Sessions & Pricing | Steady Steps Dog Training, South Snohomish WA

Getting started

How the first session works.

Step 01

Fill out a short evaluation form

A few questions about your dog, your household, and what you’re hoping to work on. Takes about ten minutes.

Step 02

Free 15-minute phone call

We will review your evaluation together and get you on the schedule, as well as answer any questions you may have.

Step 03

First in-person session

Lesson and evaluation in one. No separate evaluation fee.

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Five ways to work together

Pick the format that fits your dog and your schedule.

A short overview of each below. Click through for the full details, what’s offered, and who it’s for.

Private lessons

From $135 per 60-minute session

You and your dog work alongside me, in your home or wherever the work needs to happen. Single sessions or discounted bundles of 3, 5, or 10. The starting point for almost every new client.

For: Almost every new client. Puppies, family dogs, adolescents, dogs with reactivity.

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In-home sessions

$145 per 60-minute session

I come to your house and put a focused hour into one or two skills. You don’t need to be home and you don’t need to be involved. Written summary after every session.

For: Established clients with busy weeks. Available after the first in-person session.

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Day Training

$245 (4 hr) / $335 (6 hr) · 4-Pack of 4-hour sessions $900

Drop-off training across real environments. I pick your dog up in the morning, work them across multiple parks, sidewalks, and trails through the day, and bring them home tired and clearer than they left. Decompression and crate time between environments is part of the curriculum, not a break from it.

For: Dogs who have completed at least one private session and whose owners want to accelerate the part of training that has to happen out in the world. This is where high-energy and working-breed dogs make their biggest gains, because they need more environmental practice than a 60-minute session can deliver and more cognitive load than a yard or daycare provides.

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Puppy class

$195 · six weeks

A small-group course for puppies between 4 to 6 months. Foundation skills, early socialization in a controlled setting, and the puppy-appropriate version of real-world manners. Capped at 6.

For: Puppies between 4 and 6 months. The developmental window where socialization and foundation work matter most.

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Group obedience class

$195 · six weeks

A six-week course for dogs 6 months and older who are ready to work around other dogs. Foundation obedience, real-world manners, and structured exposure. Capped at 6.

For: Dogs who already have the basics and can hold it together around other dogs at a working distance.

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Methodology

How every session is built.

The plan is shaped to your dog and the goals you bring. Most of the work is built on rewards and steady practice. When a case needs more, the plan changes to meet it.

What you get, no matter the format.

A plan tailored to your dog and your goals
A written session recap delivered after every session
Homework for you and your dog between sessions
Direct text and email access for questions between sessions

Travel

Travel fee.

Within 25 miles of South Snohomish, WA

Included. No travel fee.

Beyond 25 miles, one way

Flat $35 travel fee per session or Day Training pickup.

Policy

Cancellation.

Plans change. Here’s the policy.

More than 48 hours

No charge.

24 to 48 hours

50% of the session fee.

Under 24 hours

100% of the session fee. Same goes for no-shows. Day Training displaces a meaningful portion of the workday, so the under-24-hour tier is firm beyond the one courtesy.

First-time clients

One courtesy cancellation. Real emergencies handled case by case.

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Tell me about your dog.

Fill out the short evaluation and pick a time for the 15-minute call. About fifteen minutes total.