Happy Stretch Dog Training
Private, force-free training in your home with Sugako Sasaki, CPDT-KA. Reactive dogs, puppies, vet and groomer stress, and service dogs. Packages from $760.
Your dog is doing their best, and so are you. Pick the one that sounds like home.
Start with
$760 for 5 sessions
Leash reactivity toward dogs and people is one of Sugako’s specialties. The 5-session package starts with a 90-minute assessment and builds a plan around your dog.
"We came into this experience without understanding the fear that drove Suki’s reactivity and Sugako helped us see that."
Start with
$1,680 for 12 sessions over 6 weeks, or $2,500 for 18
Foundation skills for puppies and adolescent dogs, done for you twice or three times a week. Group options include the Puppy and Teen Training Camp at Dog’s Day Out.
"Roma used to be a really leash reactive dog and just barked to alert for anything and everything."
Start with
$760 for 5 sessions
Cooperative care training gets your dog ready for grooming, ear cleaning and vet visits, at your dog’s pace and force-free.
"Sugako is wonderful to work with and has helped us better understand Addie’s needs."
Start with
$800 for 6 sessions in person, or $720 virtual
Sugako is an Atlas certified service dog trainer and has helped train service dogs across Washington since 2021.
"She is forever patient with my endless questions, is always willing to demonstrate and repeat instructions, exceedingly generous with her time and knowledge, and it is clear that she cares about and loves her job! I come back from every session so thankful to be working with her."
Start with
$1,680 for 12 sessions over 6 weeks, or $2,500 for 18
Six weeks of day training: Sugako trains your dog in sessions during the week and hands it off to you in two sessions together.
"Thanks to Sugako’s expertise, we have seen huge improvements in Leo’s behavior and we have a much better understanding of how to read his body language and help him be successful."
Science-based, positive reinforcement, in your home. Not sure which fits? The first call is free.
Reactivity, manners, cooperative care
$760 5 sessions
Too busy to train? Sugako does the training
Teach your dog disability tasks for life at home
Not ready for a package
$250 initial consult
Four stops from the first call to a more confident dog.
Talk through what your dog is working on and see if you are a good fit.
Sugako reads your intake form, watches your dog, and writes a plan around them.
Hour-long sessions in your home and neighborhood, with email and text support between.
A happier, more confident, more cooperative dog, and the skills to keep it going.
A dog trainer and canine behavior specialist from Japan. Clear, kind, evidence-based training, shaped by her work as a Senior Registered Behavior Technician with autistic children.
Specialties
Seven credentials, each in two lines, from the groups that award them.
Also on her site
A reactive pup who now boops instead of barks, a service dog in training, and a wedding that went off without a bark.
"We came into this experience without understanding the fear that drove Suki’s reactivity and Sugako helped us see that. Sugako’s support has been pivotal in including Suki in important events, such as our wedding. Sugako was able to manage Suki in a scary environment and we had a great ceremony because of that."
"Roma used to be a really leash reactive dog and just barked to alert for anything and everything. Now she just boops your hand to tell you about her observations! Roma is now 3 years old and I can loose leash walk with her at the park, beach, dog park, and at the farmers market with more confidence and without all of the anxiety."
"Thanks to Sugako’s expertise, we have seen huge improvements in Leo’s behavior and we have a much better understanding of how to read his body language and help him be successful."
"She is forever patient with my endless questions, is always willing to demonstrate and repeat instructions, exceedingly generous with her time and knowledge, and it is clear that she cares about and loves her job! I come back from every session so thankful to be working with her."
"Sugako is wonderful to work with and has helped us better understand Addie’s needs. We have seen great improvement in Addie and in our own training abilities."
"While I was once her mentor, she is now someone who I look up to and learn from. Her thoughtful and kind interactions with people as well as their dogs makes her someone I would happily recommend."
"Sugako is probably the most creative and enthusiastic trainer I have ever met! She is incredibly knowledgeable about behavioral science but is also engaging and super fun to work with."
Train side by side with other dogs at Dog's Day Out. Five classes, from focus games to a café-ready outing in Downtown Burien.
Not suitable for reactive dogs
Sugako is based in Kent and trains in homes across Seattle and South King County. Group classes meet in Burien.
The 5-session training package is $760. A single initial consultation is $250 for 90 minutes, and follow-up sessions are $150 for 60 minutes. Six weeks of day training is $1,680 for 12 sessions or $2,500 for 18.
In your home and neighborhood, across Kent, Seattle and South King County. Group classes meet at Dog’s Day Out in Burien.
Sugako uses positive reinforcement and science-based, force-free methods in a nurturing learning environment. She is a Certified Fear Free Animal Trainer and an IAABC Accredited Dog Trainer.
Yes. Leash reactivity toward dogs and people is one of Sugako’s specialties. Group classes like Training Game are not for reactive dogs, so reactive dogs start with private training.
Yes. Sugako is an Atlas certified service dog trainer. The at-home service dog package is $800 in person or $720 virtual for 6 sessions. It does not cover medical alert tasks.
Yes. Sugako is originally from Japan and trains in Japanese and English.
Book a free 30-minute discovery call. You talk through what your dog is working on, see if you are a good fit, and book the initial consultation.
Still wondering? Email info@happystretchdogtraining.com.
Book a free 30-minute call with Sugako. Talk through what your dog is working on and see if you're a good fit.