Kevin Bard
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Efficient, Natural, and Results-Oriented Dog Training
Are you experiencing behavioral issues with your dog? Our dog-friendly training methods can help you overcome these issues quickly. We train in your home where you and your dog are most comfortable. With our efficient, results-oriented training program, you can achieve the communication and leadership you want with your dog. Live a happier life together with your dog!
Dog Training Services
Common Dog Behavioral Issues We Address:
- Aggression
- Barking
- Biting
- Change in Address
- 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.
About Kevin, Your Certified Professional Dog Trainer
Home Dog Training in Gainesville & Ocala and Crescent City to Palm Coast & St. Augustine!
Welcome. I am Kevin Bard, your Bark Busters Dog Trainer and Dog Behavioral Therapist in Greater Gainsville-Ocala to Crescent City, Palm Coast and St. Augustine. Dogs have always been a part of my family. I grew up with several coonhounds as well as a Lab mix at home. Every day after school, they were always there to greet us and play for as long as we were able. Their constant enthusiastic companionship and the comfort they provided was an anchor for me.
As an adult, I understand and appreciate the impact that pets have on their families and their homes. During high school, I adopted my first dog, Sadie, from a local shelter. Raising her not only deepened my love for dogs, it clarified how a loving owner can transform a dog’s life. During her time with us, Sadie’s behavior and personality changed significantly for the better.
Through my relationship with Sadie and my time working in a dog shelter helping rehabilitate aggressive dogs, I began to understand how proper handling and training can transform a traumatized dog. I also started to understand how environment, proper nutrition, and other factors contribute to a dog’s development.
When Sadie passed, it impacted me heavily. I felt empty without her, and it crystalized the importance of our relationships with our dogs. They are far more than pets, they are a special kind of family member offering a unique kind of unconditional love.
My goal is to teach dog owners how to help their dogs become happy well-mannered family members.
The Bark Busters training system is second to none and can help you change your life and your dog’s life for the better. We have successfully trained thousands of dogs throughout our area with a wide assortment of problems and have helped pet owners to lead happy lives with their dogs. Fundamentally:
- We train dog owners and dogs - teaching you how to communicate with your dog the way dogs naturally communicate.
- Establish a positive relationship! Based on trust, love and respect.
- See Results! Once we help you get to the root of your dog’s behavior, you will notice immediate changes.
- Consistency and practice is key!
- Recommended by veterinarians and other trainers, because Bark Busters is able to tackle the tough issues – sibling rivalry, separation anxiety, biting and more – naturally with patience and respect.
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Your Dog’s Aggressive Behavior Can Be Resolved
Our team of dog training experts are experienced in aggressive dog training - dealing with various forms of aggression. In fact, we are one of the few local behavioral therapists in the Gainesville-Ocala to Palm Coast area able to address this behavior. When dealing with aggression, there is no “one size fits all” approach, and we are here to help find the right solution for you and your dog.
Dogs Are Not Born Aggressive
Aggression is a learned behavior. Most often aggression in dogs derives from fear or a lack of safety and security. In order to resolve aggressive behavior, you have to get to the root of the issue. With Bark Busters in-home training, our team is able to assess the cause of your dog’s aggression and help you implement strategies to resolve these issues.
There are many different types of dog aggression, including:
- Aggression with other dogs and other animals
- Aggression towards humans
- Food aggression
- Possessive aggression
- Territorial aggression
We Believe No Dog Is Beyond Help
The most important thing you can do to help your aggressive dog is to prevent situations that may lead to danger and seek professional assistance. With my help and guidance your dog's aggressive behaviors can be corrected and solved. Contact me to today to start your journey to a happier life with your dog!
Unwanted Barking Can be Stopped at the Source
Barking is one of the most common complaints we hear from our clients and local dog owners.
While some consider barking to be normal dog behavior, excessive barking is both a behavioral problem and often a sign of stress, and nuisance barking is just that – a big nuisance, not just for dog owners but for neighbors and the community!
Preventing Nuisance Dog Barking
Bark Busters helps clients to solve both excessive barking and nuisance barking. We teach you how to communicate with your dog in a way your dog understands. Most importantly, we help you get to the root of why your dog is barking to help both you and your dog!
Dogs bark in a variety of situations:
- Owners arrive or leave home
- Visitors arrive, including deliveries, mail, vendors or friends and family
- Hear other dogs barking
- Playing
- Demanding attention
- Signal a need, like wanting to go outside, or wanting to be fed
- Scared or startled
- Showing aggression, or fighting
- At passersby or animals outside
- …or for no obvious reason at all!
Teach Your Dog to Bark When Appropriate
Barking is how our dogs communicate with us. As pet parent and dog owner, it’s your job to understand what your dog is trying to tell you. It's never too late to teach your dog to stop barking! Your Bark Busters trainer in Gainesville-Ocala can help you teach your dog to bark at appropriate times. Call today.
Your Dog's Behavior May Be a Symptom of Separation Anxiety
Dogs often form strong attachments to their families, expecting constant companionship. However, when left alone more frequently, confusion can set in, leading to Separation Anxiety—a complex behavioral issue with adverse effects. Timely intervention, though, can alleviate distress for both dogs and their owners.
Symptoms of Separation Anxiety in Dogs
Assessing a dog's behavior in its home environment is important to pinpointing the cause of their behavior. Separation Anxiety may present itself in various ways, such as:
- Excessive vocalization (howling, barking)
- Inappropriate toileting
- Destructive behavior (chewing, digging)
- Excessive panting
- Pacing and drooling
- Attempting to escape from their crate or your yard
Anxiety Can Be Relieved with Training
If your dog displays anxiety upon your departure, professional intervention is crucial. Call us at 877-500-2275. Here with Bark Busters Gainesville-Ocala to Palm Coast, our dog behavior modification system will identify the underlying causes for the separation anxiety, and put an action plan and appropriate therapy in place to correct and alleviate your dog’s separation anxiety.
What Makes Bark Busters Gainesville-Ocala & Palm Coast Unique
Bark Busters is the worldwide leader of in-home dog training, helping over 1 million families and their dogs around the globe since 1989. We wholeheartedly believe in our methods and 30+ years of results. At Bark Busters Gainesville-Ocala & Palm Coast, we clear up the miscommunication between dogs and humans at the root of many behavioral issues by teaching everyone to speak the same language – dog!
Our nurturing, dog-friendly approach teaches you, the pet parent, the same natural communication methods that dogs understand instinctively. Our efficient, results-oriented, training program prioritizes clear communication and leadership while addressing issues in the locations they occur.
This means faster, longer-lasting solutions for you and your dog.
Dogs learn best in a familiar, safe environment, free of outside distractions and disruptions. That is why we come directly to your home, on your schedule to build an effective foundation for better behavior. We work first to build an effective foundation for better behavior. We teach you how to communicate with your dog. Dogs naturally live in families and look to their family leaders for guidance, safety, and love. Most people don't know how to appeal to a dog's natural sense of leadership or communication. We teach you how to use friendly, canine leadership and to "speak dog" using your body language, voice tones, and timing so you and your dog communicate better! You will see results. You want to see a change in your dog’s behavior, preferably sooner rather than later.
Any Breed. Any Age. Any Issue. Get Started Today!
We customize our training sessions to achieve your specific goals and meet your dog’s unique needs. When you learn to "speak dog" the Bark Busters way, you get real results – and nurture positive relationships and lasting emotional bonds with your canine family member.
Our Services
Bark Buster trainers conduct the one-on-one training in your home, without the distraction of other dogs or the stress of being sent away for dog obedience training at a kennel. After learning in your home, our behavioral therapist and trainer will work with you as needed outside and around real distractions, once you and your dog are ready.
Life of Dog Support Guarantee
Bark Busters Home Dog Training provides a Life of Dog Support Guarantee that is unique in the industry. It is designed to help owners resolve their dog's behavior and obedience problems and to provide customers with the satisfaction of ongoing support and peace of mind.
Tips & Advice
We're here to help. From general dog training tips, to puppy toilet training best practices, to learning about various dog breeds we've worked with, Bark Busters offers our free tips and advice on common dog behavior problems and more.
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Servicing: Alachua, Altoona, Anthony, Archer, Astor, Bell, Beverly Hills, Bronson, Brooker, Brooksville, Bunnell, Cedar Key, Chiefland, Citra, Crescent City, Crystal River, Dunnellon, Earleton, East Palatka, Elkton, Evinston, Fairfield, Flagler Beach, Florahome, Floral City, Fort Mc Coy, Gainesville, Georgetown, Green Cove Springs, Hampton, Hastings, Hawthorne, Hernando, High Springs, Holder, Homosassa, Homosassa Springs, Inglis, Interlachen, Inverness, Island Grove, Keystone Heights, La Crosse, Lecanto, Lochloosa, Lowell, McIntosh, Melrose, Micanopy, Morriston, Newberry, Ocala, Paisley, Palatka, Palm Coast, Pierson, Pomona Park, Reddick, Saint Augustine, San Mateo, Satsuma, Seville, Silver Springs, Starke, Trenton, Waldo, Williston, Yankeetown
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