Dog boot camp: board and train with a World Champion trainer

• Pulls so hard on the lead that walks have stopped being enjoyable
• Comes back when it suits them, or not at all, so they can't be let off
• Barks, lunges or spins at other dogs, people or traffic
• Jumps up at visitors and won't settle when someone comes to the door
• Has had weekly lessons before, but the results never stuck at home
• You know what to do, but work and family leave no time to do it every day

If two or more of these sound familiar, a boot camp stay is usually the quickest way to change it, because your dog gets daily practice that most owners simply can't fit in.

Week one: settling in and the basics. Your dog gets used to the routine, the people and the field. Training starts with the foundations: walking on a loose lead, sit, down and coming when called, in a calm place with few distractions.

Week two: adding distractions. The same skills are asked for around other dogs, people, noise and longer distances, and work starts on the specific problem that brought you to us.

Week three: the real world. Training moves out to town centres, shops, parks and busy roads, so your dog learns that the rules apply everywhere, not just at the field.

Collection day: the handover. Alex shows you exactly what your dog has learned and how to ask for it, then you practise together until you're getting the same response. Behaviour cases and puppies usually have a fourth week before this.

• Walking to heel on a loose lead
• Sit, down, stay and wait
• A recall that works around distractions
• Settling calmly on a bed or "place"
• Manners around visitors, other dogs and traffic
• Plus the specific problem that brought you to us

Standard and Puppy Package dogs stay in our 5-star kennels; on the VIP Package your dog stays in the home. Dogs travel in secure crates in our vehicle, for collection and for every trip out to training locations.

• Standard Package: £850 a week, regular updates throughout the stay
• Puppy Package: £850 a week, regular updates throughout the stay
• VIP Package: £1250 a week, regular updates throughout the stay, In Home Stay

A discount is available for returning clients. Half of the fee (non-refundable) confirms the booking; the rest is paid before drop-off or collection. Collection from your home, or from any London airport, anywhere in mainland Britain is quoted when you enquire. See what residential dog training costs.

1. Tell Alex about your dog using the form on this page: what they do now, their age and breed, and where you are.
2. Alex replies with whether a boot camp stay is right for your dog, how long it should be and the next available dates.
3. Confirm your place by paying half of the fee. The rest is paid before drop-off or collection.
4. Drop your dog off near Chelmsford, or we collect from your home or a London airport.

We'll always be straight with you. A boot camp gives your dog new habits, but they only last if they're kept up at home, which is why the handover matters so much. Some problems, such as long-standing fear or aggression, improve a great deal but need ongoing work afterwards. If Alex doesn't think a stay will help your dog, he'll tell you before you book.

Many boot camp dogs come from outside Essex. We collect from anywhere in mainland Britain and from any London airport, and the handover can be arranged so it fits your journey home.