Chandler, Arizona
About Us
Training for every dog
All of our trainers maintain continuing education every year so we are always learning and staying up to date on the latest techniques based on scientific data driven results.
Trainers conducting specialty classes actively participate in and or compete in what they are teaching with their own dogs.
We helped shape and create the curriculum for Mesa PS's Pawsitive Peers Program. We have the privilege of exclusively training and preparing the Pawsitive Peers teams for Mesa Public School District. We
Our mission is to create forever relationships! The relationship you have with your dog & the relationship you have with us. We are proud to offer our services in Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler and the entire East Valley.
Brandy Girot, CPDT-KA
Brandy is the owner and operator of EVK9 and has been a professional dog trainer working with dogs since 2014. She has varied experience and has trained dogs for obedience, dog sports, therapy work & public access, but her passion lies in puppy training!
She loves training puppies during the critical learning stage in order to ensure that they are well-mannered and adjusted for the rest of their lives.
Brandy also is an active therapy team with her own dog working with local organizations and enjoys helping other teams prepare to go out into the community.
Aly Straw
Aly has been working with dogs since 2018. She has varied experience and has worked with lots of shelter dogs and her expertise lies with behavior cases and dogs that are fearful.
She loves helping owners connect and build a relationship with their dog and help them to shape behavior and correct problems.
Wren Schaser
Wren has been training her own rescue dogs and helping friends with their dogs for twenty plus years. During that span, she also raised and trained Thoroughbred horses.
Wren has been an active competitor for the past six years with multiple dogs in the sports of agility, flyball, scent work and rally. She trained and served with her therapy dog, Stratton. Her dog Lissome is the current pre-elite champion at eight inches for her local NADAC club, Jumping Chollas.
All her dogs have earned multiple, varied titles in dog sports. Wren has a soft, patient approach to training and really enjoys helping people bring their dogs well past the basics.
Steve Mark
Steve has been training dogs professionally since 2013. Helping clients that are struggling with aggressive or out-of-control dogs gives him the greatest sense of satisfaction. Steve says, “I work with clients that are sometimes at their wits end and don't know what to do or where to turn. When I give a client the skills they need to gain control so that they can enjoy their dog rather than constantly struggle to just make it through the day…there's no better feeling.”
Our Qualifications
- We are fully licensed, bonded and insured and background checked.
- Certified with the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT)
- Canine Good Citizen Certified Evaluator
- Completed Dr. Ian Dunbar's SIRIUS® Dog Trainer Academy
- Completed AZ Dog Smart Trainer Academy receiving certifications in:
- Behavior Fundamentals
- The Art of Dog Handling
- Clicker Training
- Client Communications
- Pet CPR and first aid certified.
- Trained with and mentored by professional dog trainers in the area learning obedience techniques and other skills.
- Registered therapy dog team through Pet Partners.
- Registered with the National Alliance of Therapy Dogs.
- Professional United Pet Sitters LLC, and Pet Sitters Associates.
- Member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers (APDT)
- Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP)