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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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"fantastic trainer worked wonders with Hector, showed me how to train him properly. Hector responded to the training very well and has now become a lovely family dog"

Deirdre
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Lee was great. He explained everything we had to do and also showed us by coming on a walk with Brandy and Bailey. We need to put this into practice ourselves and will hopefully see the results. Lee also arranged two further appointments which we are looking forward to so we can gain further help and advice."

Julie
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Sharon was very helpful and gave me so much advice on different things regarding Rolos behaviour."

Claire
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"Great experience… lots of information… explained everything very clearly . Sarah was really freindly,helpful and very professional. I felt very positive and motivated in moving forward . Very inspired with all her advice."

Wendy
Trainer: Sarah Coleman

"Gavin's visit to my mum's house to work with her dogs was invaluable. He was professional and knowledgeable, providing a good clear outline of the programme, explaining the science behind food whilst giving ongoing training tips to manage the behaviours of two protective small Jackapoos. The work done outside to start the training was well done and manageable for my mum. Learning to talk dog was interesting. Gavin's provision of a bespoke programme and knowing he is only on the end of an email is welcome. Mum's working hard and at day 3 there is definitely a change in behaviour. I would recommend Gavin."

Sallyann
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

"Fabulous!"

Annmarie
Trainer: Tom Ryan

"Emma was very informative, gave excellent advice which we are implementing and Molly is responding slowly but it takes time. Very pleased with Emma, so knowledgeable, step by step advice."

Margaret
Trainer: Emma Barrett

"Very good,taught me lots of new techniques very happy with this service"

Kelly
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Very professional. Very good instructions. I will definitely recommend."

Alina
Trainer: Lynn Prentice

"Shauna was fantastic. Very professional and took notice of our requirements. Excellent."

Karen
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Rosie made positive progress on the day"

Dawn
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"In the space of just over 2 hours Ben had taught us & our dog, how to behave towards each other. A simple process applied as instructed has transformed a very lively strong willed puppy into a well behaved delight. We now feel confident that our canine relationship has improved enormously. Ben is a wonderful teacher with a perfect understanding of a dog’s needs. A big thank you. With kind regards. Christine & Richard"

Richard
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Kirsty listened to us and explained everything she was doing to us. Three hours passed so quickly. The difference in our pups is unbelievable."

Julie
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Liz not only provided new training techniques to work with on our dog, but explained the reasoning behind these techniques, which only made adopting them far easier. She was also incredibly friendly, understanding, and open to questions, which made the whole process feel far less daunting as she guided us through ways to improve our dog walks, his hyperactivity, and where he stands as part of our 'pack' at home, all of which we immediately saw results to within the day. Over the weekend, after she had left, he was already staying off furniture, no longer jumping up at people, and respecting our boundaries. Not only has our dog responded and begun behaving better, but there's an improvement in our relationship, and they seem more fulfilled in their everyday life."

James
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"Shauna was really friendly put me at ease straight away, listened and wasn't judgemental at all. We went out with luna who did display the behaviour in question. Shauna worked with me, then observed and coached me implementing the training out with luna. I don't know what wizardry has been done but 6 days on and the behaviour hasn't been displayed since I have also been able to call luna away from other dogs ending playtime, with exercises to do inside the home too my confidence has grown and Luna is letting me decide when home time is! I'm sure there will be blips along the way but I know how to deal with them and Shauna is there if needed"

Sarah
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Liz put me at my ease and was excellent at explaining Darcy’s behaviour so I can understand why at certain times he acts as he does."

Fiona
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"Really nice and learned quite a lot, very friendly and very professional."

Brian
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Neil was awesome, Bronte respected him straight away and was in good behaviour. Neil understood the issues we are having and we addressed some of them during our first session and we are practicing these exercises every day."

Sarah
Trainer: Neil Price

"Highly recommend BarkBusters. Our trainer (Lee) was friendly and approachable, and the training techniques have had a huge impact on our dog (and on us too!). The difference in Poppy is immeasurable, our household is considerably calmer! We gained a real insight into her behaviour, and how to deal with it. The difference in 24 hours was unbelievable! Thank you BarkBusters (and specifically Lee)."

Kay
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Kirsty was very professional in explaining the choices which faced us without expressing her own opinion but enabled us to reach a difficult decision ."

Michael
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield