Puppy Training

Give Your Puppy a Great Start!

Bark Busters Puppy Training Group of Puppies of all Breeds

Puppies need guidance to learn good manners and develop a pleasant nature – after all, they are very similar to infants and toddlers. That’s where you come in! While it’s true that puppies receive much of their socialization from their mothers and litter-mates in the first 12 weeks of life, you will pick up where the mother left off in teaching and reinforcing proper behavior.

Puppy Fundamentals

Bark Busters trainers offer puppy training in your home. We help build a basic foundation of trust and respect in a safe and nurturing environment, including crate training, potty training, and leash training your puppy.

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Bark Busters’ Puppy Management and Training Program gives you everything you need to successfully train your puppy at home, including how best to deal with the many common problems that occur in the first six months. It can be started a few days after your puppy has settled into their new home, but please note: puppies can get tired very quickly, so some training may only be able to be explained and not demonstrated on the day of your training session.

Bark Busters Puppy Training Can Include:

  • Effective house-breaking
  • Successful crate training
  • Diet and good food manners
  • Recall (coming when called)
  • Gate and door control
  • Basic command training (sit, stay, down)
  • Proper leash control and leash manners
  • Distance control (staying with you when there are other distractions)
  • Puppy socialization skills
  • Grooming and vet visit preparation
  • Bad behavior management and prevention (jumping, mouthing, biting, chewing)

Puppy Training Tips & Advice

General puppy tips Bark Busters Home Dog Training

General Puppy Tips

Ensure your puppy's growth and happiness with this guide on meeting their basic needs, understanding behaviors, and beginning early training.
Bringing home a puppy Bark Busters Home Dog Training

Bringing Home a Puppy

Prepare your house with this checklist: find a vet, get essential supplies, puppy-proof your home, and set up a safe space for your pup.
Things to consider before getting a puppy

Thinking of Getting a Puppy?

Before you make the commitment to bringing home a puppy, consider your lifestyle compatibility, breed temperament and your experience with dogs.
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Top Puppy Training Tips Featured by MSN News

Article on MSN News features expert tips from Bark Busters on raising a happy, healthy puppy for new dog parents.
Bark Busters Dog Trainers Training Two Dogs

Tips for Every Dog - Why Training?

All dogs need some form of training and education. Love is vital to the bond you and your dog share, but on its own and without all the other elements of a strong relationship, your dog won’t feel fully fulfilled.

Toilet Training Puppy

Toilet Training Basics

There’s no way around it: potty training is vital for pet owners and dogs.

Establishing a toilet training routine with puppies (usually at around three months old) requires time, effort, and consistency to yield results, but the benefits are well worth it.

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Know What Poisons Lurk in your Home and Yard

Keep your curious canine safe! Learn about potential poisons in and around your home.
Puppies

How to Choose the Right Breed

Whether you are looking to purchase or adopt your first furry friend or add an additional member to your family, there are several important questions to ask before making the big decision.

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Here's what our clients' have to say!

  • 4.97 Average Rating Average rating 4.97 out of 5 based on 16199 reviews.
  • 99.6% 4 or 5 stars 99.6% rate their experience with Bark Busters as 4 or 5 out of 5 stars.
  • 99.8% Would Recommend 99.8% would recommend Bark Busters to their friends and neighbors.
  • 99.7% Dog Responded 99.7% think that their dog responded to the training.

Hear from our Clients about Puppy Training with Bark Busters

Don't walk, run to work with Bark Busters. Please read my review if you relate to any crate-anxiety issues.

Here's my story: I have a puppy GSD who's shockingly lazy, but his shepherdation (separation) anxiety was really out of control to the point where he could break out of his crate AND open my front door.

I would describe myself as highly dog knowledgable so I am VERY particular about the methods used by trainers. To each their own, but e-collars, prongs, etc are band-aids (or worseners) for most problems since most dog-owners don't really understand the timing/utility of these tools enough to ween off of them at any point. If your dog is a 100/10 lunatic, then I guess I get it :|

Anywho, I was honestly shocked to learn they don't even rely on clickers or treats, just straight up dog behavior and psychology, yet have the reviews they have.

Here's my summary. I am only 2 days post training, have received a comprehensive training plan with new crate recs, have gotten 5-7 minutes of a CALM dog in his crate once I've left (a miracle), and did nothing but learn to amend MY body languages and sounds.

Bonus that Anthony was an absolute delight to work with.

Hire them - you're welcome in advance ;)
A life-changing experience. John provided the most thorough, extensive lesson and training which had immediate effects on our puppy. John's patience, expertise and professionalism made the session productive and positive while training our dog. We are very grateful for John's help and understanding in helping us properly train Milton.
When we met Amber we were very impressed with her knowledge and with her enthusiasm we had just acquired a 10-month-old German Shepherd puppy and we needed to be able to not only integrate her into our family but she had a very bad habit of jumping on us and as a very large puppy, It was something we needed to address quickly .She gave us the tools and the steps we would need to not only accomplish this , but to also address some of the issues with our other dogs. We see this training as ongoing as the need arises. The total support that we get from this organization is ongoing for the life of our dogs and that was very impressive to us. We see this as a investment into our future and the future of our dogs and we know Amber will be there with us all the way.
It was a pleasure meeting Jeri for our first training. I learned so much on how to relate to Reiff. I was so happy to see a improvement only with the first lesson and it made me very hopeful and excited to know that Reiff will be able to be the best obedient and happy puppy that he deserves to be. Jeri was down to earth but very professional and you could see she loves and cares deeply of all pets.
Thank you so much and I’m looking forward to the future with Reiff.
Extremely impressed with the progress and looking forward to the next phase of the program.
He helped me take control of my dog. I feel better having my dogs together.
Gusty was able to perceive things in my dog that even I was unaware of. My dog, who is highly anxious and felt compelled to protect us, often charged and attempted to bite various people. However, after our second session, she was showing affection and even giving Gusty kisses. My dog is now much happier and easier to handle. The difference in my relationship with my puppy is remarkable, and I would recommend this service to anyone!
Gusty is fantastic. We had a new, problematic puppy that, among other behavioral issues, was not letting us sleep. With her first visit, Gusty quickly diagnosed the situation and our puppy stayed silent in her crate that night. She also recognized subtle behavioral issues with our older dog. We cannot recommend Gusty highly enough!
Gusty was a spectacular teacher. She was thoughtful, well versed, knowledgeable, and great with Ossie and Ginji. Ossie is 8 and Ginji 4 months. Justy made the generational differentiation, and gave us helpful education for both. A real educator and compassionate trainer.
Gusty was able in 2 hours to train my wife and I to transform our dog Roger into a so much better behave dog after just one session. We will to continue use the training techniques daily to make Roger even a better dog and companion. We look forward to our next training session to continue learn more exercises that we can pass on to Roger. So yes, we would highly recommend Gutsy for in home dog training.
Gusty is beyond amazing in training our little rescue 3-year-old Bichon. We've had her already for five weeks and she is a completely different dog all thanks to Gusty. She is gradually opening up her trust to us and it touches our hearts to the core to see these changes. We are learning patience that definitely pays off. We are so grateful and happy that Universe brought Gusty to our home. Highly recommend - If we could give Gusty ten stars, we would. RK
Our training session today was amazing! John, our trainer, was very knowledgeable and informative. He was very patient and thorough. He is willing to be available for us any time. Just amazing!!
Informative, easy to remember, easy to apply, and saw results immediately.
Amazing results in just a few minutes. Learning to speak dog seemed silly at first but it proved to be very effective immediately.
I had issues with Bella tugging on the leash constantly. Within a couple of minutes, Josh was able to teach me how to resolve the issue and was able to walk around the neighborhood with no issues at all.
I had issues with Bella tugging on the leash constantly. Within a couple of minutes, Josh was able to teach me how to resolve the issue and was able to walk around the neighborhood with no issues at all.
Karen was totally professional with easy to understand training methods. Well worth the price.
John was professional, courteous, and very knowledgeable.
John was knowledgeable, professional, and his training skills are excellent! We saw results on night one and cannot thank John enough for coming into our lives at the right time!
We were amazed at the difference just a short session mae with our dogs, how effective the training is.
Karen was awesome! I am so happy my Veterinarian recommended Bark Busters. I was taught a method I have never heard of, speaking dog.
Today I learned how to communicate effectively with Jethro and provide him with structure he needs.
Esteffany and Mason are great professional trainers. Argos and I are enjoying their lessons and all the suggestions. Argos is making
progress.
Great experience thus far with Esteffany! Very thorough and attentive to my dogs needs and educating me on how to reverse bad behaviors - already seeing a noticable difference! Highly recommend
I am blown away!!! My puppy Skids, was reacting to everything. He was going off with the doorbell, FedEx, squirrels, even my in-laws. He would sit there and bark at them and they couldn’t even get in the house. It’s been a few days since my lesson, and I have never had a more peaceful house. I highly recommend! What really sold me as they come right to my house and that was my concern I didn’t want to send my. Thank you so much!
Training was great with Esteffany. A day later and my dog is already better
Mason was Wonderful I would Refer him as your Trainer he is Great was Great with our Black Mouth Cur Dexter
Such great information and a new twist to training we had not heard before…and it works!

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