Allison is amazing to work with! She is well versed and more than capable in her ability to produce an obedient, task trained service dog. We are so thankful for her knowledge and the care she has taken of my daughter’s service dog. Allison’s patience, kindness, and love for dogs is evident in the highly skill trained dogs she produces. If you want the best, call Allison at Marcum K9!!
December 2024
We took our puppy (13week) Australian Shepherd for initial puppy training with Allison. I am absolutely impressed with Bindis training. It’s very evident that Allison’s goal is to have both owner and puppy “trained” with realistic expectations. In our case, she exceeded our expectations completely! In 8 days at Marcum K9 Obedience Bindi has learned sit, down, place, walk on loose leash, and so much more! I know it was WELL worth the 3 hour drive. We will be back for second board and train in a couple weeks for continued service/therapy training. Another bonus is that Bindi absolutely loves Allison. I can relax knowing she is well taken care of and learning more... read full review
May 2025
We took our rescue, Tillie, to Allison after two very scary attacks on other dogs in the household. We did the 2 week board and train and it has made such a difference! Not only did she teach tillie commands but also taught us how to spot and manage signs of conflict in the house (even taking time during the home visit to work with the other dog). We could not be more impressed with Tillies progress. She sent daily progress videos and was responsive to any questions we had after training was complete. If you are here checking reviews like I did because you were afraid you’d have to rehome your dog please give Allison a call! We checked with another trainer first and... read full review
Allison is amazing to work with! She is well versed and more than capable in her ability to produce an obedient, task trained service dog. We are so thankful for her knowledge and the care she has taken of my daughter’s service dog. Allison’s patience, kindness, and love for dogs is evident in the highly skill trained dogs she produces. If you want the best, call Allison at Marcum K9!!
We took our puppy (13week) Australian Shepherd for initial puppy training with Allison. I am absolutely impressed with Bindis training. It’s very evident that Allison’s goal is to have both owner and puppy “trained” with realistic expectations. In our case, she exceeded our expectations completely! In 8 days at Marcum K9 Obedience Bindi has learned sit, down, place, walk on loose leash, and so much more! I know it was WELL worth the 3 hour drive. We will be back for second board and train in a couple weeks for continued service/therapy training. Another bonus is that Bindi absolutely loves Allison. I can relax knowing she is well taken care of and learning more... read full review
We took our rescue, Tillie, to Allison after two very scary attacks on other dogs in the household. We did the 2 week board and train and it has made such a difference! Not only did she teach tillie commands but also taught us how to spot and manage signs of conflict in the house (even taking time during the home visit to work with the other dog). We could not be more impressed with Tillies progress. She sent daily progress videos and was responsive to any questions we had after training was complete. If you are here checking reviews like I did because you were afraid you’d have to rehome your dog please give Allison a call! We checked with another trainer first and... read full review