Fed up with feeling like one arm is longer than the other?

Embarrassed about walking your dog with friends because of the constant pulling?

Wish you could take you dog with you for relaxing days out?

Feel like the constant pulling is spoiling your daily walks?

Stop the Pull is a free online mini course comprising of 5 videos for you to watch at your leisure. Learn where to attach the lead, and how to hold it, how to calmly leave the house, why sniffing is so important, teach your dog to wait and set realistic expectations for walks.   

Things have changed a lot in my time working with dogs. After I first qualified as a Puppy School Tutor back in 2010 I ran classes of up to 8 puppies and their families in a local village hall. Everyone is the group had different wants and needs from their dog. 

Slowly over the years the number of dogs in each class dropped to 4. This enabled me to give individual attention to each dog and handler in the group. However I still noticed there was a big difference between how the dogs behaved in class, vs walking to and from the lesson. The owners would get the dogs out of their car. There would be great excitement as the dogs saw their classmates. As the owners walked over to the hall together, the dogs would bounce about in excitement often pulling on the lead. 

In the class, I would get everyone to settle and calm their dog before we started training. The dogs would perform well in class. 

Once the lesson had finished I would then watch the dogs and owners walk back over the field to the carpark, often with owners chatting and dogs going back to their default pulling. 

I didn’t want to just entertain dogs and owners for an hour. I wanted to be teaching life skills. Create dogs that walked nicely when out for their daily exercise, not just in a class environment. 

When Covid hit, I took my business online and noticed a massive difference in the dogs training at home from pre-recorded videos. Everyone in the household was getting involved at a time to suit them. The dogs were training and using the skills at home and on walks, not just for an hour a week in class. This lead me to re-think and change the way I now teach my training classes. 

Training in a format convenient to you….

Face to Face (Pulling Pongo’s)

The combination of online learning materials, a 1-2-1 session and a group class creates the ideal learning environment. Start off learning at home with the online videos. In the 2nd week of the month see Laura for a 1-2-1 session to see how you are getting on. In the last week of the month meet other owners for an hours group walk to practice your skills. Sign up for multiple months to see your skills progress. 

Zoom

With clients all over the world, zoom is the perfect way to train with us no matter where you live. Get 2x 1-2-1 zoom calls as well as access to the online learning materials.

Online only

Progress through the 21 day online training plan at your convenience, and get the whole family involved.

In your home

Have Laura the trainer come to your home for 2 x 1 hour 1-2-1 sessions to help you work through the online training materials. Train in the environment where your dog lives and plays.