So when the problem behaviors have been removed, you supposedly have a dog who will guard your family. Her theory was that her dog was too old to know how to ‘properly respond’ to another dog being aggressive. She has no other way of telling you than with barking or nipping to keep these things away from her. Liz asked lots of questions about our life with Poppy and explained why she was asking them and made us feel completely at ease.

Dogs learn by association, so Bark Busters teaches your dog to listen in the home environment where the association is more established.Liz was brilliant by the end of the lesson we were able to understand some of the issues affecting Donnie. I do admire your loyalty to your trainers and willingness to speak up in an environment dominated by an opposing point of view. Someone recommended that when she gets over excited and starts jumping up and biting (especially when she sees/is on the lead, or sees a sponge/cloth), I should put her in her crate to try and get her to calm down. Proponents of the “my dog protects me” line of bulls–t must consider that if the threat truly is real, that your dog will probably be killed by whoever is issuing the threat, The obvious solution for people who are so worried about threats to their home or their person that they want their dog to be their savior is for them to forego the dog and invest in good locks and an electronic home security system. With just 15 – 20 minutes of training per day you will see great improvements and achieve the behaviour you want.

Liz Johnson trading as Bark Busters, is a franchisee of BBDT (UK) Limited, the Master Franchise holder. Barkbusters innovative motorcycle handguards and accessories are designed and manufactured in Australia by Rideworx Pty Ltd, an Australian owned company. Your personal data may be used for the personalisation of ads and cookies may be used for personalised and non-personalised advertising. Bark busters dog trainer LYn came to us and all I can say is after 3 hours we have learnt so much and hopefully going forward will be working on the training LYn taught us.Your trainer is an independent business owner who operates their own business under a franchise agreement with Bark Busters. Because I had mentioned I had Labs, she wanted me to recommend where she might get a Lab puppy, because that seemed like the perfect dog to work with her aggressive clients.

This kind of guarantee is almost always made by trainers who will suppress the dog’s behavior through pressure and startling techniques, if not outright painful punishment.We feel that this only serves to make the dog training world look unprofessional and in full of ‘in fighting’. You may recognise the behaviours that your dog has and you can see how Bark Busters has helped them. Sylvia Wilson, our co-founder, managed an RSPCA shelter for 10 years where she saw many dogs surrendered for behavioural problems. This ridiculous self-absorbed and self-serving mythology continues to be pervasive amongst dog owners (thanks in no small part to sensationalist media who seem to just love posting the “John Smith’s dog saved his life!