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Dog Training & Behaviour Services

 

Puppy Training

Give your puppy the very best start in life. Lay the foundation for a trusting bond and well behaved dog with our individual puppy education programme

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Dog Obedience Training

Turn your good dog into a great dog. Our approach is about education to get rid of those frustrating and annoying habits, for a well behaved dog

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Behaviour Training

Feeling stressed? Have you desperately been trying everything and seeing no improvement? We we have the solution to your dog's behaviour problems

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Any Breed, Any Age, Any Problem

Frustrated or desperate when dealing with your dog's inappropriate, embarrassing, or destructive behaviour? Our easy to follow, natural and dog friendly training techniques focus on developing a positive relationship to establish a lasting emotional bond, based on respect and trust. Our training leverages the same communication methods, voice tone and body language, that dogs follow as part of their instinctual behaviour. We come to your home at a convenient time to show and guide you through the lesson. The Bark Busters dog training approach can help owners establish control of their dog without relying on treats or the need for harsh punishment. In the first lesson, most owners see dramatic improvements in their dog's behaviour.

We teach you to communicate with your dog

Do you find yourself shouting, but your dog isn't listening to you? Maybe we're simply not speaking their language. The Bark Busters method is based on the way dogs communicate with each other and how they learn from older, more experienced dogs. This is what makes our dog training unique and effective. Your behaviour therapist will guide you on the most effective way to overcome the problem behaviour and leave you with a training plan to ensure long and lasting results.

 

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What our clients say

 

Bark Busters Home Dog Training methods help to solve behaviour problems such as:

  • Basic dog obedience
  • Aggressive behaviour
  • Chewing and destruction
  • Digging in the garden
  • Jumping up
  • Nuisance barking
  • Pulling on the lead
  • Puppy Training
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Toileting in the house
  • Recall

    and much more...

 

The Bark Busters Dog Training Method

No harsh punishment
The Bark Busters method of training is based upon how dogs naturally communicate with each other. Our approach is no harsh punishment, non-physical and as stress free as possible for both you and your dog.

We DO NOT use techniques such as hitting or smacking, shock or spray collars, choke chains, pronged collars, alpha rolling (pinning the dog down), shouting or harsh physical punishment in our approach to training. In addition, as our approach is based upon how dogs communicate, we don't rely on the use of treats or lures. Although treats are a great way to reward your dog, we don't concentrate on their use for dog behaviour and training. We teach you how to gain control of your dog without the use of a lures.

We teach you how to use your VOICE TONE and BODY LANGUAGE to control your dog... both on and off lead, at your home, at the park... anywhere you need it. There may be times when training equipment is needed, such as leads, collars, harnesses etc., and your trainer will discuss this at your lesson.

Why do we train in your home?
Your dog is part of your family, in your home. Training in the home environment is far less stressful for your dog. This is also where your dog leans best and where you'll most often see behaviour problems, so this is where training is most effective. Dogs learn by association, so Bark Busters teaches your dog to listen in the home environment where the association is more established. If your dog does not listen to you in the home environment then it's highly likely he won't listen outside, where there are far more distractions.

Training in your home is a one-to-one system, without the distraction of other dogs or the stress of being sent away for training classes for disrupting the others.

Of course, where you are experiencing problems outside the home, such as pulling on the lead or dog aggression, we will set up controlled training scenarios in the park or wherever is most practical.

Lifetime Support Guarantee
You may wish to consider our Lifetime Support Guarantee to give your dog the very best start in life. this gives you the peace of mind that your Bark Busters trainer will return free of charge should a behaviour problem occur later in life.

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"Emma presented as a warm and knowledgeable professional and was able to identify my pup as needy and anxious. Emma warned us that she may tell us things that may make us uncomfortable but honesty is important to help our pup. Essentially we have not given him the pack leadership he needs and he is the leader. I am so grateful for the techniques Emma has given us and already I can see changes that were needed in his behaviour. Emma sent written feedback of her time with us, alongside 13 worksheets on different training topics. I look forward to our next session."

Leanne
Trainer: Emma Barrett

"Kirsty was lovely she explained a lot about the breed of dog I have. He responded very quickly to the techniques. And it’s nice knowing I can contact Kirsty if I have any problems"

Mandy
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"We’re only day one after Sydney’s visit and already a huge difference. We’re all so happy with the progress already and feeling very positive for the rest of the training"

Louise
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"Very good, also was very interesting to realise how a dog’s mind works."

Carl
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Liz was very good and explained everything we needed to do before we started the training. It's early days we will see how it goes and hopefully get the results we hope for."

Brian
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"Lynn was able to explain and show me how to do the daily exercises with my dog, but also corrected me when I was struggling to flick the lead, explaining what I should avoid doing. She also helped by explaining his thinking and how I could change that by changing my own behaviour. Since then he has steadily improved day on day. It's no longer a struggle to get his muzzle on, which means it's easier to take him outside to toilet. And is learning to let me lead during a walk now as well."

Natalia
Trainer: Lynn Prentice

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Estelle is a very friendly, knowledgeable and easy to talk to person. I really couldn't believe how some simple lessons could make such a difference on the first meeting.

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Sue
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Very good and easy to follow demonstration very good"

Wendy
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Superb"

Anthony
Trainer: Neil Price

"Learnt so much in a couple of hours! Brilliant with us and Esso"

Jack
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Easy-to-follow instructions made a huge difference in the dog's behaviour, knowing what to do and how to address her, compared to attempts at self-training, which barely worked. The instructor was friendly and supportive."

Luca
Trainer: Neil Price

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From the first phone call with Alex we were really confident that he understood the issues we were experiencing with our 10 year old rescue miniature Schnauzer, Maggie. Our first lesson was very enlightening, enabling us to better understand both dogs' behaviours and how our behaviour influences theirs. Alex provided us with some no-nonsense advice and demonstrated the behaviours we should be expecting from the dogs. He gave us a good deal of confidence in our own abilities to work towards our desired outcomes without being judgemental about our current practices. The follow up notes were very comprehensive and were an excellent reflection of the time he spent with us, recapping the techniques to focus on and how we could measure success.

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Sallyanne
Trainer: Alex Fraser

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Was lovely to meet Alex. He went though things for me to work on with waffle, as she's only a puppy. I wanted to put things in place for her, which Alex did.

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Rachel
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Estelle gave valuable advice and pointed out the areas we need to focus on, even during initial visit Finn was more comfortable with someone being in the house. We are continuing with the training she gave us including key words and door training so our dog understands their role"

Lee
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Sharon was very good everything seemed to make sense & works"

Jane
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"Alex was absolutely amazing how my dog settled immediately we have some work to do with the barking but Alex made it so easy to understand and what is best to do and the way Alex explained and gave demonstrations and then I had to do it it was all just so easy and clear and straight forward Alex is absolutely lovely and very easy to get along with with helps the training process more I can not thank him enough for all his help"

Tracey
Trainer: Alex Fraser

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The training was very helpful, it was good to see it working when she showed us. We have been working with the instructions given and Milo is learning quickly.

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Christopher
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Estelle Jackson was great help and support. The first lesson was very insightful and informative."

Chris
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

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Neil is very good at his job. I am very hopeful of sorting my problem out.

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Ian
Trainer: Neil Price

"Very professional, knowledgeable and inspiring."

Robert
Trainer: Jacquie Callaby