Tina Edwards
Dog Training & Behavioural Therapist for Tunbridge Wells
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I have always loved dogs and when my corporate business life was no longer providing any satisfaction I looked to change my life completely and found Bark Busters! The residential training was long and testing, but hugely enjoyable 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. Now instead of sitting on stifling trains and in front of a computer all day, I spend my working day with people and their dogs inside and out in parks and woodlands. I help them to solve such behaviour problems as barking, aggression and boisterousness and take great pleasure in the way dogs can change very quickly with our methods, delighting in happy relaxed dogs grateful to have their owners take control in a calm, quiet way. One of the jobs I really love is helping people with their new puppies. I can show them how to toilet train and to prevent the bad behaviour starting in the first place!! Most important of all with a young dog, I help to show them how to get their pup to come back when called, essential for everyone's safety and peace of mind. I do succumb to some cuddles and playtime too!
Amongst my early canine companions, 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 my 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 43kg, 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. In fact he now helps me in my work, often coming with me to help clients train their dogs not to be aggressive to other dogs.
Following the death of Cindy, I now have another rescue dog, an Alaskan Malamute cross Siberian Husky, as a playmate to my Finn. Laska has been a challenging dog in more ways than one, but I can proudly take him, as well as Finn, on sessions where I need "stooges" to help clients with their dog aggressive pooches.
So, for your local Bark Buster dog trainer, 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.
What My Clients Say
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So far so good. Got a way to go but confident we should get there based on what I have learnt so far.
Mrs Y R - Orpington, Kent
30th June 2010
Mojo is so much calmer following the change in diet and initial training. Tina showed us what we were doing wrong and most of the training is so logical when we think about it. Now we know what to do and how it's up to us how he turns out, but we are really pleased with the progress so far.
Mrs G J - St Leonards, East Sussex
25th June 2010
Really pleased with how well Stan is doing. Such simple techiques but very effective. Results have been almost immediate. Looking foward to continued success with him.
Mr and Mrs T & P S - Dover, Kent
28th June 2010
