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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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"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

"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

"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

"So very pleased with our lesson with Lee - everything was explained thoroughly, and there were plenty of little hints and tips to smooth the way (and Archi adored him!). Lee instinctively focused on the issues that were giving us problems, and we feel so much more confident in tackling them with his support. He’s also a mine of information with regards to all things related to the health and wellbeing of our dog companions. We’re very happy indeed, and we’re already making some inroads on the way to a well-behaved boy!"

Rob
Trainer: Lee Hardy

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My first session with Liz was great. She was very clear in explaining and showed me herself doing it before she asked me to. River is picking up what we have been taught so far really well and I am looking forward to the rest of our training and seeing the improvements in river.

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Ellena
Trainer: Liz Johnson

"I was very impressed with Sydney. She really knows what she's doing. I was very confident in the advice that she was giving and she seemed to understand our worries about Freddy. We are at the start of our journey with him, but am seeing improvement already"

Rebekah
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"Kirsty was brilliant she spent 3 hours with me talking through the challenges I have been facing and worked with me on some training techniques. Frankie has responded well but I know it is all about consistency and on going training. I look forward to continuing the training journey with Kirsty"

Justine
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Emma is excellent"

Jean
Trainer: Emma Barrett

"Gavin was really friendly and very knowledgeable. He was patient and answered all our questions, he spent a long time getting to understand our concerns and giving really helpful feedback and advice and gave us a training plan to work on. Explained everything very well and was easy to get along with."

Frankie
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

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Neil is amazing. Felt like a friend from day 1. Excellent advice & my hyper staff did as he was told every time! I’m a big softie with my dogs & as Neil sussed this straight away. Excellent advice & always available. Got to put the work in & listen to all the advice.

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Helen
Trainer: Neil Price

"Tom was a great help in helping us in calming our dog down. Looking forward to future lessons."

Michael
Trainer: Tom Ryan

"Very helpful advice and then showing us how to manage Dougal. He is, currently, responding well and walking him is much easier."

Tim
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Easy going introduction to Yoshi, h who seemed completely at ease with Neil from the start"

Jenny
Trainer: Neil Price

"Kirsty came across as a friendly and confident trainer. The training programme was explained clearly and concisely. The training itself was performed efficiently with each step demonstrated several times before I had a go, and was given encouragement when I messed it up! Would heartily recommend Kirsty and bark Busters to any owner of a problematic dog."

Richard
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Alex is helping our Vizsla puppy (Daisy) get up to speed with her training. Daisy is very high energy and rules the roost at home! Working with Alex, Daisy is already improving and beginning to listen more. She’s responding well to his methods and with a few more sessions, I think Daisy is going to be brilliant. I’d really recommend Alex, he’s give us help & sound advice with her food, leads, sleep, alongside all the work he’s doing with her training. He’s very knowledgeable and Daisy actually listens to his methods - which is a big relief (as we have had previous trainers that weren’t able to help with Daisy) Thanks Alex, looking forward to seeing our girl improve even more :)"

Isabelle
Trainer: Alex Fraser

"Really positive experience. Lots of information really well explained."

Lisa
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"Neil was lovely with Bella and got the measure of her character straightaway. He gave me simple exercises to do daily with Bella and made them fun. Neil has given me confidence to move forward with Bella and help her to have a less stressful life"

Denise
Trainer: Neil Price

"Gina is our trainer, we have had our first lesson and are thoroughly delighted. She has given us a positive pathway to ensure our new puppy will have the best start possible. We will have a puppy who is happy, content and well balanced. We will be the leaders and make the decisions."

Linda
Trainer: Gina Williams

"Gina is our trainer, we have had our first lesson and are thoroughly delighted. She has given us a positive pathway to ensure our new puppy will have the best start possible. We will have a puppy who is happy, content and well balanced. We will be the leaders and make the decisions."

Linda
Trainer: Gina Williams

"We thought that the training required was more about helping us to have the best relationship with our dog. There were a few minor issues and we explained all this to Gavin. He listened to what we said, gave us advice on understanding how our dog thinks and then gave us training and simple strategies to help us have the best possible relationship with our dog. He went above and beyond to provide further information to help us on our journey with our dog. Gavin has excellent interpersonal skills and also quickly built a rapport with us and our dog who absolutely loved him. We cannot speak highly enough of Gavin and are grateful for all his help. We would thoroughly recommend Gavin to anyone who is looking for a dog trainer."

David
Trainer: Gavin Chambers