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Buy a Bark Busters Home Dog Training Franchise

Bark Busters Home Dog Training is an in-home dog training and behavior therapy franchise. Trainers visit clients at home to resolve issues such as aggression, separation anxiety, nuisance barking and leash pulling, and to teach basic obedience and puppy skills using non-physical methods based on voice tone and body language. The brand was founded in Australia in 1989 by Sylvia Wilson, a former RSPCA shelter manager, and Danny Wilson, and began franchising in 1994.

Now headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Bark Busters describes itself as the world’s largest in-home dog training company, with certified trainers across 40 US states and six countries and more than a million dogs trained. The model is home-based and mobile: franchisees work from home and travel to clients within a protected territory, with no retail premises or fixed location to maintain.

Each franchise is owner-operated, with the owner typically delivering training directly and building referral relationships with local veterinarians, shelters, rescues and pet businesses. A written lifetime guarantee, under which trainers return free of charge throughout a dog’s life, is central to the brand’s repeat-referral reputation.

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Why buy a Bark Busters Home Dog Training Franchise?

Buying a Bark Busters franchise means stepping into one of the most established names in dog training, with a globally recognized brand, a method refined since 1989 and a category that has proved resilient as pet ownership has grown.

The home-based, mobile model keeps overhead low: there is no lease, no buildout and usually no staff, so a franchisee’s main inputs are their own time and local marketing. The in-home, personalized approach and a written lifetime guarantee set the brand apart from group obedience classes and help drive word-of-mouth, while established referral relationships with vets, shelters and rescues give owners lead sources an independent trainer would have to build alone. No prior professional dog-training experience is required, since the franchisor trains owners in its method.

Bark Busters Home Dog Training Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1989

    • Franchising Since

      1994

    • New Startup Cost

      $77,900 – $117,000

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details
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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $49,500

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      15%

      of gross sale price/transfer value (max $20,000)

    • Royalty Fee

      10%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      3%

      of Gross Revenue

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      133

    • New Units Opened *

      3

    • Units Transferred *

      5

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $144,479

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD
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Bark Busters Home Dog Training – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    New owners receive comprehensive initial training in the Bark Busters method, covering both dog behavioral therapy and the business side, so formal dog experience is not required to start. Ongoing support comes from an international team of dog-training experts and the Englewood, Colorado head office, which collaborates with franchisees on marketing and operations and supports the referral-driven lead model. Buyers of an existing Bark Busters unit should confirm what initial and transfer training the franchisor provides to incoming owners and what head-office support carries over with the territory.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits a hands-on owner-operator who is genuinely a dog lover and comfortable working directly in clients' homes. Strong communication and people skills matter more than prior dog-training experience, since the franchisor teaches the method. Owners need patience for training, the self-motivation to run a solo home-based business, and real sales ability to convert enquiries and build local referrals. Comfort collaborating with head office on marketing and operations rounds out the profile. It fits relationship-led operators rather than absentee investors.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Bark Busters has earned recognition across its long history, including SPCA International's "Best of the Best" honor in 2008 for its humane training methods and repeated top placements in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, reaching #1 in the pet-services category. The brand reports Franchise Business Review Franchisee Satisfaction Awards in both 2025 and 2026, and it has been featured by national media including USA Today, Newsweek and the Today Show. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's local reviews and referral strength.

  4. Industry / Market

    Dog training sits within a growing US pet-care economy. The US pet training services market is forecast to exceed $820 million by 2026 (Research and Markets), supported by high dog-ownership rates and resilient pet spending through economic cycles. Demand has shifted toward personalized, in-home and convenience-oriented services, which aligns with the Bark Busters visit-the-home model. For resale buyers, local demand depends on territory demographics, dog-ownership density and competition from independent trainers and group classes.

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