Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
23rd July 2019 - Ken Tran
Ken dealt with Digging, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Sibling rivalry
Ken has been a great trainer in the 4 sessions I have had with him so far. I have a stubborn breed dog and Ken has the perfect style of balanced training that my dog responds really well to. Half of the training is for the owner and Ken has been clear and consistent in his tips for me. I have a long way to go but I'm sure with Ken's persistent training techniques my dog will be a well behaved dog!
23rd July 2019 - Head Office
Head Office dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
I was very happy with the training Faith provided for myself and Kia. I think the techniques are very clear and Kia appears to respond to them quickly.
Trainer note from Head Office
That is wonderful Marlene..Keep up the great work!
That is wonderful Marlene..Keep up the great work!
22nd July 2019 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall
The training that Cat has provided to both our dog Mia and ourselves has been first class. We have noticed big improvements in Mia's behaviour already. We still have a fair way to go but we have a great plan in place and I know if we run in to trouble we can just give Cat a call or email and we will get some great advice.
Trainer note from Catharina
Thank you for leaving a review Clint :) Mia is a 3 year old German Shepherd. Her family needed some help with her barking. They did not want to use a barking collar and called me out to help them address the issue. We set about her training, finding she was a really strong willed dog, (as most shepherds are) It has been great to see her respond over the last two weeks and the change at my second visit was a pleasure to see. We also addressed her pulling on the lead and recall. Her next step is to join us hat the park to socialise with other dogs. Great work guys!
Thank you for leaving a review Clint :) Mia is a 3 year old German Shepherd. Her family needed some help with her barking. They did not want to use a barking collar and called me out to help them address the issue. We set about her training, finding she was a really strong willed dog, (as most shepherds are) It has been great to see her respond over the last two weeks and the change at my second visit was a pleasure to see. We also addressed her pulling on the lead and recall. Her next step is to join us hat the park to socialise with other dogs. Great work guys!
21st July 2019 - Todd Morris
Todd dealt with Puppy management
Philip is absolutely awesome very highly reccomended
Trainer note from Todd
Thank you so much Zac! We had a great puppy lesson for Lotty who is a ten week old female Rottweiler. All usual puppyhood issues were covered with the emphasis being on how to communicate with Lotty in a way she understands. Our methods do not involve any punishment or physical force and are all based on natural canine communication. Zac saw how Lotty really understood what we wanted and she was a terrific pupil. I look forward to Helping side-by-side over the coming months as Lotty grows into a lifelong companion. Thank you for having Barkbusters and myself to help you, it is such a privilege.
Thank you so much Zac! We had a great puppy lesson for Lotty who is a ten week old female Rottweiler. All usual puppyhood issues were covered with the emphasis being on how to communicate with Lotty in a way she understands. Our methods do not involve any punishment or physical force and are all based on natural canine communication. Zac saw how Lotty really understood what we wanted and she was a terrific pupil. I look forward to Helping side-by-side over the coming months as Lotty grows into a lifelong companion. Thank you for having Barkbusters and myself to help you, it is such a privilege.
21st July 2019 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
We have had the pleasure of Kelly coming to our home and helping us train and understand our 6.5 year old English Staffy - Zeus! We had our second lesson with Kelly today and I cannot recommend her highly enough. Kelly is absolutely fantastic, her knowledge about dogs and the training we were taught has changed our lives! Zeus has come so far since our first session with Kelly 5 weeks ago and we couldn't be happier. Kelly is a miracle worker and if you put the effort in with the training you are provided anything is possible and this evident with how much Zeus's behaviour and lead walking has improved. His barking has improved so much, he is like a different dog.
Thank you so much Kelly ! We are looking forward to our third session.
Trainer note from Kelly
Look at that precious face! Your baby boy, Zeus, was a much more relaxed Staffy at today's session, his barking was minimal, gate work was awesome, and that loose lead heeling was so fabulous to see! Massive well done to you both for your consistent work - I'll see you in a couple of weeks to go to the next step of taking him for a walk to manage the dog to dog reactivity. Well done to you both, AMAZING! :-)
Look at that precious face! Your baby boy, Zeus, was a much more relaxed Staffy at today's session, his barking was minimal, gate work was awesome, and that loose lead heeling was so fabulous to see! Massive well done to you both for your consistent work - I'll see you in a couple of weeks to go to the next step of taking him for a walk to manage the dog to dog reactivity. Well done to you both, AMAZING! :-)
20th July 2019 - Todd Morris
Todd dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Separation anxiety
Philip absolutely amazed us with his speed and ability to change our dogs' behaviour and attitude. He did exactly what he said he would do. He is an asset to the Bark Busters team of professionals.
Trainer note from Todd
Thank you David that's so nice. David and Nicole are the proud humans of two stunning dogs Coco and Sasha. Coco is a nine month old female Keeshond and Sasha is a 16 month old finish Lapphund. Their main issues were barking at the door, jumping on guests uncontrollably, pulling on the lead and there were some fights between the two female dogs. Within minutes of arriving their humans understood how to stop them jumping on guests. By the end of our three hour lesson all the behaviours have been examined and great strategies implemented to deal with them in the future. We tested the results by asking David and Nichole's parents to drop in and demonstrated how to deal with the excitement that I guest arriving causes causes. It went very well.
Thank you David that's so nice. David and Nicole are the proud humans of two stunning dogs Coco and Sasha. Coco is a nine month old female Keeshond and Sasha is a 16 month old finish Lapphund. Their main issues were barking at the door, jumping on guests uncontrollably, pulling on the lead and there were some fights between the two female dogs. Within minutes of arriving their humans understood how to stop them jumping on guests. By the end of our three hour lesson all the behaviours have been examined and great strategies implemented to deal with them in the future. We tested the results by asking David and Nichole's parents to drop in and demonstrated how to deal with the excitement that I guest arriving causes causes. It went very well.
19th July 2019 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Puppy management
Philippa is so professional , but friendly and approachable. Monty, my husband and I all warmed to her immediately. She answered all,our questions, and hopefully, set Monty and us on the path to good puppy manners.......we realise this depends on us doing the right thing by Monty. This isn't always easy, but we're trying.
We feel we can ring Philippa at any time with any behavioural problems, which is a comfort to us.
We look forward to our next appointment.
Trainer note from Philippa
Monty an 8 week Labradoodle is settling in well with his new pack. He's been introduced to the lead and enjoying following his leader. We covered the foundations for good recall, settling on his bed and having a positive association with his crate...his own comfy den. He keeps a eye on his leader and waits to be invited through the door. He's chosen a great new family. Welcome to the Bark Busters family. Hi 0
Monty an 8 week Labradoodle is settling in well with his new pack. He's been introduced to the lead and enjoying following his leader. We covered the foundations for good recall, settling on his bed and having a positive association with his crate...his own comfy den. He keeps a eye on his leader and waits to be invited through the door. He's chosen a great new family. Welcome to the Bark Busters family. Hi 0
19th July 2019 - Head Office
Head Office dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Sibling rivalry, Other
We realized right within the first 5 minutes that we were doing everything wrong. What we learned from our behavioral therapist Grace was extraordinarily insightful and completely changed how we communicated with our rescued puppy Jolene. Jolene immediately responded to our new communication and behaviour tactics. She was like a different dog. I would recommend Bark Busters to anyone, even the most difficult cases. 2
18th July 2019 - Head Office
Head Office dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity
When we contacted Bark Busters, we were at our wit's end with our new rescue kelpie, Eva - incessant barking and limitless energy that nothing seemed to satisfy. Jane completely transformed our girl. She used to bark non-stop between the hours of 4:30-9pm and after using Jane's tools and strategies, she hardly says a word. Jane gave us the confidence to train our puppy and teach her how to be part of our family. Eternally grateful!
Trainer note from Head Office
Little Eva needed to be shown the boundaries and what is acceptable behaviour and what was unacceptable behaviour. I really enjoyed working with this family and everyone did a really great job responding to Bark Busters' training methods.
Little Eva needed to be shown the boundaries and what is acceptable behaviour and what was unacceptable behaviour. I really enjoyed working with this family and everyone did a really great job responding to Bark Busters' training methods.
17th July 2019 - Ken Tran
Ken dealt with Barking, Pulling, Sibling rivalry
Was really impressed with how my 1 year old German Shepherd responded from the first lesson with Ken.
17th July 2019 - Head Office
Head Office dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Graeme has helped us a lot with Monty and his barking, recall and walking on the lead as before our visit with Graeme Monty was a bit of a nuisance barker, yapping at anything that walked past our house. He has helped put the training methods in place to turn Monty into a well behaved dog.
Trainer note from Head Office
Monty the Cavoodle did very well and loves pleasing his pack leaders.
Monty the Cavoodle did very well and loves pleasing his pack leaders.
16th July 2019 - Catharina Jeffery
Catharina dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling, Recall
We never thought that we would get our dogs to even be in the same room! Now they are best friends! Cat was brilliant and knew exactly what she was doing and how to handle both of our super strong dogs.
Trainer note from Catharina
Thank you Rickie-lee for taking the time to right a review :) Storm (4 year old American Bulldog) and Dexter (5 year old Pitbull x Mastiff) have each had their own sets of issues around sibling rivalry, dog aggression, pulling on the lead, jumping and general obedience. We had to start out with getting them to meet with our goal being for them to live together in harmony. It has been great to see how they responded to the training and how they became best mates! Well done guys!!
Thank you Rickie-lee for taking the time to right a review :) Storm (4 year old American Bulldog) and Dexter (5 year old Pitbull x Mastiff) have each had their own sets of issues around sibling rivalry, dog aggression, pulling on the lead, jumping and general obedience. We had to start out with getting them to meet with our goal being for them to live together in harmony. It has been great to see how they responded to the training and how they became best mates! Well done guys!!