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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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"We have three very reactive small dogs making it difficult for people to come to the house and one dog being particularly bad with other dogs, joggers and cyclists. After one session with Shauna and some extremely practical advice, the improvement is already amazing. Dogs not pulling on the lead and far quieter in the house. I was concerned that the advice was going to be complicated and hard to follow but absolutely not the case. Every change we made was explained clearly and then we practised it. The other good thing is that Shauna explained how the dogs were feeling so we realised that their behaviour was not necessarily what we had assumed. Can not recommend enough, has made such a difference. Really important that the advice is followed every time as that is how you see the best results. Brilliant."

Elizabeth Helen
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Great service, excellent advice/ information and gave me the dog training direction I needed for my Labradoodle. Lots of practical solutions that have already improved the barking situation and overall given us a happier family and dog enjoying our dog more with all the fun exercises we're doing with him, thank you"

Dianna
Trainer: David Jefferay

"Alex did a phenomenal job. Pod had struggled with reactivity to dogs on walks. Within one session Alex has got us on the road to enjoying our walks!"

Sam
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Gina was very friendly and helpful in explaining how the training would take. Talking us through the first stage of the training and advising us regarding dietary needs."

Richard
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Lee was very thorough in his assessment of Reggie. After spending time with him at our home and taking a walk with him he identified that Reggie was an excellent dog and all he needed was some diversionary techniques to help us with the problems we had identified along with a method to stop him pulling when walking. Lee also said we didn't need the package we had originally signed up for because Reggie didn't require it. Very refreshing to know that there are people out there that don't take advantage of you. The follow up email listing all the advice Lee gave us has been implemented with very positive results"

Cheryl
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"My 2 Springer Spaniel pup's were doing things I couldn't imagine after just 1 lesson with Neil. I practiced the things Neil taught us and they are now second nature to me and the pup's. I would fully recommend Neil to anyone."

KIERAN
Trainer: Neil Price

"Our whippet was reactive to other dogs and pulled on the lead - nothing we had tried had any success. We contacted Emma at Bark Busters to see if she could help. Emma reassured us that the training didn't use any harsh methods but neither did it use treats, which did leave us wondering a bit how it was going to work! Emma took a full history and listened carefully to the issues we had before even meeting our dog. She then explained the framework which would help our dog to understand what she had to do, and us to be better at responding in difficult situations. Emma left us with some exercises to practice and a plan of how to proceed, explaining that it is not an instant cure but that over time, our dog would improve. This took the pressure off us so we didn't feel we had to get it right straightaway. However, to our surprise, even the first exercises produced a noticeable difference in our dog's behaviour. We built up slowly as advised and she continued to improve. On about 2 or 3 occasions, we got "stuck" at a particular point when our dog seemed to reach a plateau and we couldn't work out how to progress. On each occasion, Emma was able to offer advice with a phone call, email or a visit which enabled us to get over that hump and to keep moving forwards. Just over six months on, and our dog is completely different. She walks calmly, she listens to us and no longer barks furiously at every dog she sees. We still have to pay attention, but we can now interpret her body language and intervene to stop any unwanted behaviour before it starts. Out dog is generally more relaxed and confident around other dogs when off lead, too. We couldn't be more pleased with her progress and are very grateful to Emma for all her advice and support. And there really were no treats required!"

Anne-Marie
Trainer: Emma Barrett

"The first lesson was definitely an eye opener . The training tips and advice on the first visit has already generated some improvements in behaviour .looking forward to further sessions to better our interactions with our dog. Credit to Jacquie who clearly knows her stuff."

Ben
Trainer: Jacquie Callaby

"Shauna was very friendly and knowledgable, we saw a difference almost immediately."

Jane
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Excellent"

Gary
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

 

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