Tina Edwards
Dog Training and Behavioural Therapist for Tunbridge Wells, Sevenoaks
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I have always loved dogs and it had always been my dream to be involved with dog training. I grew up in Kent 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.
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What My Clients Say
Bark Busters value feedback so we give every customer a feedback form which may be returned freepost to our Head Office. Where permission has been given, these testimonials are taken from those feedback forms...
We were very impressed with the way in which our therapist addressed the issues we were having with Jess. Depite Jess' slight deafness, she responded very well to training. Jess is a very happy dog and with ongoing training she will become a much more settled and calm dog.
Mrs J B M - Tunbridge Wells, Kent
5th April 2012
Tina was really helpful and explained everything very clearly to us. I was really impressed with how well she worked with Holly. Holly has started to make some improvements on lead as we have been following Tina's techniques closely. We are all really looking forward to meeting Tina again, as I can see she is really going to help me, my partner and Holly. Thanks Tina
Miss C W - Maidstone, Kent
27th March 2012
Less Hyperactivity, good improvement in behaviour, less barking and less jumping up.
Mr and Mrs N T - Tunbridge Wells, Kent
31st March 2012
