4.9BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 3 more
- Credentials
- ABTC
Dog trainers in Essex
Essex has 120 listed dog trainers spread across 39 towns. Chelmsford has the most, with nineteen, and Colchester is close behind with seventeen.
Ranked by member recommendations and the BarkScore. How we rank them
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- IMDT, KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Separation anxiety
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Fear and 3 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 4 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Fear and 4 more
- Credentials
- APDT UK
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Fear and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 3 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Agility, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- APDT UK
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Aggression, Separation anxiety, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 6 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT, APDT UK, PPG, APBC, CCPDT, KPA
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- Puppy classes, One to one, In your home
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Agility, Scent work, Gundog training and 1 more
- Credentials
- KCAI
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity
- Credentials
- ABTC, APBC
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- APDT UK
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Reactivity, Aggression
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.3BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Agility, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- IMDT, APDT UK
4.3BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- KCAI, PPG
4.2BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Residential training
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Separation anxiety, Fear and 1 more
4.2BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Residential training
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Fear
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Residential training, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression, Basic obedience
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Separation anxiety and 5 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
More about dog trainers in Essex
More than half of the trainers offer one to one sessions, and more than a third run group classes. Around three in ten run puppy classes, and a similar share can come to your home. Essex also has more residential trainers than any other county we list, with 22, where your dog stays with the trainer for a set time.
About half describe their methods on their website, and nine in ten of those say they train force-free, using rewards rather than corrections. About a quarter name a recognised body, most often the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers.
At a glance
Dog training in Essex, by the numbers
- 120dog trainers listed in Essex
- 39towns with a trainer
- 90%of trainers who describe their methods say they train force-free
How they train
- Force-free
- 47%
- Balanced
- 5%
- Not stated
- 48%
How you can train with them
- One to one
- 59%
- Group classes
- 39%
- In your home
- 33%
- Online
- 28%
- Residential training
- 18%
- Day school
- 2%
What they help with
- Puppy training
- 65%
- Recall
- 53%
- Basic obedience
- 53%
- Reactivity
- 48%
- Lead pulling
- 47%
- Aggression
- 36%
Counted from all 120 trainers listed in Essex, from what their own websites say.
Towns in Essex
- Basildon six
- Benfleet eight
- Billericay two
- Bishop's Stortford two
- Braintree three
- Brentwood three
- Broxbourne one
- Canvey Island two
- Chelmsford nineteen
- Clacton-on-Sea two
- Colchester seventeen
- Dunmow seven
- Epping two
- Essex one
- Frinton-on-Sea one
- Grays one
- Halstead two
- Harlow five
- Harwich two
- Hockley one
- Ingatestone one
- Leigh-on-Sea five
- Loughton one
- Maldon two
- Manningtree one
- Ongar one
- Rayleigh three
- Rochford two
- Royston one
- Saffron Walden four
- South Ockendon one
- Southend-on-Sea two
- Southminster one
- Stanford-le-Hope two
- Sudbury one
- Tilbury one
- Waltham Abbey two
- Witham one
- Zero2 one
Questions people ask
Where are most dog trainers in Essex?
Chelmsford has the most, with nineteen, followed by Colchester with seventeen. Benfleet, Dunmow and Basildon each have a handful, and the rest are spread across smaller towns.
Are there residential dog trainers in Essex?
Yes, 22 listed trainers in Essex say they offer residential training. It’s worth asking where your dog will sleep, how much training they’ll do each day and how you’ll be shown what to practise at home.