Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
2nd December 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Barking, Puppy management
Kelly was able to come in and give us the tools that we needed to control the barking and other unwanted behaviours. As a result we now have a much better behaved dog and the household is more relaxed for it.
Trainer note from Kelly
It has been many years between visits (and it was amazing to see your original Labrador still acting like a perfect Queen in her twilight years!), thanks so much for inviting me in again to get #2 on the right path. Labs are perennial puppies, and your new Princess is no exception! Tackling jumping up, demand barking, positive crate training, lead work and mouthing makes things around the house a lot more easier to control :-). Thank you for embracing our gentle methods once again, and focusing on consistent and calm control - I'll see you at puppy school soon for your free session, then back at home for a follow up to keep everyone on track. Well done!
It has been many years between visits (and it was amazing to see your original Labrador still acting like a perfect Queen in her twilight years!), thanks so much for inviting me in again to get #2 on the right path. Labs are perennial puppies, and your new Princess is no exception! Tackling jumping up, demand barking, positive crate training, lead work and mouthing makes things around the house a lot more easier to control :-). Thank you for embracing our gentle methods once again, and focusing on consistent and calm control - I'll see you at puppy school soon for your free session, then back at home for a follow up to keep everyone on track. Well done!
2nd December 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall
Kelly is brilliant at what she does and I was absolutely blown away with both the diet education we received and how both Hugo and his brother Pablo responded to her within minutes of meeting Kelly. Can’t wait to see how we progress!
Trainer note from Kelly
Thanks Jasmine! Everyone knows how much I love working with frenchies, and to watch both boys improve their attitudes in such a short period was awesome! Pre-natal information to make the transition to a family of four was important to cover, as was lead education, jumping up, toddler safety, and making the environment calm with two boys on the scene. At lesson 32, we'll focus on his major issues of on lead reactivity, lunging and pulling - can't wait to show you how things can work calmly off site too! Well done :-)
Thanks Jasmine! Everyone knows how much I love working with frenchies, and to watch both boys improve their attitudes in such a short period was awesome! Pre-natal information to make the transition to a family of four was important to cover, as was lead education, jumping up, toddler safety, and making the environment calm with two boys on the scene. At lesson 32, we'll focus on his major issues of on lead reactivity, lunging and pulling - can't wait to show you how things can work calmly off site too! Well done :-)
28th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Recall, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Kelly was very clear with instructions, very knowledgeable and responsive. Would ( and have) recommended her to family and friends.
Trainer note from Kelly
Thank you so much, Bruce, for your kind words, it was fantastic to work with you both! One owner with dog experience, and one never owned a pet - it was great to impart information that was useful to you both, and provide support post lesson, before I see you both again before Christmas. Focus was on toilet training, puppy management, recall, and sleeping patterns - can't wait to get out in public next session and work on stay and recall with distractions! A very healthy and happy young pup, he is going to be a wonderful companion for many years! Thanks for your consistency and hard work!
Thank you so much, Bruce, for your kind words, it was fantastic to work with you both! One owner with dog experience, and one never owned a pet - it was great to impart information that was useful to you both, and provide support post lesson, before I see you both again before Christmas. Focus was on toilet training, puppy management, recall, and sleeping patterns - can't wait to get out in public next session and work on stay and recall with distractions! A very healthy and happy young pup, he is going to be a wonderful companion for many years! Thanks for your consistency and hard work!
27th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Recall
Kelly is amazing! Such a beautiful lady and so easy to talk to, she listened to our problems and what we needed help with, our little beagle is 1yr old and full of energy and gets up to mischief so with Kelly's guidance we have been able to get our second chance with chino!
Thank you so much Kelly!!
Trainer note from Kelly
What a fun lesson! Your family is delightful, and so willing to listen to different options, to regain control of Chino. Beagles can be a challenge to a lot of owners, so you're not alone, but he responded so well to our gentle methods, and he loved the praise! Showing you how to correct the jumping up, door manners, recall (yes, even with a beagle LOL), rough play, lead manners - we fitted so much in on lesson 1, and I cannot wait for lesson 2, where we'll focus on stay with distractions, pulling on lead, and social skills. Well done, and thanks again for letting me help :-).
What a fun lesson! Your family is delightful, and so willing to listen to different options, to regain control of Chino. Beagles can be a challenge to a lot of owners, so you're not alone, but he responded so well to our gentle methods, and he loved the praise! Showing you how to correct the jumping up, door manners, recall (yes, even with a beagle LOL), rough play, lead manners - we fitted so much in on lesson 1, and I cannot wait for lesson 2, where we'll focus on stay with distractions, pulling on lead, and social skills. Well done, and thanks again for letting me help :-).
26th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Chewing, Jumping up, Puppy management
Kelly is such a wealth of knowledge! Her knowledge of how to care for and train dogs is unbelievable. Kelly gave me the confidence to begin my training journey with our puppy. Couldn’t believe how quickly our puppy responded to the techniques Kelly taught us.
Trainer note from Kelly
Thanks Courtney! Your family has a long history with dogs, and you already had her on the right track, but with some focused behavioural training, she is going to be the most amazing Border Collie! Recall is so important, and no one likes a dog racing through doors, so it was great to get her on the right path. Watching your confidence grow when we did the lead work was excellent, and her relationship with your gorgeous cat will improve with consistency and boundaries. I can't wait for lesson 2! Thanks again for inviting me out to assist :-)
Thanks Courtney! Your family has a long history with dogs, and you already had her on the right track, but with some focused behavioural training, she is going to be the most amazing Border Collie! Recall is so important, and no one likes a dog racing through doors, so it was great to get her on the right path. Watching your confidence grow when we did the lead work was excellent, and her relationship with your gorgeous cat will improve with consistency and boundaries. I can't wait for lesson 2! Thanks again for inviting me out to assist :-)
25th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Barking, Recall, Other
I was absolutely shocked at the very first command that Kelly gave
Dakota and he responded positively. I instantly thought, we can do this and was looking forward to not giving up on Dakota. I had got to the point that I wouldn’t go anywhere with him as it was so hard to deal with him and everyone would get upset with his high pitched barking at every little noise anyone would make. We are using the technique of ‘bah’ and it is helping so much. Can’t wait to continue so that Dakota can reach his full potential and we will have the tools to help him do that.
Trainer note from Kelly
Thank you so much Kerri! It was so lovely to work with you, your partner and your support worker. When we work with therapy dogs it is imperative that we don't conflict with the awesome training they've already had, and ensure that what we're doing it working parallel to that, and also in a very positive manner. To see your adorable Cavoodle, Dakota, respond to our fun system, within minutes was amazing! He is so super smart, and he realised that barking, jumping up, chasing the cats and pulling on lead weren't on the good side of the behaviour list. For a dog that has struggled with recall (coming when called), he was on point once we finished lesson #1! We will continue to work on cat control at lesson 2, plus get outside and look at recall in an open environment, plus consolidate barking and lead control. Massive well done!
Thank you so much Kerri! It was so lovely to work with you, your partner and your support worker. When we work with therapy dogs it is imperative that we don't conflict with the awesome training they've already had, and ensure that what we're doing it working parallel to that, and also in a very positive manner. To see your adorable Cavoodle, Dakota, respond to our fun system, within minutes was amazing! He is so super smart, and he realised that barking, jumping up, chasing the cats and pulling on lead weren't on the good side of the behaviour list. For a dog that has struggled with recall (coming when called), he was on point once we finished lesson #1! We will continue to work on cat control at lesson 2, plus get outside and look at recall in an open environment, plus consolidate barking and lead control. Massive well done!
21st November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Barking, Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
What we achieved in minutes with our puppers was incredible. Simply being able to walk out our back door without being jumped on and having them try and barge into the house was fantastic. Kelly is so knowledgeable and was able to help us understand our dogs and their behaviour from a completely new perspective. We look forward to continuing our training and it is as much training for the dogs as it is for us as well. Highly recommend.
Trainer note from Kelly
Hi Ramona, thanks so much for inviting Bark Busters in t assist with your Staffordshire Bull terrier and Golden Retriever. Having a new baby is hard enough, but throw into that 2 adolescent dogs? I could certainly see where your frustrations lay :-). What smart dogs you have, they responded to our gentle methods straight away, and with positive reinforcement they continued to display the right behaviours throughout lesson #1. No more jumping and mouthing - yay! I am looking forward to lesson #2, where we will tackle lead walking in public, as well as dog and pram training, so you can enjoy walks with your baby Princess and the dogs as well. Can't wait! Well done :-)
Hi Ramona, thanks so much for inviting Bark Busters in t assist with your Staffordshire Bull terrier and Golden Retriever. Having a new baby is hard enough, but throw into that 2 adolescent dogs? I could certainly see where your frustrations lay :-). What smart dogs you have, they responded to our gentle methods straight away, and with positive reinforcement they continued to display the right behaviours throughout lesson #1. No more jumping and mouthing - yay! I am looking forward to lesson #2, where we will tackle lead walking in public, as well as dog and pram training, so you can enjoy walks with your baby Princess and the dogs as well. Can't wait! Well done :-)
19th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Separation anxiety
Amazing training session with the bark busters crew. Went into detail with some important theory. Answered all my questions and helped so much already with getting my pack back in order . Will recommend to friends and family. Thank you Kelly
Trainer note from Kelly
Hi Bella, thank you so much for inviting us in to assist with training your delicious American Bulldog! As a powerful breed, calm and gentle control is everything, and it was wonderful to see how quickly she understood our system, and how much more relaxed she was as the training session progressed. Barking, jumping up, pulling, reactivity - we targeted everything at the first session, and I am looking forward to showing you both how to have a relaxed walking style at lesson #2. Positive training for the win! Well done!
Hi Bella, thank you so much for inviting us in to assist with training your delicious American Bulldog! As a powerful breed, calm and gentle control is everything, and it was wonderful to see how quickly she understood our system, and how much more relaxed she was as the training session progressed. Barking, jumping up, pulling, reactivity - we targeted everything at the first session, and I am looking forward to showing you both how to have a relaxed walking style at lesson #2. Positive training for the win! Well done!
13th November 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Very effective. Very knowledgeable especially about the breed of dogs that I have
Trainer note from Kelly
Thanks Roy, your kind words and feedback are greatly appreciated! You pack of Frenchies were already lovely dogs, but now we have applied some fundamental canine rules, they are so much more relaxed! At lesson one we targeted jumping up, kitchen manners and safety, lead management, door answering and door manners (so that they don't step out the front door without a release command), and it was incredible to watch how quickly the improved. They soaked up their education, and I can see how much you all love each other :-). I am looking forward to tackling the dog to dog management at lesson 2, so that your social outings are calmer, and more enjoyable. Well done!
Thanks Roy, your kind words and feedback are greatly appreciated! You pack of Frenchies were already lovely dogs, but now we have applied some fundamental canine rules, they are so much more relaxed! At lesson one we targeted jumping up, kitchen manners and safety, lead management, door answering and door manners (so that they don't step out the front door without a release command), and it was incredible to watch how quickly the improved. They soaked up their education, and I can see how much you all love each other :-). I am looking forward to tackling the dog to dog management at lesson 2, so that your social outings are calmer, and more enjoyable. Well done!
23rd October 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Digging, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Kelly showed great training skills and knowledge, where she demonstrated and ran us through them with Luna. Luna immediately responded to her training and we were extremely impressed. We have continued training with Luna after her first lesson with Kelly and have noticed alot of improvements!!!!
Trainer note from Kelly
Hi Scott and Gabby! Wow, what a change. I was amazed at how much more settled Miss Luna was today at our second lesson, her door manners were 10000% improved, she didn't jump on me at all (and anyone that has had a bouncing staffy on them know how full on it is LOL), her lead walking was amazing (and we extended that today on the street, including dog to dog management) - overall, you have both done an incredible job with your daily training. To hear that you'd also had a brand new baby over, and Luna was a perfect Princess all afternoon, was so rewarding to see. Keep up the good work - off to a park for lesson 3 for more dog distraction work!
Hi Scott and Gabby! Wow, what a change. I was amazed at how much more settled Miss Luna was today at our second lesson, her door manners were 10000% improved, she didn't jump on me at all (and anyone that has had a bouncing staffy on them know how full on it is LOL), her lead walking was amazing (and we extended that today on the street, including dog to dog management) - overall, you have both done an incredible job with your daily training. To hear that you'd also had a brand new baby over, and Luna was a perfect Princess all afternoon, was so rewarding to see. Keep up the good work - off to a park for lesson 3 for more dog distraction work!
18th October 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Toileting
Kelly not only helped our puppy but us too. She showed us how to work with the dog and get the best out of him. He went from being very hyperactive to relaxed and happy within a few minutes. It was amazing to watch the results that Kelly achieved with Boof and how easy it was for us to achieve the same results under her guidance. We had issues with Boof biting and jumping and well as destructive behaviour but it has improved immensley in just one lesson. We are looking forward to Kelly returning in a few weeks to help with the next stage of his training. She also discussed his diet and we found that it contributed to a lot of his bad behaviour so we are in the process of changing his diet and have found aclamer dog all round. I would highly recommend Kelly to anyone who needs help with their canine furbabies as her expertise and understanding of dogs is inspiring.
Trainer note from Kelly
What a dramatic change! From a bouncing, barking, biting puppy (Great Dane cross), to a calm, relaxed, lay by your feet happy fur kid! Your young pup is so super sweet, and responded to our calm methods in the first 5mins of the lesson starting. Focusing on mouthing and biting, lead training, obedience, lounge manners and night time craziness, as well as crate training and preventative night time barking - so pleased with the results! As always I have provided support after the first lesson, and I can't wait for lesson 2, where we'll focus on road safety, pulling and size management (he's going to be a big boy!). Thanks again for allowing me to assist :-)
What a dramatic change! From a bouncing, barking, biting puppy (Great Dane cross), to a calm, relaxed, lay by your feet happy fur kid! Your young pup is so super sweet, and responded to our calm methods in the first 5mins of the lesson starting. Focusing on mouthing and biting, lead training, obedience, lounge manners and night time craziness, as well as crate training and preventative night time barking - so pleased with the results! As always I have provided support after the first lesson, and I can't wait for lesson 2, where we'll focus on road safety, pulling and size management (he's going to be a big boy!). Thanks again for allowing me to assist :-)
24th September 2023 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
We rescued our little guy just under a year ago. He settled in well enough but we decided it was time to get some training as he was starting to get a little too bossy and reactive when going for walks. After just 1 lesson with Kelly we were seeing a noticeable difference in his behaviour. Absolutely worth the money. Kelly is so amazing. She had our whole dynamic picked right away and helped us make adjustments so our pup is easier to walk, less anxious and less annoying for our visitors.
Trainer note from Kelly
I still get goosebumps, about how much more RELAXED your gorgeous rescue beast (Amstaff x) was at lesson 2! From barking, pacing, whining, crying, and generally being unsettled at lesson 1, to walking calmly into the crate for relaxing, walking politely on lead, allowing me to pat / sniff without fear or snapping, no aggression, and AMAZING door manners!!!! Just brilliant - I am so thankful for your openness to make some minor changes, and for your consistency, you both get a gold star, and I can't wait to see you at group training (2 FOC sessions included)!
I still get goosebumps, about how much more RELAXED your gorgeous rescue beast (Amstaff x) was at lesson 2! From barking, pacing, whining, crying, and generally being unsettled at lesson 1, to walking calmly into the crate for relaxing, walking politely on lead, allowing me to pat / sniff without fear or snapping, no aggression, and AMAZING door manners!!!! Just brilliant - I am so thankful for your openness to make some minor changes, and for your consistency, you both get a gold star, and I can't wait to see you at group training (2 FOC sessions included)!