A better way to a better dog

Sharing your life with a dog is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding experiences you can have. Unfortunately, the challenges of training your best friend can sometimes be overwhelming. That's where Bark Busters can help. Bark Busters In-Home Dog Training offers customized, one-on-one, in your home training for your pooch. Our techniques are dog-friendly, results-oriented and guaranteed for life. Bark Busters has helped over 500,000 dogs become better friends with their guardians. Now, let us help you.

Range of behaviours Bark Busters can help with:
  • Puppy training
  • Leash training
  • Barking
  • Separation anxiety
  • Aggressive dog behaviour
  • Jumping
  • General obedience training
  • And more

I’m Tara Dracup. I first heard of Bark Busters through a co-worker who had Bark Busters help correct her dog’s bad behaviors.   The following day she was raving about how quickly her dog had improved.  With three dogs of my own, I was in desperate need of some help. They were quite a handful. I called right away to sign up for a lesson.

I was so amazed by the results and ease of Bark Busters’ unique approach, that I knew I had to be part of this organization. During my lesson, Tracy (my Bark Buster) explained how dogs communicate with one another and how they behave in packs.  It soon became clear to me why the many dog training methods I had tried in the past had failed.  In our first lesson, I quickly learned how to communicate with all 3 dogs and I got instant results.  Using Bark Busters techniques, I was even able to teach my 13-year-old dog how to walk without pulling on the lead and it only took 1 trip around the block!

Dogs have always been a part of my life; they bring me great joy and companionship.  For as long as I can remember, I have always wanted to work with dogs.  While growing up, I said I would be a veterinarian or an animal trainer one day.  Then, like many people, I ended up doing something completely different than I expected and became part of the corporate world. Nine years later, I found Bark Busters and now I’m finally doing what I really love to do!

I’ve been a trainer with Bark Busters for over 5 years now.  I’ve achieved Master Trainer status having trained more than 1000 dogs.

I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work for a company that not only strives to improve the lives of owners and their dogs, but one that is also dedicated to reducing the possibility of maltreatment, abandonment or euthanasia of companion dogs.

I’m committed to helping people communicate with their dogs.  The end result is truly a wonderful experience for both dog and owner.

Call today to get more information or to book a lesson.  Your dog will thank you for it!

Case Studies

More Case Studies from Tara Dracup
Owner: Anne
Dog Name: Deco
Problem Description: Dog aggression, People Aggression   Deco was adopted from the Toronto Humane Society at the age of 3 by Anne.  Deco was mistreated by humans in the past and therefore had little trust for...
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Reviews

More Reviews from Tara Dracup
Owner: Margaret S.
Review: We definitely have a new dog!!! Her biggest problem was barking inside and out, and this problem has been reduced tremendously. She now comes to us when called; before she would only come when she felt like it. I was very upset and discouraged before I found out about Bark Busters but now I am so...
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Owner: Jim and Sandy, Kerri, Jason, Jaydon and Logan M.
Review: I am very completely satisfied with the level of training my wife, my daughter and I received from Tara last week. Our two dogs (Buddy and Jada) have been unbelievably well behaved since the training. My grand-son, (4 yrs old) was terrified to be in the same room as the dogs, because they...
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Owner: Alaina M.
Review: Our dog was suffering from a rather severe case of separation anxiety where he would destroy anything in the house he could if we left him uncrated and would physically hurt himself if he was crated. We tried different ways of conditioning him, but it didn't really help. We spoke to various...
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Owner: Susan W.
Review: Tara was wonderful. She continued to come back and work with us or councel me on the phone whenever I needed her. She still comes back when I run into challenges. There was a significant change in our dog's behaviour after the first visit. Tara truly loves her job and is committed to helping...
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Owner: Julie S.
Review: I have truly enjoyed working with Tara. I found all her suggestions, right down to looking at Indy's feed program to improve her general health to be great. The one-on-one training in our home environment is terrific. Tara has been able to look at the whole picture and assess what would work...
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