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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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Very informative advice as to why my dog is behaving as she does and how to correct it

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Elizabeth
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

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Emma visited our house and chatted with us for a couple of hours without the dog. We then had a good session with the dog where Emma explained to us what she wanted to put into practice. It is only a wek ago but we are already seeing a change to our dogs behaviour

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jason
Trainer: Emma Barrett

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Shauna has been fantastic. The skills she has taught me and my partner to manage our attention seeking, barking beagle is life changing. We have seen an immediate change in his behaviour regarding attention seeking tendencies, how long it takes him to settle around guests and the constant barking has reduced considerably. Shauna is a true professional, taking the time to understand our family, the issues we were having and provide easy to follow commands. Thank you Shauna, you have truly changed our lives.

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Maria
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

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Neil was amazing. Within half an hour of being here coco was a different dog , we still have a way to go but I know with Neil's help all will go great

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Michelle
Trainer: Neil Price

"Emma was very polite, she talked us through how we should train Freddie to help with his barking. Emma was here for 2 hours and by the time she left Freddie had calmed his barking. So far the training is working really well, knowing Emma is only a phone call away is reassuring. We would definitely recommend using Emma if you need help with your dog."

Paul
Trainer: Emma Barrett

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The whole family can not believe the improvement in Patch’s behaviour,after the first lesson he doesn’t pull on the lead with the canny collar,he now sleeps in his crate at night and not on my bed,still working on greeting visitors and separation.Many thanks Sydney

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Brian
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"GINA WAS EXTREMELY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL FROM THE OFF. SHE UNDERSTOOD OUR NEEDS AND WE SAW A DIFFERENCE IN THE VERY FIRST VISIT. WE FEEL LIKE WE WILL BE FULLY SUPPORTED AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE PROGRAMME."

JOANNE
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Sharon is very friendly and approachable and her years of experience is obvious. I would recommend her without hesitation!"

Linda
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

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Alex was brilliant!! He gave us clear and focussed advice and practical help. It was a pleasure to work with him and Rita responded really positively throughout the visit. Alex gave us lots to work on and there were some instant changes in Rita’s behaviour which we’ve been able to build on and maintain. Alex never made us feel like bad parents !!

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Cath
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Shauna is brilliant! She explained everything so well and we can already see such a big progress! I couldn’t believe how quickly our dog started responding to the techniques Shauna gave us and how effective the consultation was!"

Lidia
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Liz was very friendly , very easy to understand and explained her workings very well. Liz tailored it excellently to my dog and his needs. Very happy"

kimberley
Trainer: Liz Johnson

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Gina was lovely and reassuring in supporting training with Zola

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Elaine
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Had two visits from Estelle in order to cover most of Megan's issues. Really pleased with the advice given and methods shown."

Patricia
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"As first time dog owners with a new puppy, my wife & I wanted someone to come in and show us the basics to make sure we were teaching Penny the right things. Sydney visited us as short notice and gave us three hours of her time on a Sunday morning and we both found the session incredibly helpful. Sydney’s knowledge on training, nutrition and even the Shar Pei breed is extensive and we learned a lot, which we have been able to put into practice straight away. At times the information overload was a little overwhelming but Sydney is very approachable and spend a lot of time checking our understanding of what was discussed and answering our questions. I am glad we have her for the next year to call upon with our training needs, and think the course is great value for money so far."

Sam
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"Excellent training session and we finally have the basics in place to stop pulling on the lead."

I
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"It is early days as we have only had one visit/training session with gavin at bark busters and our dogs has challenges to overcome which will take time. We will continue to use the training methods and look forward to seeing an improvement."

Caroline
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

"Fantastic session! A lot of info given and moves were demonstrated several times for us."

Angela
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Can’t believe the difference this has made to my dogs"

Kelly
Trainer: Tom Ryan

"Really happy,very proffesional,only been a week but vast improvements already."

Damien
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Early days yet, we think there will be a lot more work required to turn Joe around with regard to aggressive behavior when meeting other dogs whilst on lead."

Allen
Trainer: Lee Hardy