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Bark
Busters Investment Requirements
Estimated Total Investment: $64,500
Liquid
Capital Required: $64,500
Bark
Busters
Dog Training Franchise
Imagine being taught the secrets to train a dog and it's behavior in only two hours, and to provide a previously stressed
household with peaceful bliss.
Bark
Busters was founded in 1989 by Sylvia and Danny Wilson in Wollongong,
Australia, 50 miles south of Sydney.
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We Believe Happy Dogs = Happy
Families
Bark Busters is a tremendous opportunity for you to make a difference
in your own life and in the lives of dogs and people everywhere. It is
extremely important to us that everyone involved in this business has
similar goals and a drive for success.
We are seeking
for special individuals who:
- are passionate
about business and dogs
- desire an
entrepreneurial lifestyle
- have great
people and communication skills
- are self-motivated,
enthusiastic and yet have patience for training
- will collaborate
and work with Home Office on marketing
and operations
- possess strong
sales skills
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If you believe yourself
to be a match for the Bark Busters system, then read on. As a Bark Busters
behavioral therapist, you will face each day with new and exciting challenges.
You will work with a variety of clients, network with veterinarians, other
pet industry business owners and, of course, our canine companions.
We are confident that
through your dedication and determination, owning a Bark Busters business
will be one of the most rewarding ventures of your life.
Success
Stories from Bark Busters Franchise Owners
 I
was tired of the corporate world and wanted to finally go out and
do something that I had a passion for and that I could do as my
own business. That’s everyone’s dream, right? I was
literally ready to open my own Pretzel Stand on some street corner,
just to get out of that corporate life!
However, before
I hastily left my high-paying corporate job, I wanted to make sure
that I chose a business that would be a good match for me. I wanted
to find a franchise where I could be in business for myself, but
not by myself, and one in which I could excel NOT just because of
my skills, experience and finances, but mostly due to the interests
and hobbies that I have.
When I found
Bark Busters, right away it matched my passion and love I have for
dogs. I chose Bark Busters over the other franchises because I love
to work with dogs. All my free time was previously spent volunteering
at the local Humane Society shelter and working with the Labrador
Retriever Rescue of Florida rescue group. It was a match made in
heaven.
Now, I could
work with people and their dogs and help the dogs become better-behaved
companion animals and avoid being sent to the rescue groups and
shelter due to behavior problems that can be fixed. It is much more
fulfilling than my corporate job, and I look forward to work EVERY
day. I tell people that the one thing I wish I could do over with
the business is to have started it sooner!
- Mary Birrell;
Tampa Bay, FL
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Bark
Busters allows me to do what I am most passionate about: help families
enjoy their pets by providing dog behavioral therapy and training
using natural, holistic, and humane training methods in the pet’s
home. The comprehensive Bark Busters training along with a master’s
degree in Adult Education enable me to be uniquely qualified to work
with all individuals and their pets. |
I
decided to buy a Bark Busters franchise for several reasons. I love
dogs. I love people. I am very good at one-on-one training. I enjoy
selling. I enjoy building something from nothing. Bark Busters allows
me to use all of these skills. I felt that Bark Busters was an excellent
international company providing an excellent service in a recession-proof
multi-billion dollar industry. This is the “next great business”
and I wanted to get in as early as possible.
I love being
my own boss and at the same time having a system and home office
support. I could never work on anybody’s schedule other than
my own.
It is great
helping people to enjoy their pets. I feel like I’m contributing
to their family. I have had other successful businesses but nothing
has given me this much opportunity to make a good living, and allowed
me to have this
much fun.
- Max Alligood;
Atlanta, GA
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I was tired of
the corporate world and wanted to finally go out and do something
that I had a passion for and that I could do as my own business. That’s
everyone’s dream, right? I was literally ready to open my own
Pretzel Stand on some street corner, just to get out of that corporate
life! Pete
and I were both working for “Corporate America” and
getting tired of working very hard for someone else. We wanted to
work hard for ourselves. We also got to a point in our life where
we started questioning what we were contributing to the world. We
both wanted to make a difference, to give something back. Our love
and passion was with dogs. Buying our Bark Busters franchise was
one of the best things we have ever done. We now get paid to do
what we love and we save dogs’ lives almost every day. Our
life is rewarding and meaningful.
The Bark Busters
system teaches owners how to manage their pets’ behavior.
Using techniques that are non-harsh, based on the way that dogs
learn, and logical, Bark Busters offers entrepreneurs the opportunity
to take charge of their future in a business that can give pet owners
control of their pets, and the emotional drama associated with pets
that live by their own rules in our world.
- Kathy
& Peter Plourde; South Denver, CO
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Advantages
to the Bark Busters Franchise
- Bark Busters
is a well-established and respected franchise system.
- Our system
is an innovative, holistic and unique training service for dogs
and their owner families with a behavioral modification service
for problem dogs.
- Bark Busters
has trained in excess of 300,000 dogs worldwide.
- Bark Busters
offers a professional service to dog owners who require a quick,
personalized, trouble-free and effective solution to their issues.
- Bark Busters'
dog training is non-harsh and effective and has the unique ability
to change a dog's unwanted behavior in a two to two and a half
hour session
- Training
is completed in the comfort and convenience of the client's home,
where you confer with the client, assess the situation and associated
issues. Then, dog and owners are taken through a reprogramming
session.
- As a Bark
Busters behavioral therapist, you teach owners how to rectify
issues that may frustrate neighbors, county/dog control departments
and friends. This includes explaining dog psychology to the owners
as it applies specifically to their dog.
- We offer
a "Life of the Dog Guarantee," returning free of charge,
if required.
- Bark Busters
enjoys strong support from various animal shelters, pounds and
other pet-related businesses throughout the world. In fact, we
are often the behaviorists and trainers the veterinarians prefer.
- Pet spending
has grown 100% over the past decade. In 1994, spending was $17
billion, and that figure is now $36 billion! The Pet Industry
is currently 60 % bigger than the Toy Industry, and 33% larger
than the Candy Industry!
- The market
for Bark Busters is enormous. Experience has shown that once a
franchise is established in a local area, the word spreads quickly
about the effectiveness of the services.
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 The
Wilson's have extensive experience in obedience training and the behavioral
science of dogs. Both have published several books, produced videos and
have made numerous appearances on Australian national television, radio
and in the print media.Under the guidance of an experienced management
team, Bark Busters expanded operations into the US market in June 2000.
With an overwhelming response to the Bark Busters training system, the company was able to award all Colorado franchises in just 1 1/2 years. Currently, Bark Busters has now expanded into over 38 states with 180+ franchises and over 280 franchises across 8 countries including Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Israel, Canada, and here in the United States. Growth is planned across the entire USA within the next 5 years.
Awards
and Recognition for Bark Busters
Entrepreneur Business Review ranked Bark Busters as Follows:
Top 50 Franchise’s in America
2006 # 17
Entrepreneur Magazine ranked Bark Busters as Follows:
Top 500 Franchise’s in America
2006 # 115
2005 # 278
2004 # 468
2003 # 353
Top
101 Home-Based Franchises
2006 # 27
2005 # 75
2004 # 99
Top
Global American Franchises
2006 # 86
2005 # 137
2003 # 158
Top 100 Fastest-Growing Franchises
2006 # 46
Top
Low Cost Franchises
2005 # 73
2004 #131
Denver
Business Journal ranked Bark Busters as follows:
Top 25 Colorado-Based Franchises
2006 # 07
2005 # 11
2004 # 13
2003 # 13
Fastest
Growing Small Business In Colorado
2005 # 8
Franchise Times Fast 55 Ranked Bark Busters as follows:
Fastest Growing 55 Franchises In The US
2005 # 44
In 2002, Bark Busters won the AusIndustry Business of the Year Award, the Australian Post Management and Development Award, and the Small Business of the Year Award.
Additionally, in 1998 Sylvia Wilson won the Telstra, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 1999 she was inducted into the Australian Business Women's Hall of Fame. Also that year, the Wilsons won the NSW Ansett Australia Business Owners Award.
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