Helping South Alabama Families Build Balanced, Happy Relationships with Their Dogs

Struggling with leash pulling, barking, jumping, separation anxiety or puppy challenges? We provide personalized dog and puppy training right in your home, where your dog feels most comfortable and secure. Our positive, communication-based method will help you build a well-mannered, confident, and relaxed dog without treats, shock collars, or fear-based methods! Enjoy a quieter home, peaceful walks, and a happy relationship with your dog.

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Common Dog Behavioral Issues We Address

Our expert puppy training, dog training, and dog behavior services in Mobile and Baldwin County resolve the most challenging dog behavior issues including:

  • Aggression
  • Adjusting to New Home
  • Barking
  • Biting
  • Chewing
  • Destruction
  • Digging
  • Focus & Listening
  • Housebreaking
  • Improving Confidence
  • Jumping
  • Leash Pulling
  • Marking/Peeing
  • New Baby Preparation
  • Obsessiveness
  • Respecting Other Pets
  • Running Away
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Sibling Rivalry – in House Tensions/ Fights


Not sure where your dog could use improvement? Take our free behavioral quiz today.

Meet Rachel & Betty Lou, Your Local Professional Dog Trainers

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Home Dog Training in Mobile & Baldwin County!

Betty Lou Prickett and Rachel Rodgers have been close friends since 5th grade—and today, they’re proud to be professional dog trainers with Bark Busters, helping families in Mobile and Baldwin Counties build better relationships with their dogs. 

Betty Lou spent over 25 years building a successful career at the University of South Alabama, while Rachel built a 25-year career in financial services marketing in New York City, specializing in teaching and coaching leadership skills. When Rachel returned to Lower Alabama, the two friends were both ready for a more meaningful, hands-on career—one centered around their shared love of dogs. 

After experiencing Bark Busters training methods firsthand, they knew it was the right path. In 2021, they opened their Bark Busters franchise and became certified dog trainers, dedicated to helping dog owners understand canine behavior and communicate clearly with their pets.

As Bark Busters trainers, Betty Lou and Rachel specialize in in-home dog training, working directly with families to address real-life behavior challenges like barking, jumping, leash pulling, and more. 

If you're ready to take the first step toward a better life with your dog, contact Betty Lou and Rachel today.

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See what our clients in Mobile & Baldwin County have to say

Rachel and Betty Lou are the best! They helped me immensely with my dog's reactivity on walks and to be calm when guests are in the home. After just the first day of learning to "speak dog" there was a huge improvement in my puppy's behavior. I cannot thank these two ladies enough for all their help!
Sarah G.
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Great trainers. They will teach you to speak dog :). The first training that actually worked for us.
Staci K.
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Google Review: "Betty Lou and Rachel are doing a great job helping us with our 2 older dogs! Since we started about 3 months ago they both are a lot calmer and no longer charge the door when somebody is there! Also, our one dog has ( had )separation anxiety to the point I could not even do yard work without him scratching the door. He is now fine! We had an issue with him nipping if he is startled and is making great progress there! We live in Foley Alabama and would highly recommend them to help you with your doggies! Thank you ladies!"
Mark C.
Foley, AL
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Google Review: "Betty Lou and Rachael were great and they helped our very skittish Great Dane Thor to become much more social and confident. People remark weekly on the change in him and how happy he seems. He has also learned to be the alpha dog to our younger pup who also benefited from their behavior and leash training. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to help their pups learn to fit more into the family and to be more well behaved pups."
Robyn C.
Gulf Shores, AL
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Rachel and Betty Lou are the best. Bullet just received the AKC Virtual Home Manners (VHM) Adult Dog Title. To receive the Title, Bullet had to demonstrate 10 exercises graded by an AKC virtual evaluator. The basic training Bullet received as a puppy from Rachel and Betty Lou helped Bullet earn the VHM.They teach you how to speak the dog’s language. After each session, they left a homework assignment with a video to demonstrate the skills to work on for the next training session. I am happy that I contacted Rachel and Betty Lou to help with training Bullet.
Reggie S.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "I highly recommend Bark Busters! They did a fantastic job helping us understand how our dog thinks. Instead of just training the dog, they taught us how to appropriately communicate to achieve a change in behavior. Thank you for your hard work with us!"
Suzanne S.
Spanish Fort, AL
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Google Review: "Great trainers. They will teach you to speak dog :). The first training that actually worked for us."
Staci K.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou are the best! They helped me immensely with my dog's reactivity on walks and to be calm when guests are in the home. After just the first day of learning to "speak dog" there was a huge improvement in my puppy's behavior. I cannot thank these two ladies enough for all their help!"
Sarah G.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou are knowledgeable and have a keen insight into dog behavior. I had never used a trainer before to correct bad behavior, but I'm so glad I did. I was afraid the tactics would be cumbersome or cruel. But they're not at all. My dog picked right up on their cues and techniques. Instead of using treats for rewards, which is what I expected, they just use simple praise. They are both patient, kind, and caring animal lovers who can help you understand why your pet is behaving a certain way and offer tips for changing that behavior. It was a lot easier than I thought. I would definitely use them again and highly recommend them!"
Alan P.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "The Girls" as we call them, are great. I have an adopted Malinois/GSD from a very sketchy home and between the environment he came from and the drive of his breed (especially the Malinois side), he's a challenge. The Girls are working overtime to help us and we love them for it."
David K.
Summerdale, AL
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Google Review: "Bark Busters was perfect for our two dogs and our household. They have a solution for all types of training and behavior modification. Rachel & Betty Lou work very well together. We look forward to future training sessions."
Ed S.
Daphne, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou are energetic and upbeat and passionate about what they do! Instructions are always clear and taught in steps. They are patient with Molly and me, and effectively spoke "dog" with her. I have enjoyed doing the daily training and I'm eager to continue training with them! 🐾"
Cathy W.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "We love how Betty Lou and Rachel have helped with training our puppy. The videos they send after each lesson are great to use as reference as we practice and what we have learned will benefit our puppy for a lifetime."
Gillian
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou came out Tuesday to meet my dog. They showed me some training techniques which I used today (Wednesday—only 1day later). My dog was responsive to me, non-reactive to a guest, and less fearful. Amazing. I am so pleased and amazed. I have much more work ahead of me but now I have some tools! Thank you so much!"
Carolyn H.
Semmes, AL
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Google Review: "My husband and I had the best experience with Rachel and Betty Lou training our golden doodle. We had issues with pulling on walks, chewing, barking, separation anxiety, and they have armed us with information that made our dog more obedient, and we’ve noticed that she seems happier because she has more structure with training. We would hire them again and again and it was money well spent. Thank you Bark Busters!"
Kristina T.
Daphne, AL
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Google Review: "They showed me within the first hour how my French Bulldog could be and I am so thankful. They know what they are doing and have amazing results."
Mary Jane A.
Orange Beach , AL
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Google Review: "If have been looking for an amazing place and people to train your four legged family member, this is it!! I cannot say enough about the amazing experience we have had. We rescued a very trouble sweet girl who was afraid of everyone and saw everyone as someone who could hurt her. Instead of sending our sweet girl away to get trained some where, Betty and Rachel came to our home. They had amazing patience and their skill, knowledge, and expertise have changed our lives and our sweet Izzy's. They even worked with our older dog who wad stubborn and co dependent. If it weren't for them I honestly not sure Izzy would have stayed because of her aggression and these wonderful ladies saved her life and ours."
Susan C.
Mobile, AL
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Highly recommend! Rachel and Betty Lou gave us tips and tools to help us work through some challenges- ie: greeting people at the door, nuisance barking, counter surfing, dog reactivity, settling, etc.. Noticeable results in each of our lessons. They have helped us bring some peace back to our home living with a 9 month old puppy and given us techniques to continue using for a lifetime.
Many THANKS to these two wonderful ladies for setting us up for success!!!!!!!!
Billy & Lee W.
Fairhope, AL
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Google Review: "We love Rachel and Betty Lou! We saw immediate results in behavior with our rescue baby after the first session, and it only took one leash training session to completely change the way we take walks for the better! Highly recommend!"
Amanda W.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou are absolutely amazing! They helped my boy who was aggressive towards other dogs out of fear become much more well mannered and confident. They were very patient in showing me and thoroughly explaining different exercises to help with recall, leash training, distance control, and “place”. I could already tell a difference after just one short lesson and would recommend them to anyone who’s pup may need a little extra help."
Carli R.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "Rachel and Betty Lou were a big help with our two mini Australian shepherds! We were having issues with them greeting people as well as going on walks. Their leadership exercises as well as other techniques are definitely different from the norm but seem to be working! There’s a lot less barking at our front door when people come over now!"
Katie B.
Daphne, AL
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Google Review: "The trainers know what they are doing and do it very well. They understand dogs. After a couple of weeks I see a difference in my pups, though it’s still early days. Looking forward to working with them more in the future."
Holly P.
Foley, AL
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Google Review: "Mrs. Betty and Mrs. Rachel, have been awesome and helped our crazy Malinois puppy become a well minded dog. I would recommend them for any of your issues you might be having with your dogs behavior or even if you just need your new puppy in the house trained for proper dog etiquette."
Harris G.
Mobile, AL
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the lovely ladies with bark busters have been absolute life-savers for us. we contacted them when we started having issues with nuisance barking, territorial issues, and basic lack of control over our little loves. betty lou and rachel came to our home, and we expected they would train our dogs. nope. they actually trained us! we learned so many useful techniques that we were able to utilize with our dogs on a daily basis. they came for another visit, and we started seeing amazing progress with our dogs. betty lou and rachel are geniuses. the best part is that you get a sort of “lifetime guarantee” with their service. betty lou and rachel have been available for us any time (a lot of times 😆) when we experienced new problems, had specific questions, or decided to adopt our third dog. this training really helps you give yourself and your dogs a more positive, more structured environment. i still cannot believe the progress they’ve helped us make! their training is worth every penny. i cannot recommend them enough.
stacey s.
Mobile, AL
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Google Review: "I used Bark Busters for training a Standard Poodle an I had two ladies who was so knowledgeable and patient and I can't say enough good things about them. I can report my Poodle has learned obedient and I have learned how to control the barking. My trainers were Rachel Rodgers and Betty Lou Prickett and they went above and beyond for my Poodle. Thank you Rachel and Betty. I will recommend them to friends and everyone."
Patricia N.
Spanish Fort, AL
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Rachel and Betty Lou are awesome! Their training methods are spot on. My Golden Retriever had become territorial and aggressive. When I tried to walk her she would pull me down, lung, growl and bark at other dogs. Walking her was miserable. With Rachel and Betty Lou's help she has returned to being my gentle angel dog. We can enjoy walks again. Thank you Rachel and Betty Lou!
Randi R.
Theodore, AL
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