Puppy & Dog Training Telford & Shrewsbury

Welcome to dog training Telford and Shrewsbury, my name is Lee Hardy, your local Bark Busters dog behaviourist therapist and trainer. For the past 25 years I have worked with Bark Busters and I have trainer over 5,000 dogs and their owners. 

If you are experiencing dog behaviour problems, my training packages will be perfect for you. My training is personalised to the problems you are experiencing, considering all your dog's needs, and all your needs as an owner too. My service is tailored to the problems you are experiencing whether inside or outside of the home.

Maybe you are looking for general dog obedience training or looking to give your new puppy the very best start in life. I work with all breeds and sizes, from small and large dogs, toy dogs, “doodles”, pedigrees and cross breeds. I love helping with rescue dogs and I am Bark Busters licenced and insured to help owners of legally registered XL Bullies. It is very rewarding helping dog owners just like you with a huge variety of issues, from giving puppies a great start in life to helping with recall, pulling, jumping up, aggression, separation anxiety, nuisance barking and many other behaviour problems. 

If you are looking for professional dog training near you in Telford or Shrewsbury, then look no further. I teach you how to effectively communicate with your dog and to “speak” their language. I will give you the confidence, with demonstrations, ongoing support and advice, that you too can learn how to change your dog’s behaviours and eliminate those unwanted behaviours. Practicing the training daily, and my ongoing support with the Bark Busters unique Lifetime Support Guarantee, will ensure you always have someone to turn to for help when you need it. You can look forward to having a dog that can be a tribute to you and live a happy contented life as a member of your family.

I would never have believed that I would have such a long, happy and successful career when I rescued Rannan, an 18-month-old female black Labrador, from my local RSPCA in August of 1998.  She had been in a kennel with another dog, a Collie Cross, and they were content and calm with each other. She was adored by the staff who found her easy to train. I couldn’t wait to get her home. The day I picked her up one of the kennel staff told me this story of her time with them. Her kennel mate was called Houdini, and for obvious reasons.  He managed to work out how to get the kennel door open. They both escaped and ran around the compound. Houdini was caught first but they had trouble catching Rannan as she just ran and ran enjoying the chase. When they eventually caught her, they named her Rannan due to her antics.

During the first few weeks, she was relaxed and happy to meet dogs and people, and she learned to swim with my friend’s Collie. She walked to heel and her recall was perfect. Such an easy rescue dog was a surprise, and I was confident that our lives together would be years of fun.

However, after around 6 months I began to realise that she had started to ignore my calls for he to come back and she started to seek out and bully other dogs, running at them at a fast pace and rolling them over. I was very worried, and I had to keep her on the lead whenever there might be other dogs around. Not long after this, she started to become aggressive to strangers. The worst experience was when we were in a quiet part of my local park, and I let her off lead. She rushed up to an elderly lady knocked her over and stood barking at her. I was so worried that she may be reported, and we would both be trouble. If I wanted to save her from being taken, I had to do something.

Many of the local dog trainers I contacted said that she could not be helped, especially when told that she had started showing aggression to me around her food too. I was feeling an utter failure and had nowhere to turn until I found Bark Busters. I couldn’t believe the change in her even after the first lesson. I was shown how to gain respect and control using calming body language and voice tones. Being consistent with daily training and games was the key, and within a few short weeks Rannan was listening fully to my commands and stopped making her own really poor decisions.

One day, whilst working with her, a friend suggested I would make a good dog trainer and once that was in my head it didn’t take long before I approached Bark Busters and began my own training with them to help others with issues that they were worried about with their own dogs. 25 years and over 5,000 dogs later, here am, and still loving every minute of it.

If you are looking for puppy training classes near you, then why not consider my home training. Group training classes can be very stressful for your puppy and if they become disruptive in the classes you can often be asked to leave. My lessons are informative and provides puppies with the very best start in life.

My home puppy training classes cover topics such as:

• Best toileting habits
• Appropriate diet and good food manners
• Recall - coming when called
• Gate and door control
• Sit, stay and down training
• Correct holding of the lead and walking
• Walking to heel
• Distance control (staying with you when there are other distractions)
• How to successfully socialise your puppy
• How to de-sensitise, for example, vacuum cleaners and car travel etc…
• Protecting your puppy from being overwhelmed by people or other dogs
• Accustoming to handling, bathing and grooming
• Bad behaviour prevention and management, e.g. jumping up, mouthing, play biting and chewing etc…

If you would like to see what other dog owners say about me, please feel free to read my testimonials from my happy clients.

Whether you are a first-time dog owner or an experienced one, simply get in touch by using the enquiry form or calling our freephone number, for a no obligation chat to hear about how I can help to get your relationship with your dog back on track.

Lee Hardy, dog training Telford & Shrewsbury, is a Grand Master Dog Behaviour Therapist & Dog Trainer and received recognition in 2024 for helping over 5,000 dogs and their owners.