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Lead pulling · Chelmsford, Brentwood and all Essex
If every walk feels like a tug of war, it can change, whatever your dog's size or age.
5.0 on Google from 250+ reviews
Walks where the lead stays loose and your dog walks with you, not in front. Passing another dog stops being a battle, and anyone in the family can hold the lead again.
“Alex has worked wonders with our St Bernard, she was awful at pulling on the lead and being such a big dog we found it so hard to walk her. …”
“Alex has worked wonders with our St Bernard, she was awful at pulling on the lead and being such a big dog we found it so hard to walk her. After 2 hours with Alex our dog was walking on the lead without pulling and she is now a joy to take for a walk. Thanks Alex”
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First at the field. The session starts at our secure 1.5-acre field at Roxwell, west of Chelmsford, where there's nothing for your dog to drag you towards. Alex watches how your dog walks with you, then shows you the handling that changes it: where your hands go, when the lead goes slack, and what your dog earns for walking with you instead of in front.
Then where it really happens. Pulling is learned on your own pavements, so that's where it has to change. Later sessions move to your street, the park or the route that's hardest, with distractions added one at a time.
You hold the lead. Alex demonstrates each step with your dog, then hands the lead back and coaches you until it works for you, not just for him.
Big, strong dogs too. Shepherds, Rottweilers, St Bernards and bull breeds all learn the same way; the timing just matters more.
Want the background first? Read Alex's guide on how to stop a dog pulling on the lead. If your dog also ignores you off the lead, see dog recall training.
If your dog pulls, barks and lunges only when it sees another dog, that is usually reactivity, not manners, and Alex works on it differently. The first session sorts out which it is.
£160 for the first 1.5-hour session at our Chelmsford field (£190 at your home), then £100 an hour for follow-ups at the field (£120 at home). You only book follow-ups when you need them, and every price is on our prices page before you start.
That is what the sessions are built for. You practise with your own dog until it works for you, not just for Alex, and follow-ups (£100 an hour at the field, £120 at home) can happen where the problem really happens: your street, the park or your home.
Yes. Training is done calmly, because frustration, anger and harsh methods only slow progress. We never punish a growl or fear, we explain everything we do and why, and you see exactly what we're doing. Alex is a Master Dog Trainer with the Guild of Dog Trainers.
You can, and our guides are there to help. Where owners get stuck is timing and reading their own dog. In a session you practise with your dog while Alex coaches, so you see what works for your dog, not a dog in a video. Alex has worked with more than 10,000 dogs in over 15 years.
No. Older dogs and very strong dogs learn to walk on a loose lead too; Alex adjusts the handling to the dog in front of him.
Many dogs walk differently by the end of the first session. Making it stick on your own walks usually takes a few weeks of practice, and Alex tells you honestly how many follow-ups he expects.
Yes. Home visits cost extra for the travel and are priced when you enquire. Many owners start at the field and move to their own route later.
Usually not. Bring what you use now; Alex will say if something would help.
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