Dog Training & Behavioural Therapist for Canterbury

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My life as a dog trainer with Bark Busters, solving such behaviour problems as barking, aggressive and boisterous dogs, has given me the job satisfaction that just wasn’t available in my previous role in the corporate world.

Having loved and owned dogs most of my adult life and now as a behaviour therapist with Bark Busters, I have the knowledge that could have helped my early companions. Amongst them were a Border Collie, Gus, whose barking drove me and the neighbours mad and later, Sam, a German Shepherd cross who I had to defend on many occasions from irate owners whose dogs he had aggressively attacked. I used to get so embarrassed and worried about the behaviours and tried everything I’d read in training books. But could I stop that dog barking? Could I prevent the unpredictable attacks? Sadly, no. Gus ended up being shut in most of the day and Sam was never allowed off lead. They both lived long and relatively happy lives, but I now realise that their behaviour problems could have been eliminated, allowing them and me to enjoy a much happier and less stressful relationship.

I found Bark Busters soon after I had taken on a second German Shepherd rescue dog to be a buddy for my lovely black German Shepherd bitch, Cindy. Finn was a young dog with many problems; aggression to dogs and people – especially vets; chasing joggers, cats, sheep, cars, in fact anything that moved! Plus racing round my garden barking at birds perching in my neighbours’ trees! His saving grace was that he was very handsome and very sweet natured with people he knew.

I did wonder if I’d taken on too much one day, when I had him, all 40kg, on his hind legs lunging and snarling at a neighbour and their dog whilst Cindy and I were being dragged across the road towards traffic. I began despairing of ever socialising him, but then I found Bark Busters and within a few short weeks I had a dog I could trust and be proud of. I found to my amazement that I could control him with the simple and straightforward techniques of the Bark Busters system, put into practice by me, with expert and patient coaching from the trainer. Finn walked next to me past other dogs, was allowed off lead around joggers and no longer lunged at cars.

Just around that time I realised that I wanted to change my life; the corporate business world which paid well, was no longer fulfilling and the daily slog to London was becoming really depressing. I approached and was accepted as a trainee with Bark Busters and ever since I graduated, I have loved a rewarding job, helping owners forge new relationships with their dogs, giving them back the enjoyment previously lost through bad behaviour.

So, for your local Bark Buster dog trainer in Kent, just give me a call and I’ll help you with your dog’s barking, pulling, aggression or any other problem……… and they won’t become another Gus or Sam.