About Bark Busters Home Dog Training Washington, DC, Bethesda, and Chevy Chase

In-home training in Washington, DC

Bark Busters Nation's Capital is the local Bark Busters franchise serving Washington, DC, and Maryland, with trainer Andy Pascoe teaching in clients' homes, where a dog feels most secure and where most problems occur. Andy describes himself as a certified dog behavioral therapist and dog trainer who left a career in information technology after Bark Busters helped him with his own puppy, Bento, who had destroyed nearly half of his DC apartment.

Approach

Training is described as natural and dog-friendly, based on respect, leadership, and trust rather than bribes or punishment, with a tailored plan for each dog. With the Gold Service, the local trainer stays a single call away at any point in the dog's life at no additional cost.

Issues addressed

Andy offers in-home behavioral and obedience training for puppies and older dogs. Issues named include aggression, barking, biting, chewing, digging, housebreaking, jumping, leash pulling, marking, new baby preparation, running away, separation anxiety, and tension between dogs in the same house.

What owners say

One DC client wrote, "If there was a '6 star' option, Andy with Bark Busters has been exactly that!"