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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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"Neil was great with Gizmo. He explained everything clearly and gave instructions both here at home and for the time we would be training. Everything made sense (at least to me, Gizmo is another story) but I'm hopeful. Gizmo responded really well to Neil doing everything he was asked ."

Ann
Trainer: Neil Price

"The session was more successful than I thought it would be. I saw an instant change in my dogs behaviour. I’ve been given a lot of very helpful information which was easy to understand. I now have a better understanding of my dog and her behaviours and we are all much happier. It has made life easier for all of us"

Lisa
Trainer: Lynn Prentice

"Lynn has amazing insight into dog behaviour. She gave us an amazing strategy on how to help our rescue dog live his best life."

Ann
Trainer: Lynn Prentice

"Early days to comment on the success of the training but going in the right direction"

Mike
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

"Alex was brilliant with my chihuahua Samson. His training is very professional and instructions thorough and easy to follow. Not only for his doggie customer but my son and I too. Nothing is rushed and his love of dogs and his job training them is heartwarming. We all learnt so much and now count Alex as a friend who’s welcome here any time. Thanks Alex👍"

Judith
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Alex kept in contact us he let us know when he was on his way and when he arrived. so we had time to put Shadow in a different room so he could meet her before training started. I would highly recommend him It was his 1st visit he helped Shadow how to learn and wait whilst we was in the kitchen at the door whilst we pretended to chop food up with a tasty sausage :) Helped with a few issues we are having with a young pup and we learnt a lot as well now to practice it :) Looking forward to to the next visits Thanks Alex we got time to relax after your visit as Shadow was very worn out"

Rose
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Sharon was brilliant - so helpful and knowledgeable. My dog responded to her methods - Sharon helped me to understand my dog's behaviour- why he reacted in a particular way, and that should help us both move forward"

Jean
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

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It was lovely meeting Alex, after our first meeting we felt very confident that we can help our loving Tilly. Alex was great & we would certainly recommend him to other worried dog owners. We are looking forward to working more with Alex forward the foreseeable future.

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Maria
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Was perfect"

Matty
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"Ben was brilliant from the moment we met him; absolute font of knowledge and set the tone for the training that we are going to embark on. What I found really useful was his ability to utilise his own experience with examples."

Adam
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Brilliant service excellent advice and unbelievable results"

Jane
Trainer: Tom Ryan

"Initial session was good with Lynn. Will continue to work on the feedback and lessons provided and subsequently be better informed to review Happy with what we have seen so far."

Jared
Trainer: Lynn Prentice

"We contacted Ben from Barkbusters as we were having issues with our 7 month old Sprocker puppy. Ben was very personable, friendly, helpful and direct. He took time to explain the theory behind the training practices and explained things clearly. He rather changed our behaviour in dealing with our dog than the dogs behaviour.After the initial lesson, which incorporated us taking control over our dog, in a firm but fair way, we were left with a much calmer, more relaxed dog and we felt able to deal with any problems we came up against. Many thanks Ben!"

Ruth
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Kirsty arrived right on time and started by explaining nutrition and 1st steps with us. When introduced to Charlie she immediately set the tone and Charlie responded really well. We have a task on our hands but appreciate that if we are consistent in our approach and put in the time and effort to teach Charlie that he is not in charge we will get results."

Patricia
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Gina has been fantastic with my nervous, reactive little boy Dennis and a great support to me. Knowledgeable and experienced, Gina asked all the right questions from day 1 and has provided a wealth of advice and recommendations for us to take forward. Gina spotted straight away some helpful changes to make at home, starting with a few training techniques for us to implement, without it feeling overwhelming. Dennis has tummy issues, controlled through diet, so the ‘no treat training’, instead using voice tone and body language, has been invaluable and took away the stress of trying to find treats that don’t affect his tummy. I was sceptical about Dennis doing what I asked without the lure of a treat, but it really does work and many of his commands are now excellent, while all have improved! Dennis’s confidence is growing and I am sure it will continue to do so with all the training methods in place. I would highly recommend Gina to anyone needing help and support with their doggie. Thank you Gina 😊"

Lorraine
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Fabulous training session with Ben - he was personable & respectful of our circumstances. He gave a clear explanation of the service I would receive & what I needed to understand about my role in the training. He gave me instant confidence with knowing that with strong communication with my dog I could make a difference to handling his behavioural issues & I know I need to commit to make our lives better. Thank you."

Lisa
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Ben our trainer was very helpful with helping us out with a very lively puppy and gave us a lot of of helpful advice."

Pete
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"Helped migrate the dog with our new twins and sorted his barking with hoover and door bell! Would recommend as they looked into our family life and ways we could adapt to make us a family again and understand our new circumstances."

Abigail
Trainer: Sarah Coleman

"Fist meeting very happy so far"

Andrew
Trainer: Jacquie Callaby

"Gina is a lovely friendly person who made everything make sense about my dog’s behaviour. In just a week I have seen improvements and I’m hopeful that we can eliminate all my dog’s bad habits"

Jayne
Trainer: Gina Williams