Home Dog Training Gloucester | Dog and Puppy Behaviour Expert
Transform Your Dog's Behaviour with Expert Home Training
Welcome to dog training Gloucester, my name is Sarah Coleman your local accredited Bark Busters Dog Behaviour Therapist and Trainer. If you're struggling with your dog's behaviour, you're not alone. From excessive barking and aggression to separation anxiety and poor recall, many dog owners across Gloucestershire face similar challenges.
At Bark Busters Gloucester, we specialise in home dog behaviour training, helping you resolve issues where they actually happen - in your home and everyday environment.
Our certified trainers work with you and your dog in the comfort of your home, helping to solve common behaviour problems like barking, lead pulling, aggression, resource guarding, sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, and more.
We focus on dog-friendly, stress-free methods that strengthen your bond and create lasting results.
Why Choose Bark Busters Gloucester?
- Personalised Home Training: Behaviour issues are addressed where they happen.
- Dog-Friendly Methods: We use clear communication and body language rather than harsh physical corrections.
- Comprehensive Solutions: From puppies to adult dogs, we cover all behaviour challenges.
- Guaranteed ongoing support with no additional cost - "ONE PAYMENT - DOG TRAINER FOR LIFE"
You're backed by Bark Busters' worldwide exclusive support guarantee - ongoing help when you need it, at no additional cost. We have trained well over 1 million dogs over the past 35 years and we're that confident in our approach and methods that you pay only once, and I will return free of charge as many times needed to resolve the behaviour problems you're experiencing.
- 5-Star Service and Support
Don't just take my word for it, check out my many 5-star Trustpilot reviews and testimonials from real and verified clients.
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Our Dog Training Services
Puppy Training
Give your puppy the best start in life with:
- Toilet training
- Crate training
- Socialisation with people & other dogs
- Basic commands like sit, stay, and recall
Adult Dog Behaviour Training
Correct common behaviour problems:
- Excessive barking & jumping
- Lead pulling & walking calmly
- Chewing, digging, and destructive behaviour
Problem Behaviour Lessons
Address complex behaviours such as:
- Separation anxiety & fear
- Aggression & reactivity
- Confidence building
One-to-One Home Training
- Hands-on coaching for you and your dog
- Practical, real-life solutions for lasting change
- Flexible follow-ups to reinforce good behaviour
How Our Training Works
- Initial Lesson: Observation in your home environment to determine the root cause of any behaviour problems.
- Customised Plan: Tailored to your dog's needs.
- Hands-On Training: Learn effective communication and behaviour modification techniques.
- Follow-Up & Support: Free of charge return visits to provide guidance ensuring long-term success.
Why Home Training Works
- Dogs learn behaviours faster in stress-free familiar environments.
- Dog owners gain confidence handling real-life situations.
- Behaviour changes are long-lasting and natural.
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My Support Packages
GOLD - Lifetime of your dog support
ONE PAYMENT - DOG TRAINER FOR LIFE!
My gold support package covers all behaviour problems. Here's what's included.
- "Lifetime of your dog" cover
- All behaviour problems
- Dog obedience training
- I come to you
- You only pay once
- All further home visits are free of charge
- Written tailored training instructions and training plan
My training is fast, effective, and long lasting
SILVER - 12 months support
My silver support package covers all behaviour problems. Here's what's included.
- All behaviour problems
- Dog obedience training
- I come to you
- You only pay once
- All further home visits are free of charge
- "12 months" cover
- Written tailored training instructions and training plan
My training is fast, effective, and long lasting
New puppy? I provide home puppy training classes
If you are looking for puppy training classes near you in Gloucester, then why not consider my home training. Group training classes can be very stressful for your pup and if they become disruptive in the classes you can often be asked to leave. My lessons are informative and provides puppies with the very best start in life.
My home puppy classes cover topics such as:
- Best toileting habits
- Appropriate feeding and good food manners
- Recall - coming when called
- Gate and door control
- Sit, stay and down training
- Correct holding of the lead and walking
- Walking to heel
- Distance control (staying with you when there are other distractions)
- How to successfully socialise your puppy
- How to de-sensitise, for example, vacuum cleaners and car travel etc…
- Protecting your puppy from being overwhelmed by people or other dogs
- Accustoming to handling, bathing and grooming
- Bad behaviour prevention and management, e.g. jumping up, mouthing, play biting and chewing etc…
and more...
Final Thought
Dog behaviour problems don't fix themselves, but with the right guidance, they can be transformed.
Bark Busters Gloucester gives you the tools, knowledge, and support to create a well-behaved dog and a stress-free home.
About me
I was born in Southeast London and grew up with my family being entertained by often up to 7 small dogs. After leaving education, I worked in various industries mostly in the motor trade and then moved to Kent to raise my family. Four children, all living at home, along with my 4 Labradors. A busy life indeed!
Over the years I realised that dogs were an essential part of my life, so I began working with local rescue groups fostering dogs in need, some successfully rehomed, some who never left. Most of them had behaviour problems, trauma, anxiety, aggression, and other unwanted behaviours caused by their prior individual situations. One of them was Coco a lovely chocolate Labrador, who became aggressive with other dogs who approached her, and she was a real puller on the lead too. This caused me aching shoulders and a bad back and I began to dread taking her out. I realised that I needed help from a professional. I found Bark Busters and the local dog behaviour therapist, Andy, instantly changed mine and Coco’s life!
Since then, and after becoming a Bark Busters Dog Behaviour Therapist myself, I have helped lots of dogs and their owners to overcome the behaviour problems, with our easy and gentle training methods.
My Reviews and Testimonials
Take a look at my Trustpilot reviews and my client testimonials from dog owners I have helped who have struggled with their dog's behaviour.
"Sarah so helpful and patient. Explained everything thoroughly.."
Dot
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"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
"Fantastic first session with Sarah. She sorted out some of our problems straight away, namely, barking at the door and pulling on the lead.
Very confident with our dogs and established who’s the leader when the dogs met her.
She also explained what she expected us do before our next session."
John
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Excellent first lesson learnt a lot about Belle, and ourselves, have started to put in place recommended ideas to help with training and behavour"
David
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah was excellent. From my first contact with her on the the telephone, her passion, enthusiasm and knowledge of the subject shone through. Maxwell has responded very well to our initial consultation and we look forward to working with Sarah over the next 12 months."
Andrew
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"We had a really positive experience with the dog training for Teddy. The session was incredibly insightful and provided us with a deeper understanding of his behaviour and how to communicate more effectively with him. We learned techniques and tips that we had never come across before, and they’ve made a noticeable difference in our day-to-day interactions with him. Since the training, we’ve been putting a lot of what we learned into practice, and it’s been great to see Teddy respond so well. The guidance we received has not only helped improve Teddy’s behavior, but also strengthened our bond with him. We really appreciate the patience, knowledge, and supportive approach from Sarah throughout the process. We only wished we’d asked more questions."
Fosola
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah was very informative and taught us the "BAH" command, which we are practicing regularly. Everything was explained and feeding was discussed. Olive is now on a raw food diet and her behaviour has improved."
Sharon
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Great experience… lots of information… explained everything very clearly . Sarah was really freindly,helpful and very professional. I felt very positive and motivated in moving forward . Very inspired with all her advice."
Wendy
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah listened to our concerns and description of our routine with Willow, without any judgement. She broke everything down for us in regards to understanding various behaviours and provided us with written information to go through as well. We addressed the priority concerns and practiced techniques with Sarah, we didn't feel rushed in any way - Sarah made sure we were happy with everything we were practicing and that it all made sense. She was very attentive to our dog as well. We have noticed so many improvements since that first session and are excited for the following sessions to see what's to come!"
Frankie
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah listened to the problems I have with Harvey and she has given me lots of advice to start and address the problem."
Susan
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Outstanding service and very well delivered. Sarah was patient, understanding and very friendly and easy to work with. Thanks"
Tony
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah was very professional. She was really informative on what we needed to do. She also talked us through the training in practice and gave us constant feedback to help us support Teddy's needs. She explained the importance of perseverance and patience. It won't be a quick fix but after 5 days we're seeing signs of improvement. We know she's there for us throughout the training programme. Can't praise her enough."
Julie
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Sarah was extremely friendly and helpful with lots of information and advice about how to deal with Meg’s issues. We discussed the background of Meg and the challenges I had encountered since having her and whilst I had come along way winning Meg’s trust I needed help to move forward with other issues and the training advice and tips were very useful and hopefully will work. Sarah was a very knowledgeable but also honest and open about it takes time patience and time needs to be put in. Highly recommend to anyone based on my experience to date"
Sue
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Another great session with Sarah, we managed to walk our dog to heel within half an hour!! so pleased."
Imelda
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"Our first session with Sarah was a game changer, we understand so much more which has made us generally so much happier and confident with our dog, finally gotten past feeling stuck which resulted in a decline in our dogs behavior, she's so much happier and calmer, the training so far has felt very manageable and achievable and look forward to progressing. Loved the advice on feeding and nutrition and again that was also another game changer for our dog. Overall we're over the moon, thanks Sarah!!"
Imelda
Trainer: Sarah Coleman
"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
"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
Areas We Cover - Dog Training Gloucestershire
If you're searching for a "dog trainer near me in Gloucestershire", we've got you covered.
We provide dog training services across all of Gloucestershire, including:
- Dog Trainer Gloucester
- Dog Trainer Cheltenham
- Dog Trainer Stroud
- Dog Trainer Tewkesbury
- Dog Trainer Cirencester
- Dog Trainer Forest of Dean
We can help if you live in: Berkeley, Bishop's Cleeve, Cheltenham, Cinderford, Cirencester, Coleford, Coleway, Dursley, Falfield, Lydney, Newent, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Wickwar, Wotton-under-Edge
Your trainer is an independent business owner who operates their own business under a franchise agreement with Bark Busters. Sarah Coleman trading as Bark Busters, is a franchisee of BBDT (UK) Limited, the Master Franchise holder.
