Lead Dog Coaching and Training

Andrea has changed the game for us. I have a 1.5 year old field English Setter who is incredibly prey-driven and generally overexcited outdoors. We came to Andrea with zero outdoor recall and no leash manners whatsoever. A few sessions in and we’re already seeing major improvement thanks to Andrea teaching us about whistle training, trying different tools, teaching us commands that work with my dog’s (very busy) brain, and making sure we’re balancing his physical exercise with mental stimulation. Today at the park, my dog came when called on the whistle every time I called him. Yesterday, we took a 20 minute loose-leash walk… these things was unimaginable two months ago when we first met with her. Andrea is empathetic, patient, realistic and relatable. No shaming here. We have met with three other trainers, two of them insisting that my dog was “too far gone”, one refusing to work with him— not the case with Andrea. She has brought me so much hope and has significantly improved my relationship with my challenging dog. I can’t wait to keep working with her to see how much more progress we make.

I have a Belgian malinois/ German Shepherd mix. Andrea came out and helped me with training. Her instructions and how she trains has made a huge improvement in Bodhi. He and I have bonded through her instructions. We have a ways to go, but with Andrea's help he is becoming a great dog. I work him daily and use her notes to further his training. I would highly recommend Lead Dog to anyone that needs help. I'm looking forward to our follow up session. Anna and Bodhi

Andrea was just the trainer we needed for our anxious, guarding German Shepherd and his anxious owner! In one hour and a half session, we left with several ideas and tools to use as we work with our pup. Andrea has experience with this kind of behavior and it was obvious. Andrea was quick to respond to me and she was very accomodating with appointment times. I would highly recommend her. We are very happy with our choice of trainers.