Training built around your dog and your family.
Steady Steps is mobile dog training based in South Snohomish. I come to your home and work with you on whatever your dog is struggling with. The goal is a dog you can trust, enjoy living with, and take along on your day.
What I help with
Learning your dog. Helping them learn you.
Some clients come for foundation work with a new puppy. Some have something specific to work through. Plenty just want to keep growing what they already have. All welcome.
Day-to-day manners
- Loose-leash walks
- Greetings without losing it
- Settling in the house
- Recall that holds up
Reactivity
- Leash reactivity
- Door reactivity
- Pulling and lunging on walks
- Reactions to other dogs and the doorbell
Puppies and foundations
- Socialization
- Crate training
- Housebreaking
- Sit, down, stay, come, place
Bringing them with you
- Trail and hiking manners
- Cooperative care: vet, nails, grooming
- Cafes, breweries, dog-friendly stores
- Travel and car rides
Five ways to work together
Pick the format that fits your dog and your schedule.
Most new clients start with a private session. From there we build the rest of the plan around your goals.
Private lessons
You and your dog work with me, in your home or wherever the work needs to happen. The starting point for almost every new client.
Read details 02While-You’re-Away Training
I train your dog at your home — you don’t need to be there. Focused work on one or two skills, with a written summary after.
Read details 03Day Training
Drop-off training in real environments. 4 and 6 hour blocks. I pick your dog up, train them across multiple parks, sidewalks, and trails, and return them at the end of the block. For dogs already working with Steady Steps.
Read details 04Puppy class
A six-week small-group course for puppies between 4 and 6 months. Foundation skills and early socialization.
Read details 05Group obedience class
A six-week course for dogs six months and older, capped at six dogs. Foundation work around real-world distractions.
Read detailsHow I train
Built on rewards, relationship, and a thousand small repetitions.
The plan is built around your dog, your household, and the goals you bring. Most dogs learn well on rewards and steady practice. When a case calls for more, I’ll tell you what I want to try and why.
About Dani
A solo practice, run by one person who has spent every day with dogs.
My own dog is Laszlo, a German Shepherd who keeps me honest about how much of training happens between sessions, not during them. That’s the lens I bring to your house.
Where I work
King and Snohomish County.
The more thoughtfully trained dogs out there, the better the trails, the patios, and the local park get for everyone using them. That’s part of why I do this.
Sessions within 25 miles of South Snohomish are included. Beyond that, a flat $35 travel fee applies.
A few of the cities I serve
- Bothell
- Snohomish
- Kenmore
- Mill Creek
- Woodinville
- Lynnwood
- Kirkland
- Redmond
- Bellevue
- Edmonds
- Everett
Start here
Tell me about your dog.
Send a short message and I'll get back to you within one business day. From there we'll set up a 15-minute call to talk through your dog and what a first session would look like.