Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
30th April 2025 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Sibling rivalry
We honestly can’t recommend Michelle enough! Within just a few minutes, it was obvious she really understands all types of dogs and knows how to connect with them. Her calm, confident energy helped both us and our pups feel totally at ease, and her training style was super effective but also kind and totally tailored to our dogs’ different personalities.
She explained everything clearly and made sure we felt good about continuing the training on our own until the next session. The progress we saw in just a few hours was amazing—our dogs went from being overexcited to more well-mannered (though they still like to push the boundaries a bit!).
Michelle truly cares about both dogs and their people, and she’s great at adapting to everyone’s needs. If you’re looking for someone who’s not just knowledgeable but also down-to-earth and awesome to work with, Michelle’s your person!
Trainer note from Michelle
hank you so much for your incredibly kind words! It means the world to me that you felt such a positive shift in both your dogs and yourselves during our session. Every dog (and every human!) is unique, and I genuinely love being able to tailor training to what works best for each individual. I'm so glad to hear you felt confident and supported—empowering you to keep things progressing at home between sessions is always one of my top priorities. Your pups were an absolute delight to work with, full of personality and heart, and I can’t wait to see how they continue to thrive. Thank you again for trusting me with your beautiful dogs—I’m looking forward to our next catch-up! Warmest regards, Michelle 🐾
hank you so much for your incredibly kind words! It means the world to me that you felt such a positive shift in both your dogs and yourselves during our session. Every dog (and every human!) is unique, and I genuinely love being able to tailor training to what works best for each individual. I'm so glad to hear you felt confident and supported—empowering you to keep things progressing at home between sessions is always one of my top priorities. Your pups were an absolute delight to work with, full of personality and heart, and I can’t wait to see how they continue to thrive. Thank you again for trusting me with your beautiful dogs—I’m looking forward to our next catch-up! Warmest regards, Michelle 🐾
18th March 2025 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Other
Michelle is simply incredible with our pup. From the first interaction, she had already started training him and us without us even noticing. She is passionate about what she does, and it is reflected in her teaching and approach. Overall, it’s difficult to put what we have experienced into words, and all we can say is thank you! We still have a lot to learn, but we feel confident with a trainer like Michelle by our side.
Trainer note from Michelle
Thank you so much for your kind words! Your beautiful Australian Shepherd has been an absolute joy to work with — full of intelligence, eagerness, and heart. I’m so proud of the progress you’ve both made already, and it’s wonderful to see your dedication and trust in the process. Training is a journey, and I’m thrilled to walk it with you. I can’t wait to see all the fantastic things you and your pup will achieve together!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Your beautiful Australian Shepherd has been an absolute joy to work with — full of intelligence, eagerness, and heart. I’m so proud of the progress you’ve both made already, and it’s wonderful to see your dedication and trust in the process. Training is a journey, and I’m thrilled to walk it with you. I can’t wait to see all the fantastic things you and your pup will achieve together!
13th January 2025 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Our dachshund had become impossible to manage after I became pregnant and we had got a puppy —she wouldn’t listen to us at all, barked at everything and everyone, and began refusing to pee outside. I was overwhelmed and did not know what to do. After just one session with Bark Busters, I feel back in control, and Lola is calmer, quieter, and finally listening again. It’s been a complete turnaround, and I couldn’t be more grateful!
17th December 2024 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall
I found MICHELLE a good communicator prior to the lesson and punctual.
also explained everything really well so that myself and Tigger understood the goals which I’m still rehearsing with Going forward to great results with Tigger.
3rd December 2024 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Sibling rivalry, Other
Michelle was wonderful. She knew exactly what she was talking about and helped us with the issues we were having with our dog. It has been a week since lesson 1 and our dog has made massive improvements already
Trainer note from Michelle
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear about your progress with your confident Border Collie after just one week. It was a pleasure working with you and your dog, and I'm excited to see how far you both will go. Keep up the great work, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any further guidance! 😊🐾
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm thrilled to hear about your progress with your confident Border Collie after just one week. It was a pleasure working with you and your dog, and I'm excited to see how far you both will go. Keep up the great work, and don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any further guidance! 😊🐾
18th October 2024 - Michelle Howell
Michelle dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Separation anxiety, Other
You were amazing. Seeing the amount of control you were able to establish over our dogs within the first 30 minutes was mind blowing. I have been implementing the instruction you provided and I can already see the difference in the dogs. We are really looking forward to seeing all of the positive changes for them as time goes on. Thank you!
19th August 2024 - Michelle Howell
After years of persevering with many other training methods that didn’t result in any positive change, Michelle accurately assessed the behaviour issues we were having and gave me the skills and confidence to establish boundaries that my dog and I both needed. The positive results were instant and continuing to get even better. I can’t recommend Michelle and Bark Busters highly enough.
23rd March 2024 - Michelle Howell
Michelle has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to dog psychology. We learnt so much and have already seen the change in our 3 year old cocker spaniel, Frankie, after the first session. We are forever grateful. Thank you Michelle!
20th March 2024 - Michelle Howell
I am extremely grateful to Michelle for her amazing skills and knowledge about dogs. She helped me understand my dog's behaviour so I can address the issues properly. I am just so impressed at her skills from the moment she walked in to our home. Since the training 3 days ago, Charlie has been showing a lot of improvement. We will continue to do our homework and I believe that we will reach our goal with Michelle's help, techniques and knowledge. I look forward to be able to be a great dog whisperer to my beloved Charlie. Thank you so much Michelle. You are amazing!
13th March 2024 - Michelle Howell
Great first session. Very motivating for the family. A lot of challenges coming through with Willow but Marli is responding well.
4th March 2024 - Michelle Howell
Really helpful with understanding the power dynamic that was leading to unwanted behaviours. Even in only a few days we've noticed a huge difference in the respect our dog shows us, we were hesitant at first but understand now it's just speaking in a language he understands
13th February 2024 - Michelle Howell
Very happy with our progress so far -our dog has better toilet control, has reduced dog aggression and listens to us more. Happy to continue with our homework to progress Wilbur and our connection going forward. We have always felt lucky to have Wilbur and now it's a relief to be able to communicate with him in a way that gets the results we were looking for. We had tried other methods but just found ourselves becoming frustrated.