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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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"Ben was amazing, patient and very knowledgeable! We are over in Cornwall for our pups for holiday and needed help with his pulling on the lead and jumping up at others due to excitement. Ben taught us the tips and tricks that would help with just that and always asked if there was anything else we were concerned about. The next day we put ourselves and Riley to the test in Looe and it was like we had a different dog! Highly recommend and thank you again Ben!"

Sophia
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Really pleased with the first lesson and subsequent improvement in the dogs behaviour, it’s definitely a marathon not a sprint but have the tools/technique's to work with"

Alison
Trainer: Sarah Coleman

"Ben is an incredible trainer. Spot & I learnt so much that afternoon and all information was super clear. It was a lot to take in so I was grateful for the notes Ben emailed me at the end of the day so that I could continue with the training. My main concern with Spot was that he no longer wanted to get into my car. Just 4 and 5 days after Ben's visit and Spot has been getting in without any bother. He is listening more to my commands and is walking much better on the lead. This has been the best money I have ever spent! Thank you Ben, you have changed our lives."

Rachel
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Very pleased with all the information given to me"

Maureen
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"My trainer was a lady called Sarah. She was absolutely fantastic. She explained so much at our first meeting. We all felt like we’d known her years! In our opinion she went above and beyond. My fur baby did really well. I was so proud of him with Sarah’s instructions. I couldn’t believe the difference after just one morning. It was incredible. I’m blown over to be honest. I’ve been doing the technique everyday and he’s already grasped this stage. I have a few more sessions as my dog has a few things to sort out but I’m confident the next sessions will go just as swimmingly. Sarah was very professional and really friendly. Extremely knowledgeable and put a lot of things I asked to rest. Would absolutely 100% recommend anyone who is having issues with their dog. Money completely well worth spent. As you may tell, I am one very happy customer. Thanks"

Rachel
Trainer: Sarah Coleman

"Alex was great, his knowledge of understanding us and our pup, Eddie, was amazing. After just one session we feel more confident with our stubborn English Bull Terrier, we did feel a bit stupid barking at our dog but it really does work. Eddie is so much more relaxed already. Thanks Alex, keep up the good work 😁"

Samantha
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Gina has been out to visit me with my two black lab Pups twice over the last year. Same litter Pups Gina has supported me to prevent sibling rivalry, address loose lead walking, recall, stay, claiming space in my house from the dogs and so much more. Gina has been extremely responsive and supportive on email and I can’t recommend her enough. I now have two adorable 18 month old boys who need reminding of the rules at times but over all well behaved. Still working on stopping them jumping up at visitors but we ignore and they soon settle. Gina, thank you so much for everything x"

Alison
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Alex was amazing. The results I had on the day and since then have been remarkable. It is like I have a different dog. A lot of the problem was down to the way I was treating / reacting to Eric’s behaviour. So happy now, still lots of work and training to be done but I now feel like I can manage it. Thank you Alex"

June
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Excellent information broken down well and supported throughout"

Kelly
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

"Neil was very very good I learned a lot on our first meeting and a lot what he taught us worked really well and Jax is responding well except for the walking when I take him out. I look forward to our next visit ."

Erica
Trainer: Neil Price

 

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