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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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"Estelle gave us tasks to work on, I’ve used these since she left. I can honestly say I’ve hit a new dog it’s been amazing"

Lesley
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Excellent first lesson with Sydney. Explained and demonstrated brilliant ways to improve with immediate results"

Vince
Trainer: Sydney Coleman

"Very professional"

Michael
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"We had a fantastic experience with Ben, who came to our home to work with our 12-week-old Pomapoo puppy, Bobby. From the start, Ben took the time to really understand the issues we were facing — particularly Bobby’s early signs of aggression and his tendency to ignore corrections. Ben’s approach was calm, clear, and incredibly effective. He showed us how to use body language more confidently and taught us how to make our verbal commands more meaningful. The change in Bobby has been amazing — he’s now much more relaxed, attentive, and clearly sees us as his leaders. We feel much more confident as dog owners thanks to Ben’s guidance, and we’ve already seen lasting results. Highly recommend him to anyone looking for support with their pup!"

Abi
Trainer: Ben Jordan

"He was calm , logical , and told me a lot of knowledge about my dogs ..suggested what might help , so early days but so far so good ."

Christina
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"What a pleasure to meet Kirsty I couldn’t believe how responsive Norman was he picked things up very quickly Kirsty explained things so well She left us with simple training to do daily Norman has complied well the first few days we have worked hard together and I see a bright future"

Patricia
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"Absolutely amazing, Estelle was very friendly and easy to talk to . Very knowledgeable and showed us gentle leadership ways to be in control of our dogs ."

Carla
Trainer: Estelle Jackson

"Lee was brilliant! Have already put his advice into practice which has pretty much stopped my enthusiatic Boxer pup from biting. I'm also now training recall using a whistle which is going well."

Cathy
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Neil was brilliant and had a lovely manner with both us and our dog. He clearly explained why we are having the problems we have with our Labrador, which was very helpful and made a lot of sense to us. Our first session was great and after just a week we’re already seeing an improvement. Thank you Neil!"

Cathy
Trainer: Neil Price

"Kirsty arrived on time and had given easy to follow instructions for when she arrived. Our dog started to develop some unwanted behaviour following the death of our other dog. Gambit is older than when general training would be required and we were worried that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Straight away Kirsty was able to understand our requirements and quickly worked with us and Gambit to build up some initial training. Kirsty explained everything really well and in a way that made sense. she was very easy to talk to and we did not feel judged about our dogs behaviour. Within a very short amount of time she showed us a completely different side to Gambit. We continued the session outside with some walking exercises and these really had a positive impact. As well as the training Kirsty covered food requirements and gave us some excellent resources to look at. We have been following the guidance for just under 2 weeks, there is still some way to go however the time during and following our session has shown really positive improvement. The team are really easy to contact with follow-up questions before booking and this was reassuring for us. Going forwards we will likely need some more guidance/visits as we covered the initial work to be done but know there will be more to build on. We are happy with the session as it gave us enough to work with without feeling overloaded. The approach to training is excellent, it does not use treats, bribes or punishment but instead addresses the actual root causes of the behaviour and gives our dog a sense of a pack within the family and one where he knows what is expected of him. Absolutely blown away by the positive impact, would highly recommend."

Claire
Trainer: Kirsty Dudfield

"excellent service"

Anthony
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Molly my 9 month old spaniel is doing very well under the guidance of trainer neil. She seems like a different dog, responding to our commands, recall is very good and she has become a very loving girl."

thomas
Trainer: Neil Price

"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

"fantastic trainer worked wonders with Hector, showed me how to train him properly. Hector responded to the training very well and has now become a lovely family dog"

Deirdre
Trainer: Shauna Hoey

"Neil came out to see Eric 1st visit for his barking,nice person.we chatted about Eric then we took Eric for a walk to see how he carrys on outside.we came back Neil gave me homework to do with Eric for over a week then I've to ring up for another appointment.eric is learning not there just yet but all good"

anita
Trainer: Neil Price

"Lee was great. He explained everything we had to do and also showed us by coming on a walk with Brandy and Bailey. We need to put this into practice ourselves and will hopefully see the results. Lee also arranged two further appointments which we are looking forward to so we can gain further help and advice."

Julie
Trainer: Lee Hardy

"Sharon was very helpful and gave me so much advice on different things regarding Rolos behaviour."

Claire
Trainer: Sharon Chapman

"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

"Gavin's visit to my mum's house to work with her dogs was invaluable. He was professional and knowledgeable, providing a good clear outline of the programme, explaining the science behind food whilst giving ongoing training tips to manage the behaviours of two protective small Jackapoos. The work done outside to start the training was well done and manageable for my mum. Learning to talk dog was interesting. Gavin's provision of a bespoke programme and knowing he is only on the end of an email is welcome. Mum's working hard and at day 3 there is definitely a change in behaviour. I would recommend Gavin."

Sallyann
Trainer: Gavin Chambers

"Fabulous!"

Annmarie
Trainer: Tom Ryan