Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Wow, Chilly respected Ric on arrival. We saw a change in behaviour in the first 10 mins. We appreciated the detailed advice and follow-up email with detailed instruction for us. In two days, Chilly has learned how to walk through doors and walk on a lead without pulling. Highly recommend Ric, worth every penny!

Improvement from the first lesson. Very happy with service.

I'm over the moon with how well Lilly has responded after just 1 lesson. I'm looking forward to seeing Lilly reach her full potential, not only for me but for her and her safety. I cannot recommend Bark Busters highly enough to all. In fact I have already told a friend and she will be looking into Bark Busters very soon. Hope this review may help others looking for a solution to obtaining a wonderful relationship with their 4 legged fur baby/babies.

We were looking for a dog trainer for our 2 year old Saint Bernard Coco. He's 100KG and can pull 3 times his body weight. Our biggest problem we wanted help with was the launching and pulling when there were other dogs on our walk. For the past year we had been trying different techniques, watching countless UTube videos and trying different collars and harnesses. Nothing worked. We were continually being pulled into a tree, dragged along the ground, winded and more often than not, in tears at the end of a walk. We would often go before sunrise, at first light, to reduce the chance of encountering a dog. Coco loves his walks, and was perfect with people, children, bikes, skateboards, prams, everything else. On our very first session with Kath, before we were even introduced properly, Coco bolted out of the gate, jumped up on her and 'tried' to take her bag. How embarrassing. We were politely asking him to 'drop it' to no avail. Kath announces "Training starts now!!" and within seconds she had the situation under control, her bag back, and Coco didn't know what hit him. Neither did we, actually Our expectation was that we would have a meet and greet, then hit the footpath, find some dogs, and Kath would fix him in an hour or two. That was not the case. Kath spent a lot of time with us explaining that control outside the home starts with control inside the home, and we had a lot of work to do before we were hitting the footpath looking for dogs. Kath also explained to us that walking with a normal collar and lead does not provide any control for a dog, and helped us find the right equipment that fitted properly and was right for Coco. She also understood that strength alone was never going to be the key to success with a giant breed. At the end of the first session, our heads were spinning, so much to remember. Kath gave us homework and stated she would know if we didn't do it... it was only a few hours after she left that we realised she would definitely know if we didn't do the homework! The change in behaviour in just a couple of hours, and a couple of days and a couple of weeks was amazing! We thought it was just the pulling around dogs we wanted to fix, but the training has touched on all areas, and we have a calmer, relaxed, well behaved dog (mostly!!). We now walk at a time that suits us. Coco has equipment for different purposes, and our walks are pleasant. Every day is still a training day, and every day we use the different techniques that Kath has shown us. Whilst Coco is not perfect around every dog, he's 1000% improved and I now know how to keep him out of the 'red zone'. Every task that Kath asked Coco to do, from the simple to the advanced, my thought was 'that won't work for our dog...' and when it did work I was blown away. For anyone looking for a trainer, I can't recommend Kath enough. Do your homework. Trust the training. Have a little faith in your dog, and miracles will happen.

Kelly was great with showing us how to deal with Teddy.

I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly Rocky responded to the commands and guidance that Laura provided after only one training session. He continues to obey reasonably well, though is easily distracted.

Ric is a great guy, supportive, patient and knowledgeable. In just a short time he assisted our dog with recall, pulling on the lead and jumping in and out of the car. Totally recommend him!

Ric was very thoughtful and detailed and nurturing. I really appreciated the thought that went into every explanation and demonstration. We’ve been through quite a journey my pup and I and at times it did feel hopeless, but now after our first session I’m hopeful that we have the right support with Ric!

Kye was excellent with Bowie. Explained everything well. Would recommend him if you need help with your dog.

Martin did a great job explaining the process making it easy for us to understand. We were amazed and impressed with Isla's improvement after only one lesson.

Kye was very well educated and able to assist us with issues Tyson was displaying, being a extra large dog (St Bernard 90kg) others were very hesitant to assist us with a him, this was not a problem for Kye who never hesitated over his size

Fantastic training, everything was well explained and Buddy has been a much calmer dog using the guidance we were given