Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

I am so overwhelmed, with what Philip taught me. Diesel is the most hideous mutt I've ever encountered. My life for the past 14 months has been a misery, he has destroyed everything, he jumped, barked, nipped, mauled me, he would never let me pat him, any discipline I tried with him, he retaliated, neither my family or friends could stand him, including myself, I hated him, I walked him everyday, it was exhausting & frightening as he pulled the whole time & chased anything from a cat to a fly, he's ripped my clothes and left me with scratches & bruises. Philip told me, Diesel wasn't ready to leave his mum, as she didn't get the chance to teach him anything, Philip didn't ask & I didn't tell him, that Diesel was 7 weeks & 3 days old when we got him. Philip also explained why he is anxious & nervous, (by the way I didn't know he was) he said Diesel felt a need to be the leader and protect me & his turf, Diesel belonged to my son & I thought I was doing the right thing by going around & taking him for a walk each day, Philip explained to me that each time I took Diesel back to my son's, he felt I was abandoning him, (I thought he was ungrateful, needless to say Diesel has moved in with me). Well, barely 24 hrs later, after spending time with Philip, Diesel is a completely different animal, I am totally stunned, he hasn't done any of things that I've mentioned, he's enjoying the lessons, and I can see he wants me to be in control. With Philip making me understand Diesel's insecurities and showing me how to make him behave (and astonishingly Diesel enjoys behaving) Philip's instruction is worth every cent, I was sceptical and thought I was about to be ripped off, but this was Diesel's last chance, as I said, life has been miserable and I was seriously thinking having him euthanized. I feel so guilty & sad that I misread how Diesel is feeling, it took Philip to help me understand.

We are amazed at the results, within such a short period our dog has completely transformed.

Training session was great. Easy to follow and understand. Well explained and demonstrated with the dog.

the training we received from peter was awesome. after two hours my dalmatian was a completely different dog and is now very obedient. i can now leave the door open, go to the letter box and come back and he will still be sitting there waiting for me. the training that peter provided was of a very high standard and i would recommend his services to anyone.

Good trainer. very thorough. Understood our needs.

Heather is a very passionate and caring person and made me feel more confident. I thought that it was a bit expensive at first, but after working with Heather it is worth every penny. One happy dog owner!

The first visit covered everything in a very comprehensive way that made sense of the techniques and methods. The BAH word works brilliantly. Heather was very friendly and helpful. I was/am impressed with her commitment to ongoing training rather that just the 2 or 3 visits needed initially!

I asked for help for my daughter Catie and her dog Bryn last year. We just want to thank you for all your help. We now have a beautiful well behaved dog who often gets comments from all the people who had no time for her and now are totally amazed by her improvement. We are eternally grateful to you for helping to prove that she is the lovely dog we thought she could be. Thank you all Donna , Catie and Bryn

Good, he was kind and informative.

After our follow up visit after 2 weeks with Philip I sent in a testimonial but really I did not say enough about how much happier Dino is now that he knows he does not have to be top dog in our home. His tail is lower in a relaxed position now and his mouth is smiling all the time instead of tight. He still has the lively fun loving character that we saw in him when we rescued him at Christmas but now he has direction and looks happy. Philip guided us through toilet training, recall, pulling, barking at visitors, growling at Frank, all the things that Dino was doing to show us that he was top dog. (Such a weight on little shoulders to carry not to mention how difficult it was for us living with a small creature that just ruled the roost. We thought didn't he know that we loved him and wanted him to be a good dog.) Now that we are becoming top dog then Dino can relax and just enjoy family life with some structure. Another thing apart from teaching us to be top dog we have learned a great deal about diet requirements and general normal dog habits that can be used to your advantage such as feeding the dog on the grass instead of from the fine china bowl which is not normal for them unless of course you are going to sit them at the table with you and use grandmas silverware also. But seriously, how much fun is it for us and Dino when he munches away on a chicken wing out on the grass and then comes inside to show us that he has finished looking very pleased with himself. He almost says "thanks mum". Give Barkbusters a chance to change yours and your buddys life forever. You will both live happier lives together. I promise. Di

It was lovely to meet Catharina. On the first meeting she went through and explained everything in training dog behaviour right down to even the food they eat which may help behaviour. Once we completed this we went straight into training. I saw improvement from day 1 and extremely happy with Mossi's progress. Still a little more to go but I am confident we will get there with the guidance of Catharina who always makes herself available for you. I would highly recommend Catharina / Bark Busters to anyone

Grace did a wonderful job with training our family to communicate effectively with our extremely misbehaved 6 month old Beaglier, Basil. Before her visit, I was literally at my wits end and was starting to dread spending any time with Basil. To our surprise, by the end of her visit, he was calm and co-operative. Whilst he continues to challenge us on occasion, we now have the knowledge of how to get him to stop the unwanted behaviour. I would highly recommend Grace's services to anyone struggling with a badly behaved dog.