Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Michelle you have changed our lives! We cannot get over how quickly Coco (and Sandy) have adapted to becoming well behaved dogs. You are amazing and we are so grateful.

The first lesson was great and Ruffy is responding very well. We look forward to further lessons with Ric.

The training method makes perfect sense. Emma explained everything really well in a friendly and relatable manner.

RIC was verry professional and extremely knowledgeable. He explained the process thoroughly and worked with both of our dogs. The results were fantastic. With noticeable improvements in the first session. Highly recommend his services to anyone looking to improve their relationship with their dogs.

Highly recommend Ric from Bark Busters. I have 2 German shepherds that are great dogs but needed just a little tweaking and in my first session I was able to learn the right correction technique for helping my dogs make decisions for themselves. I loved the fact that Ric came to my home to see my dogs in their environment and he spent a considerable amount of time just explaining everything to me so I now am confident in understanding my dogs needs and become the leader they need.

Kristie was very informative and thorough. She managed to get my dog [ Buddy ] to obey her within the first 5 minutes, we were all very impressed. Kristie gave us the tools and methods to continue ongoing training with my dog. He has improved already just with one lesson. Would highly recommend Kristie and Bark Busters if you need to learn how to train your dog.

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!

Kristie explained the training methodology and procedures in a simple and easily understood way. And her initial efforts seemed to have some positive impact on Bordie's habit of jumping and biting. The life of dog support and guarentee gives me a level of confidence that my dog's behaviour will improve.

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.

Really happy with the information that Kelly provided me with. She knows A LOT and helped me so much already! I love that you can contact her anytime with all sorts of (dog) questions! This is my first pet and I already feel much more comfortable in the training and nutrition after just one session. Would definitely recommend Kelly!

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.