Barrie home to one of Ontario’s naughtiest dogs

SQUAMISH, BC, Aug 20, 2009 – The votes are in and Aston from Barrie is one of Ontario’s finalists in Canada’s Naughtiest Dog Contest. The contest, launched this June by the world’s largest dog training company Bark Busters, is designed to dispel the myth you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Yet with 29,433 visits to the website, 170 entries and 2,181 votes, the contest demonstrates many Canadians are frustrated with their dog’s behaviours.

“Whether it was Rosie, Falcor, or Aston, all naughty four-legged finalists fromOntario, Bark Busters saw it all in terms of bad behavior,” said president of Bark Busters Canada, Jeff Cooke, “It was amazing to see how many people across Canada are super-frustrated with their dogs’ chewing, pulling, barking and jumping, all behaviours that can easily be resolved no matter what the dog’s age. In fact, at Bark Busters we typically curb the naughty behaviour in just three hours and our results are guaranteed for the life of the dog.”

Of the 25 national finalists, 90 per cent barked excessively, 60 per cent were chronic chewers, 50 per cent jumped on people, 40 per cent exhibited separation anxiety, 40 per cent pulled on the leash when being walked and 35 per cent showed aggressive tendencies to either dogs or people. In terms of owners, 20 per cent had given up hope entirely on training their dogs and 10 per cent stopped having guests to their home because their dog’s behaviour was too disruptive.

You can see more of Aston, the Boarder Collie from Barrie at: http://tinyurl.com/ovqg9p

The Ontario winner will be announced this October and will receive Bark Busters in-home dog training, complete with a written lifetime guarantee. A $250 donation will also be made on the dog’s behalf to a registered animal shelter or rescue organization of the owner’s choice.

If Barrie’s finalist is crowned Canada’s Naughtiest Dog in October, the pooch’s doggy pals will also have their barks busted at a Bark Busters group training session for 10 of their naughty furry friends. The group training session is in addition to in-home dog training, which comes complete with a written lifetime guarantee, and a $500 donation on the winner’s behalf to a registered animal shelter or rescue organization of the owner’s choice.

About Bark Busters
Bark Busters was founded in Australia in 1989 by renowned behaviour therapists Danny and Sylvia Wilson. Their vision was to save as many dogs as possible from being surrendered to shelters or euthanized because of behaviour problems that were seemingly impossible to solve. Since then, Bark Busters has touched the lives of more than half a million dogs. Bark Busters has grown into the largest and most trusted dog training company in the world with trained therapists helping dogs in Australia, the United States, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the UK, Japan, Israel, Taiwan and Canada. The company’s Canadian website is www.barkbusters.ca.