Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Had a wonderful afternoon with Philip and am feeling so much more positive about my role in training Xena and having a positive relationship with her. I can not recommend Philip highly enough. So much information delivered in a short space of time and the difference I have seen in my dog tonight compared to yesterday and last night is already astounding. Such a fantastic idea to train the dog in your home, it just makes good sense. So many great examples given by Philip using the existing arrangement of our home - which I would not have thought of had I attended training elsewhere.

We had our first session with Catharina yesterday and she went through some important things we need to know on how to train our American Staffy. Firstly she sat down with me and partner and went over some information in regards to the concerns with have Diesel, how dogs think, why they behave certain ways, what we need to do in particular situations etc. Next Catharina met Diesel and then started to train us and Diesel in the areas we have concerns in. Overall the session went for about 2 and a half hours and already I can see a difference in Diesels behaviour. Catharina is so friendly and knowledgable and I can't wait for our next session with her :)

Cat has been amazing with Hank, she is really caring and has a firm but gentle approach. Being a rescue Hank has many issues, but after only 2 sessions we are making huge progress. We are looking forward to our next session, and ongoing training to help him become a calmer, more balanced dog.

Very organised and well prepared. He was calm and simple in his approach which turned out to be highly successful. Would highly recommend services to friends.

Catharina attended to my Lab x Kelpie pup to address the behavioural problems I was experiencing with him ie jumping up at people, pulling on the lead, chewing. I found Catharina to be very professional, patient and understanding and the training methods that were applied were simple but very effective. By the end of our session I had a new dog, he was well mannered and obedient it really was a great achievement and it also allowed me to have a better understanding of my dog. I look forward to continuing with the training in the future.

Excellent. Lots of strategies to help. Hugh was very patient.

Can not thank Neil enough for the help he has given us for our 9mth puppy Zoom. Zoom is a rescue puppy and was abandoned by a busy motorway with his siblings at 2wks of age. He was therefore very anxious of cars, trucks, men, scooters, bikes, loud noises etc. Walking him was a nightmare and some days we couldnt get further than just outside the gate. Then there was Zooms destructive behaviour to get attention. Neil explained what he would do very clearly before arriving and also helped us to understand how to better communicate with Zoom to help him to stop the negative behaviour like jumping, nipping, refusing to walk as well as his anxiety. We went for a walk with Zoom to learn how to help him and by the end of the walk Zoom was so responsive I was blown away. Neil was fantastic and we would recommend him to anyone looking for help with their dog. Thank you Neil for coming to the rescue. We look forward to giving you the progress report in a few weeks.

The training with Peter was amazing, I could not believe how patient and kind he was to Nelson and within half an hour Nelson was responding and it is like we have a new dog. Nelson has continued to improve everyday and is so well behaved - we are having trouble replicating bad behaviour to do our bark busters training! Peter worked with the whole family and provided detailed information and many helpful tips. We are so thankful to Peter and would very highly recommend Peter and bark busters.

OMG we are living with a different dog! Or maybe he's living with different parents! Hugh was great - very knowledgeable and re-assuring. He was patient and explained why certain things worked (or didn't work in our case!). Hugh's techniques worked on the day and continue to work with our training. We went through all the things on our list without being rushed - you can tell Hugh really cares for dogs and their owners.

Philip was an outstanding trainer. He worked with us in our home for three hours, explaining and demonstrating how to train our new puppy, Lady, ourselves so that she understood who was top dog and felt safe and secure left alone. Phil taught us how to speak to Lady in her own language, and she seems much calmer and we are all calmer as a result. She sleeps well through the night, is comfortable left alone curled up happily in her enclosure, hasn't had any toileting accidents inside since Phil trained with us and will wait patiently to be let in and out of doors. And this is all in the space of three days! The results for Lady were immediate - it was amazing. Phil even taught us about the way we should be feeding Lady to properly nourish her and make her tummy more settled. I highly recommend engaging Phil to train a new puppy so that you can start off on the right foot with their behaviour. You will never need to go back and correct behavioural problems because you will be communicating with your puppy in a way she understands from the beginning.

Faith was great and after just two days since her visit we are seeing a huge improvement in barking and behaviour.

John was extremely thorough and made sure that everything he went through was detailed and correctly understood before moving on to the next point. We had an issue with our rescue cattle x kelpie Max nipping at strangers and although this specific problem was not covered in the training explicitly, the techniques that John gave us worked unbelievably well with Max and there was incredible improvement in his behaviour immediately after the first session. Within days they had stopped barking at the neighbour's dog all together. Both dogs now wait at the door for us to walk past them and then call then out when we leave the house. They will usually stop barking immediately when asked, will sit and stay and come when called. We have not yet trained them to walk on the lead, as it is difficult to find the time having recently had our second child (normally take them off-leash at a private property). However, John has given us the skills to be able to teach them to walk on the lead, and I am confident that in the future it will be possible. I would highly recommend John to anyone who wants more control over their dogs and a better relationship with their furry friends!