Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
19th May 2023 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Chewing, Jumping up, Puppy management, Recall, Toileting
Cat is straight forward and amazing results on our first lesson, I have gained a lot more insight into my pups growth, we are working on everyday at my pups pace and am seeing results already, definitely going to enjoy this journey, thanks Cat x
Trainer note from Catharina
Thanks Vanessa for leaving a review! It was lovely to work with you and Muru (8 week old, Boerboel) helping you get him off to the best start for his puppy training and nip any issues like toilet training, mouthing and jumping in the bud as well as start to teach him how to calm and relaxed with you and in his own space as well. I look forward to helping you along your training journey with him.
Thanks Vanessa for leaving a review! It was lovely to work with you and Muru (8 week old, Boerboel) helping you get him off to the best start for his puppy training and nip any issues like toilet training, mouthing and jumping in the bud as well as start to teach him how to calm and relaxed with you and in his own space as well. I look forward to helping you along your training journey with him.
16th April 2023 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Barking, Digging, Hyperactivity, Puppy management, Sibling rivalry
Amazing professionalism and knowledge!
Trainer note from Catharina
It was a pleasure to work with you and Murphy (2 year old Dalmatian x Bull Arab) helping you resolve his barking and separation anxiety issues. It was great to see the improvement in his behaviour over the last two weeks, well done for following the training program, I am sure you are going to be even better in the coming weeks.
It was a pleasure to work with you and Murphy (2 year old Dalmatian x Bull Arab) helping you resolve his barking and separation anxiety issues. It was great to see the improvement in his behaviour over the last two weeks, well done for following the training program, I am sure you are going to be even better in the coming weeks.
30th January 2023 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Chewing, Puppy management, Toileting
Great first training session. Lots of information to digest but nice to do this in the comfort of our own home.
Trainer note from Catharina
It was great to meet you all and Bonnie (8 week old Springer Spaniel) Starting a new puppy off with some great education and guidance for the whole household to keep everything consistent means you will be off to the best start! I look forward to seeing you and Bonnie at our next lesson... Thanks for leaving a review!
It was great to meet you all and Bonnie (8 week old Springer Spaniel) Starting a new puppy off with some great education and guidance for the whole household to keep everything consistent means you will be off to the best start! I look forward to seeing you and Bonnie at our next lesson... Thanks for leaving a review!
16th December 2022 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Pulling, Recall
Evee still needs some more training, but after the first lesson I am confident we will have a positive outcome for all of us
Trainer note from Catharina
It was wonderful to work with you and Evee (2yo Greyhound) to help you achieve your goals of walking her on a loose lead, recall and having her calmer when she sees kangaroos. The improvements I saw at your second lesson were great! Well Done!
It was wonderful to work with you and Evee (2yo Greyhound) to help you achieve your goals of walking her on a loose lead, recall and having her calmer when she sees kangaroos. The improvements I saw at your second lesson were great! Well Done!
13th April 2022 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Barking, Puppy management
Catharina Jeffrey is a professional and knowledgeable trainer. She is helping me tame my 8 month old Kelpie pup. While it is early days, my dog is calmer and the techniques that she has taught are working.
8th April 2022 - Catharina Jeffery
I was very pleased with the training session for both me and my dog. The instructions were simple and efficient. Chester was quite confident and understood what he was told to do.
8th April 2022 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharine Jeffrey is a professional and knowledgeable trainer. She is helping me tame my 8 month old Kelpie pup. While it is early days, my dog is calmer and the techniques that she has taught are working.
17th February 2021 - Catharina Jeffery
I am completely amazed how immediately Cat's recommendations work. The results are profound and no problem is too difficult fot her to find a solution to. Even though he has idiopathic epilepsy and doesn't always respond the way other dogs do, Cat always has a way to resolve any issues. She's really professional in every way and I can't imagine how I'd be coping without her input.
30th September 2020 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina was amazing with our Rescue dog Cleo. She was calm, professional and very informative. She was patient with me when explaining training techniques and answered my many, many questions. We saw Great improvement with Cleos behaviour after our first session and I feel confident that Cleo Will only get better and better. I can’t recommend Cat highly enough.
21st June 2020 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Cat was amazing. Our first session was just so informative and really helped me to understand my little miniature schnauzer, Rumi, so much more.
I think the key is consistency and doing the daily training that Cat ran through with us every day. My main issue with Rumi was barking. With the techniques Cat has taught us I have already seen a real improvement in Rumi. Lead walking is something that will be ongoing and need constant work but I know we will get there. Cat is kind, caring, gentle and is a great communicator. The information was clear and easy to understand. The ongoing support is fantastic and a great comfort to me. I believe it is money really well spent and the work and time you put into your pet will result in a beautiful adult dog. Thanks Cat, Lisa
Trainer note from Catharina
It was lovely to work with you and Rumi. She is a wonderful little dog with so much potential. I am looking forward to our next lesson and seeing her progress!
It was lovely to work with you and Rumi. She is a wonderful little dog with so much potential. I am looking forward to our next lesson and seeing her progress!
15th May 2020 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other
My husband and I have been working with Cat to improve our control of our dog Diesel for about three weeks now. We reached out to Cat when Diesel jumped our backyard fence and I asked her how to work on this during her recent live education session. Since then we have worked on distance control and recall and we are all very hopeful that slowly but surely Diesel will come along in leaps and bounds. We had our first home visit today after a couple of weeks of video lessons and Cat is just as lovely in person as she has been while we've been working with her over the phone. Cat is patient, persistent, knowledgeable and thoughtful. We have asked a million and one questions throughout our training and Cat is always happy to answer any query, and is always very quick to respond. In the past trainers have just told us to persist with the same technique but Cat reviews the situation, provides really useful pointers for how we need to adjust our communication skills and adjusts the training program to suit our Diesel dog. We are very happy we chose to work with Cat, looking forward to seeing our furry friend happy and relaxed in any environment ?
Trainer note from Catharina
Thanks for leaving a review Sara, it has been great to help you with Diesel's reactivity to other animals and cars. Once a dog has had a negative experience in their past they can often react to similar situations. Our training is focused on making the dog feel more calm, relaxed and focused on their owner, allowing them to realise it is not the same situation as the past and then have a more positive experience. This is changing the dog's behaviour long term and making everyone happy! Diesel - Male 2 year old, Staffy cross Labrador
Thanks for leaving a review Sara, it has been great to help you with Diesel's reactivity to other animals and cars. Once a dog has had a negative experience in their past they can often react to similar situations. Our training is focused on making the dog feel more calm, relaxed and focused on their owner, allowing them to realise it is not the same situation as the past and then have a more positive experience. This is changing the dog's behaviour long term and making everyone happy! Diesel - Male 2 year old, Staffy cross Labrador
11th April 2020 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
With our first session, Cat was fantastic. She explained the way in which a dog's mind works, and made us realise that Henry's "cute" behaviours were in fact him showing he was the boss of us! Henry has social anxiety, and would spend most days barking at nothing, stressed and especially terrified when anyone came around to the house. Since our first session and the follow up, we have noticed that Henry is a lot calmer. He barks less, listens to us when we ask for his attention, and is overall calmer. We have been able to get a collar on him without him running away, which is a first. Cat has made us feel supported, and we know that any questions we have we can always go to her. 100% recommend!
Trainer note from Catharina
Working with Henry is a pleasure! He, like many Dachshunds needed help with feeling anxious and barking. His owners are doing a wonderful job of putting the training program in place and Henry is rewarding them with his new calm attitude! We had our last follow up lesson done remotely via Zoom (due to the Covid-19 restrictions) and this helped to continue and adjust Henry's training plan. Great work guys!
Working with Henry is a pleasure! He, like many Dachshunds needed help with feeling anxious and barking. His owners are doing a wonderful job of putting the training program in place and Henry is rewarding them with his new calm attitude! We had our last follow up lesson done remotely via Zoom (due to the Covid-19 restrictions) and this helped to continue and adjust Henry's training plan. Great work guys!