Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Ken is very helpful and supportive. He is generally available at the requested times and follows up to check on our progress

Friends of the Hound put me in touch with Neil as I was feeling very anxious when walking our new family member Pearl, a 3 year old rescue greyhound. She didn't know how to behave when she came across other dogs and due to her size they would often react, which would then cause her to react. I was very impressed with his knowledge and understanding and the results of his time spent with us have been wonderful. I'm pretty sure it was me who needed the training not Pearl because the change was immediate and has has had such a positive impact on our lives living with this amazing beautiful dog! Thanks to Neil I feel confident and comfortable taking her out anywhere, knowing that I'm in control and have her attention.

I found the training sessions and reading materials very practical and helpful. It was good to be able to work on those behaviours that needed to be addressed from most troublesome eg. Barking in the yard at night through to lesser problems such as learning to walk on the lead. Having the opportunity to ask questions and get answers that work for Cooper ( our dog) is what makes this method of dog training better than reading a book or discussing problem behaviours on online forums.

We were really anxious about bringing our Jasper to a new home. He has always been what we call a nuisance barker. Always barking when we leave the house, return to the house, pick up keys, have someone knock at the door. Jasper would jump up on visitors and the more we shouted at him the louder the barking became. Jasper suffers from separation anxiety he hates us leaving him. When we walk him he wants to take on all the big dogs so the walking experience causes us anxiety and it is not very pleasant for him. So......we knew we had to correct the behavior. Calling in Bark Busters was the best decision. We went with them after reading testimonials and knowing the business has been well established for 28 years. It took a few hours to start training both Jasper and us to correct the behavior that was leading to the barking. The simple command of "bah" has replaced our screaming "shut up", yelling his name and often giving him a treat to stop the barking and bad behavior. It is repetitive but easy to do. I was really worried that it would be a rigorous training regime that we could not possible keep up with. We were pleasantly surprised. We just need to be consistent and we are now seeing big changes. There are still some issues but that is because Jasper is still not quite there yet. Continued training with us will see us get on top of this. Philip was great and down to earth, very easy to work with and not at all reprimanding for the way we have addressed or not addressed Jasper's behavior. Philip was positive and reassuring. Philip also gave a holistic approach to Jasper's behavior giving us information on diet, surroundings, history of dog behaviors etc. That was great to hear about to put it all into prospective. Jasper was relaxed with Philip and we felt confident after Philip left that we could do this and see results. We highly recommend Bark Busters.

Baymax loved Neil from the beginning. He came over to say hi which he would not normally do. Baymax responded sooo amazingly we were able to get a lead on him very quickly. He is usually a fairly stand offish dog and almost scared of contact and slow to approach. This was solved after our first visit. Due to his being a Maremma Baymax barks alot but now the local foot traffic have even commented that he barks once or twice then stops. We are so please with how easy and non aggressive this was. It was good for Baymax and good for us. Neil was amazing.

Instant results. I feel like I have a brand new dog to fall in love with all over again! Highly recommend

Instant results. I feel like I have a brand new dog to fall in love with all over again! Highly recommend

I was very happy with the training received. Philip was clear, confident and very supportive of us humans as well as Keira and Bella. It was so encouraging to see Keira learning and making the connections - and her behavior changing as we worked.

From the moment Glen walked into the house he controlled the dogs very well. He explained everything he was doing and why he was doing it. He also trained us very well in how to train our dogs. We have implemented every suggestion he had made and have had amazing results. Everyone that comes in contact with our dogs regularly has commented on how big of a change they have noticed in such a short period of time. We also attend his park sessions on tuesday afternoons as often as we can.

OMG! How amazing it was! Hugh shared so many info about how to training our dog Rio. He is patient and professional. We practiced skills during the lesson and it worked so well with Rio. We now are confident to raise up Rio in a proper way. Big thanks to Hugh!

We decided to ask Bark Busters for help due to our 10 month old red heeler Scout having issues walking on the lead. Scout was constantly pulling, walking where SHE wanted to walk and lunging at car and bike tyres. Philip was wonderful, he spent the time working with us and Scout until she understood the concepts of what we wanted her to do (not pull on the lead). We never felt rushed or felt like we were asking too many questions, Philip has a great deal of knowledge and suggestions for all situations. Philip provided us with a training schedule to follow and we have been doing this with Scout for 20 minutes a day. She now pulls much less and stays next to us on the lead, we still have some training to do in new and built up areas but we have the skills to continue working on this. We would definitely recommend Philip and Bark Busters to our friends and family who are having some puppy issues! Walking Scout is now stress free.

Cat was amazing - Has offered us great on going support with Hazel. We have seen great results through following Cat's training. Very easy to work with - showing us patience and extra help when needed.