Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Kia's input was invaluable. the change in Bob was instant. We went from having a puppy who was unable to focus on any task to a puppy who was able to calm down and follow direction. Kia also provided a toilet training plan that incorporates crate training. This has been working really well. I loved the education part of the lessons that taught me the Why of what Bob does. It is this new found knowledge that will build the foundations of a strong and functional relationship with my best friend Bob.

Very professional , knowledgeable, and easy to work with. Explains everything very clearly

Kia, was wonderful and easily relayed methods for training our dog. He was very receptive of the lessons and was quick to learn and eager to please. Tues 23/07/24 we have had our follow up session today and both Kia and we were pleased with Remus's progress we extended into a few new techniques and saw results immediately. we are sure that as long as we are diligent with our training Remus will become the well trained, smart and attentive dog we always thought he could be, thanks so much Kia.

It's tricky getting the hang of the combination but Bah seems to be effective alone

Kia came to help curb certain behaviours of my large 2 year old bull Arab cross who was mostly calm and well behaved but when bored became a bit destructive and he was also not great at following directions. Kia first talked about the psychology of dogs and how they think as a pack animal and if you let them the are a very good trainers of their humans! Despite having many good dogs over the years it was a major ahaa moment for me and it completely put my thinking about dogs in another dimension! Kia expertly followed up with real life examples with my dog Rocky that frankly left me astounded! It’s rare to make a significant investment and know in a short space of time that your money is well spen, that’s is how I felt after a short hour into our training! On top of this my lesson was only 4 days ago and I have been able to keep Kia in the loop with my training with Kia giving me suggestions or tweaks here and there! I could not recommend Bark Buster more highly but for me Kia was the icing on the cake! I am one grateful and happy dog owner! Thank you Kia Vince

I had just about lost all hope in being able to find someone to help me with my out of control, fear aggressive and leash reactive Chihuahua until I found Kia Parke from Townsville Barkbusters. My Chihuahua (Bandit)has bitten 2 people and tiny though he may be (2kg), he behaved like a Rottweiler and I was beginning to hate walking him as he reacted to anything and everything. In our very first session (and in under 20 minutes) Kia was able to be in the room with Bandit off leash with his attention focused completely on me. Wow! Bandit tolerated a total stranger (Kia) in the house without trying to eat them alive from the ankles up! I was truly left thinking “Did that just really happen?” And not one single treat involved! Kia certainly knows exactly what she’s doing and is very professional, approachable and friendly. I feel I can really trust her in regard to her instructions in training my dog and for the first time in almost 2 years I have a real hope that Bandit can be rehabilitated. I can already see it happening! We have just had our second session this morning with Kia where she was able to again enter the house and this time get to meet Bandit. Within a few minutes Bandit was up on her lap wanting a chest massage from her. Again Wow! We also did some more training and Kia gave me some more instructions to follow for the next few weeks. The difference in Bandit in even under 2 weeks has been nothing short of amazing and all thanks to Kia from Townsville Barkbusters. If you’re hesitant about getting a dog trainer I’ll say this about Kia from Townsville Barkbusters…it will be the best money you’ve ever spent as long as you follow her instructions and do the homework with your dog. I am really looking forward to future sessions with Kia and watching Bandit totally transform. And even though I know there will be a bit of a journey ahead, I believe Bandit will get there under Kia’s expertise.

Kia was very helpful. The techniques she showed me have been very effective so far with the dogs finding it easy to learn. Still early days but I’m hopeful that they will continue (with ongoing training) to improve and eventually we’ll be able to go for walks without having to worry about other dogs.

We had a good first session, looking forward to more.

Amazing service and already seeing changes in my little frenchie!

A very good background into human/dog relationships and communication. This helped me sort out in my own head how to start to build my relationship and communicate with Bella, and how to help her find the leadership and support she needed (being a scared rescue dog). Thank you. Looking forward to the next lesson! :)

In the beginning we were overwhelmed as we didn’t know what else we could do with our rescue puppy Lucy, who seemed to be very strong willed. We have always had dogs and never had trouble with training them ourselves so lucy was a huge challenge. we were a bit hesitant at first to get a trainer and to choose the right person. A friend recommended Kia as she had had amazing results with her dog. We found Kia had a wealth of knowledge and experience in dog behaviour and training, we couldn’t believe the instant results even with Molly our 7 year old who took to the training really quick. Kia’s approach to training was different to what we expected as most trainers use treats. We have some way to go but results so far have been outstanding. Thank you so much Kia for your time, patience and effort.

Kia was lovely and completely understood our concerns with our dogs. Her tactics and training skills quickly worked with our dogs. Both my husband and I were shocked at how quickly our dogs were responding to Kia’s instructions.