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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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"Well happy with Sydney. She was excellent"

Stephen
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"I found the session very informative and positive. I now have to put the training into action."

Pat
Trainer: Gina Williams

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Sharon was absolutely brilliant. She guided us through every aspect of puppy care from nutrition right through to basic training. She also gave us lots of tips on dealing with some small problems we were having such as toilet training and recall when out and about. She was very kind and supportive with our new puppy.

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David
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"Liz was great, asked lots of questions about Sam and me. Explored what he did daily, his exercise, what he ate, what enrichment he had. How I treated him, what the main problems were. Really friendly and helpful."

Pamela
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"We definitely made the right decision to ask Barkbusters for help with our very enthusiastic 9 month old puppy. We immediately noticed a difference in his behaviour when we followed Lee's training plan, we feel more empowered and confident, and we are enjoying it. We were treated respectfully and gently, even when it became clear that we have let our puppy lead us too much. Thank you, and here's to a successful year."

Maria
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Unbelievable, the difference in Louie after just one lesson has been eye opening. He is off to a great start! We’re looking forward to the next lesson already."

Joseph
Trainer: Neil Price

"Had our first lesson with Estelle. Learnt a lot on how the food I am feeding to my dog has an impact on her behaviour."

Julie
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

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Very professional, explained how I need to train Jack, more than pleased with Gina.

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Mike
Trainer: Gina Williams

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Estelle was excellent in giving clear instructions, showing techniques to implement and explaining the reasons why Teddy behaves as he does. She was very clear about what he should and shouldn't have regarding food and treats. We have been doing training with him every day and we're already seeing an improvement in his behaviour. Estelle asked that we contact her after 2 weeks to let her know how he was doing. We will contact her to let her know how he's doing. She reassured us that she was available should we need assistance at any time. she sent us a printable version of the techniques to be used with him which was useful as we could give copies to everyone who looks after him.

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Eric
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Really friendly helpful and effective"

Ian
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"Very positive first session. Raven is responding well to training inside. We will require more support to transfer skills to outside. It was a very hot day so time outside was limited. Estelle is very knowledgeable and clearly explained and showed us how to help Raven through passive leadership."

Zoe
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Emma gave us clear explanations of the philosophy and techniques of her dog training methods which I found very helpful. I think Posie did too as being I am sure a bit of a "dog-whisperer" she left Posie in a calmer state ."

Leonora Mary
Trainer: Emma Barrett

"Lee came to our home on the 1st July to assess Peggy and gave us valuable information and detailed instructions to follow initially. Lee was professional & friendly. It's very early days to give a full review as we're only 2 weeks in but so far so good but it will be a slow process for us so time will tell but we have seen some improvements already."

Catherine
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Excellent"

Anita
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Everything was explained very well, both visually and orally. Ben responded very well to Ben. I was extremely pleased with reactions to training. Ben also explained to me what very well."

Suzanne
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Alex was so reassuring and addressed all our concerns in an easy and very effective professional way. Was worth the money and time , even though we are still working on some issues. Everything was done efficiently without long winded ‘round the houses’ explanations, which only overload your brain and memory. The training advice was emailed quickly and is very useful and easy to understand…. Along with the reasons Holly acts like she does. We would recommend the training/therapy to anyone."

Janice
Trainer: Alex Fraser

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In depth explanations of what we needed to do.

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Valerie
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"In depth explanations if what we needed to do."

Valerie
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Lee was extremely positive he knew what he was talking about Riley is definitely doing better a work in progress."

Shirley
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"We have recently adopted Frankie, a young dog that had not lived in a domestic setting before, and had little experience of walking on a lead. Lee took time to listen to the issues that need ‘fixing’ and give us practical tips. He then joined us for a walk, explaining how to act in various situation. We were left with ‘homework’ and when he visited 3 weeks later she had come on enormously. We’re now continuing to following stage 1 and have added training tips to follow. BARKBUSTER support is making life with Frankie a joy, we feel it’s an investment in her future as part of our family"

Ed
Trainer: Lee Hardy