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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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"From the minute Shauna entered our home, she was reading Matty's behaviour brilliantly and got the measure of him really quickly, including what WE were doing to prompt the unwanted behaviour. She left us with very clear instructions on how to overcome our challenging, with clear actions and things to practice. We were very impressed and are very confident in Shauna."

Jen
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Estelle is very knowledgeable, very informative and came with a fantastic set of resources such as websites and tricks. She was very lovely, very much tailored specific training to our lifestyle so that Max will be trained around our lifestyle and not just general."

Toni
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Shauna was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to"

Pamela
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Sarah listened to our concerns and description of our routine with Willow, without any judgement. She broke everything down for us in regards to understanding various behaviours and provided us with written information to go through as well. We addressed the priority concerns and practiced techniques with Sarah, we didn't feel rushed in any way - Sarah made sure we were happy with everything we were practicing and that it all made sense. She was very attentive to our dog as well. We have noticed so many improvements since that first session and are excited for the following sessions to see what's to come!"

Frankie
Trainer: Sarah Coleman

"Ben was excellent from start to finish I couldn’t recommend him enough to anyone looking for a dog trainer."

Luke
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Early days but was very impressed with Sydney and all the advise she has given me so far. From diet to behaviour and how to deal with my issues."

Karen
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"Gina was absolutely lovely and is clearly an excellent behaviourist. She got the measure of my three girls immediately and set about planning our sessions."

Linda
Trainer: Gina Williams

"We are really happy with how the first lesson went. We can see an improvement in Georgie's behaviour already."

Joanne
Trainer: Neil Price

"It was a pleasure meeting Kirsty She was very professional, knowledgeable and clearly understands dogs. She was able to explain techniques well and demonstrated them in a way that was accessible and achievable. It was very helpful for her to watch us do the exercises and be corrected as needed. Her approach with Bruno was firm but loving as well which we appreciated. The way she explains techniques etc was so good, we both felt engaged as she 'trained us', we never felt talked down to. At the end of the first lesson both of us felt empowered and enthusiastic to teach our boy to behave better!"

Jo
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"The main problem was the older dog accepting a new puppy with boundless energy. Lee within 2 hours got them accepting each other and taught us to control the situation. Great!!"

Roy & Jane
Trainer: Lee Hardy

 

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