The disabled Army veteran behind Marmon Family Dog Training. Over ten years with dogs, one trainer start to finish, and a detailed video after every session.
Aaron Marmon is the owner and lead trainer at Marmon Family Dog Training, and he works every dog himself, from the first session to the handoff. He is a disabled U.S. Army veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, where he first worked alongside dogs, and he has spent more than ten years training them since.
His start was a pair of rescued wolfdog puppies out in Oregon. One of them, Luna, became the first wolfdog certified in search and rescue in the state. Aaron went on to become head trainer at a dog-training company, ran with Northern Oregon Search and Rescue, handled working dogs for an executive security firm, and logged hundreds of rescues as a handler across three different search-and-rescue teams. Along the way he learned to train service dogs for the people who need them.
In 2021 he brought his family home to the St. Louis Metro East, where he grew up, and started Marmon Family Dog Training. Today he takes on the dogs most people give up on: high-energy, high-anxiety, reactive, and aggressive dogs, plus board and train and service dogs, across Fairview Heights and the surrounding towns.
Home base is a full house. Aaron and his wife Carly are raising five sons, so a calm, dependable dog is not a luxury around here. It is how the day works. That is the standard he trains to: a dog you can actually live with, on and off leash, in the house and out in public.
Aaron trains the relationship first. He teaches you how your dog’s mind works and how to communicate with it, so your dog wants to do what you ask instead of being forced into it. Reliable, fully conditioned behavior takes at least eight weeks, and Aaron proofs it in the real world, at parks, in stores, and in busy public places, so it holds where your family actually goes.
Aaron records a detailed video after every single training session so you can see exactly what your dog learned and how he got there. Training only holds when the handler can repeat it, so the videos, a hands-on handoff, and follow-up support are how Marmon Family Dog Training keeps the results solid once your dog is back home.
Straight from Google. This is the work, in the owners’ own words.
Aaron was the most amazing person I could have imagined for the job of dog trainer. He took the time every single time to send me DETAILED videos explaining what was going on. I basically have a whole new dog and I am more than impressed with the work he did.
We sent our Weimaraner, Bishop, for the board-and-train program and could not be happier. The daily videos of Bishop training in places like Home Depot and Busch Stadium gave us so much confidence. Bishop is awesome on and off leash and we feel confident taking him anywhere.
Aaron did a fantastic job with my dog Knox. Sending him away for 6 weeks was tough but I’m more than glad I did it. He helped me as a dog owner better understand what I was doing wrong. I just wish I reached out sooner.
Start with a free consultation. Tell Aaron what your dog is doing, and he will tell you straight what it takes to fix it and whether board & train or private sessions is the right call.
★★★★★ 5.0 from 41 Google reviews