The Steppin' Woofs Canine Freestyle Troupe

24/07/2025

Our Steppin’ Woofs family lost another sparkling star this week. Cecily’s Gracie lost her battle with cancer.

Cecily and Gracie came to us through the freestyle class we offer, and more devoted students would be hard to find. Every week they came back to class having conquered the assignment, ready for more. Cecily quietly absorbed the lesson, jotting notes down in her book, and Gracie gave her full attention to the task at hand.

They joined The Steppin’ Woofs with the same devotion, rarely missing a gig or an event. Gracie was always impeccably groomed, and with Cecily’s wide knowledge of music, their costumes, the clever and well thought-out and well performed routines, they were the crowd pleaser wherever we went. Their wonderful relationship was there for all to see.

We will miss Gracie’s bright light.

Enjoy this video of Cecily and Gracie and be sure to hug your dogs today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAY_5a1sKyE

29/06/2025

Our friend Bentley is back with his 4th of July wish. Let's keep our pups safe and sound this coming 4th.

21/06/2025

The Steppin’ Woofs recently lost one of their brightest lights. Our founder, Mary Kutulakis, passed away in her sleep this past week.

Mary had a knack for bringing people together and touched many people’s lives with her can-do optimism.

She opened her dog training school, the Fieldwood Dog Training Center, in the 1990s, teaching classes and mentoring new instructors, helping hundreds of people and their dogs live their happiest lives together. She was always curious, open to new ideas, and organized many workshops and seminars that covered the newest, cutting-edge theories of dog training and canine freestyle.

Her outreach to the community included working with rescues, police departments, and children striving to instill a better understanding and harmony between humans and dogs.

It was over 20 years ago Mary brought together her love of dogs and of music and said, “let’s put on a show” and ever since, The Steppin’ Woofs have done that.

Some adjectives people have used to describe Mary are kind, spunky, delightful, caring, funny, encouraging, a bright light, one of a kind, and I’ll add, a good friend. One of our favorite Mary quotes is “When you stumble, make it part of the dance”. We will miss her shining light.

Here’s a video of Mary with The Steppin’ Woofs entertaining at a senior citizens center. Ever the teacher, it starts with Mary explaining how we teach our dog freestyle moves then ends with a dance.

In Mary's honor, please give your dog a hug today.

04/06/2025

Another fun time tonight at Bethany Village. Thanks for having us!

11/04/2025

We started spring off in Steppin' Woof fashion. This time we traveled to Gettysburg, PA, to entertain the kids of the Adams County 4-H Small Animal Club. Such a good audience! Thanks for having us!

24/03/2025

24/11/2024

Theresa and Marilyn Monroe leading us singing carols.

24/11/2024

13/10/2024

We stepped out again to Thornwald Home in Carlisle last night to help celebrate the founder of the Steppin' Woofs, Mary Kutulakis. Her birthday is this month and, keeping with her tradition, we celebrate all month! 🎂

Check out the videos of our performance on our YouTube channel by clicking here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLldJhHIcVGPXaGjiO5PBYXJJBLZt375bH

And enjoy this snippet of Snoopy and Todd cuttin' the rug. Sound up! 🐾

Everyone, dance on!

21/09/2024

It's getting to be that time of year again. Let's get out there and dance!

16/09/2024

We were steppin’ out again! On Thursday, September 12th, we joined Celebration Villa of Dillsburg to cap off their week-long events noting National Assisted Living Week.

One of their events was holding a fund raiser for the Adams County SPCA located in Gettysburg, PA. This SPCA was co-founded by Jean, one of their residents, and it was good to meet Jean and acknowledge and celebrate her past efforts for those pets in need.

We had a good crowd and danced the evening away.

Unfortunately, we don’t have videos of our performances, but we do have a few photos.

Thanks to Celebration Villa for letting us join in on the fun!

25/08/2024

We're out in the community again dancing to put smiles on faces and to make good memories. The Steppin' Woofs returned to the Thornwald Home in Carlisle, PA, Friday, August 23rd, and had a foot-stomping grand time. 🐾🐾

Check out our videos from this gig on our YouTube channel -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJyUSk-9WOo&list=PLldJhHIcVGPXPUoJSdfWlgktjO-F1Bm6c

Thanks, Thorwald, for having us. 😀