression and anxiety cases, and Mark confirms the real number before you book.
A dog trained in one facility room does not automatically use that skill at your front door or on your street. In-Home Training happens in the rooms and situations where your dog’s real behavior shows up, so the commands hold up in daily life, not just in a training room.
You are part of every session. Mark teaches you the exact verbal and hand-signal commands he uses so you can keep the training going after the 4 weeks end. This is the format built for owners who want to learn alongside their dog.
Mark covers In-Home training in Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa, Tempe, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and Paradise Valley. Board and Train does not require driving, so it is available farther into the Valley; in-home training stays closer to his Chandler home base.
No. Positive reinforcement only, verbal and visual hand-signal commands. Shock collars and choke chains are never used, on any dog, for any service.
Mark will tell you honestly. Some dogs, especially with aggression or deep anxiety, benefit more from a Board and Train stay or one of the combo packages that pairs In-Home sessions with Board and Train. He will walk you through which format fits before you commit to either one.
About the Author
Mark Siebel has run DOGGIE STEPS Dog Training in Chandler, AZ since 2005. He has trained over 7,000 dogs, working hands-on with every client himself. Mark teaches the dog training portion of Pet Care Team Training, a certification program for professional pet sitters and dog walkers, as one of five expert trainers in the course. He never uses shock collars or choke chains, and he still writes a handwritten thank-you note to every customer he works with.
By Mark Siebel, Owner and Trainer, DOGGIE STEPS Dog Training