Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
20th January 2024 - Callum Anderson
We had a great first session with Micaela. She was incredibly patient, warm, understanding and obviously very good at what she does as we've seen an immediate change in Stan. Looking forward to continuing the program and getting our boy super chilled and obedient
Trainer note from Callum
Stanley was a busy boy when I first met him. Seeing him recently on my second visit he was a different dog! Keep up the great work with him. I was lovely seeing that the anxiety he had was dramatically reduced. Love seeing happy relaxed dogs!
Stanley was a busy boy when I first met him. Seeing him recently on my second visit he was a different dog! Keep up the great work with him. I was lovely seeing that the anxiety he had was dramatically reduced. Love seeing happy relaxed dogs!
20th January 2024 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly was amazing! Definitely worth it, just after one session and already have seen a huge improvement
Trainer note from Kelly
What an absolutely delightful Labradoodle puppy! So sweet, but so much energy!!!! Tackling the normal puppy issues, like toilet training, crate training, lead work, jumping up, mouthing and biting - and adding some tailored issues like lounge manners (jumping up and over), racing upstairs (and setting "no-go" boundaries), correct socialisation, door racing and recall. Your location near the beach is going to be fabulous for lesson #2 - recall with distractions, walking politely and losing focus ("squirrel LOL"), road manners and road safety - I can't wait! Thank you for your consistency with the training, well done :-)
What an absolutely delightful Labradoodle puppy! So sweet, but so much energy!!!! Tackling the normal puppy issues, like toilet training, crate training, lead work, jumping up, mouthing and biting - and adding some tailored issues like lounge manners (jumping up and over), racing upstairs (and setting "no-go" boundaries), correct socialisation, door racing and recall. Your location near the beach is going to be fabulous for lesson #2 - recall with distractions, walking politely and losing focus ("squirrel LOL"), road manners and road safety - I can't wait! Thank you for your consistency with the training, well done :-)
20th January 2024 - Laura Burton
Laura was a great listener and really helpful with getting me better to manage our problems
Trainer note from Laura
Hi Carolyn, thank you for the review and looking forward to our next session. Laura
Hi Carolyn, thank you for the review and looking forward to our next session. Laura
18th January 2024 - Glen & Maureen Guelfi
Glen has a lot of great knowledge! he taught us how to establish leadership with our dog, and to have calm and safe introductions with guests in our home. We are so pleased with the results after just one session!
Trainer note from Glen & Maureen
Thank you, I am so glad that Rottweiler x Labrador Boy Rocks is doing so well, keep up the great work.
Thank you, I am so glad that Rottweiler x Labrador Boy Rocks is doing so well, keep up the great work.
17th January 2024 - Kristie Toombs
Kristie dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Sibling rivalry
Kristie has been wonderful, we are at the beginning of our journey but so far it’s been really eye opening (in a good way). I’ve learnt a lot and Kristie has been really understanding of the complexity surrounding my dog. I’ve seen a marked improvement after one session and look forward to continued practice and training to give my dog a healthier and happier lifestyle. Thank you!
17th January 2024 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Aggression, Recall, Other
Philippa was amazing with helping Digby and me understand techniques on how to improve his behavior. The session was so valuable! Philippa answered every question that I had and also providing really useful examples and then helped me practice.
Not only did we work on the issues that I had requested but Philippa also identified other areas that would be useful for our family. 6stars!
Trainer note from Philippa
It was great to train with you and Digby a 7 year old English Staffi helping with recall, lead walking reactivity and more. Well done. Digby was a star participant.
It was great to train with you and Digby a 7 year old English Staffi helping with recall, lead walking reactivity and more. Well done. Digby was a star participant.
15th January 2024 - Michelle Reay
Michelle dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Working with Michelle from Bark Busters has been a wonderful experience. Michelle was extremely generous with her time and I found her knowledge and understanding of the underlying reasons for our dogs (Obie - Rottweiler) behaviour to be very insightful. She provided our family with practical demonstrations on how to change our dogs behaviour, improve our relationship with our dog and then also provided us with the opportunity to hone our new skills with the dog all in the comfort of our home/yard.
Michelles support and care for Obie and myself was genuine and authentic and the results have been fantastic. I would recommend Michelle to anyone who requires any form of assistance with their furry friend.
Trainer note from Michelle
It was a pleasure to work with you and Obie and get her feeling more confident and relaxed around strangers and other stimuli. Keep applying the techniques and getting her looking to you for her cues and she will continue to feel more confident with you when out and about!
It was a pleasure to work with you and Obie and get her feeling more confident and relaxed around strangers and other stimuli. Keep applying the techniques and getting her looking to you for her cues and she will continue to feel more confident with you when out and about!
14th January 2024 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up
Kelly was extremely helpful from our very first lesson, with a marked improvement in our dog’s problem behaviour but also just his general demeanour from the first session. Kelly has a wealth of knowledge about all breeds. Highly recommend!
Trainer note from Kelly
Bulldogs for the win! I love this breed, they have an undeserved reputation of not being the smartest tool in the shed, but your gorgeous boy is smart as a whip! Child safety is so important, and being able to find a happy medium of safe family integration is key. We also worked on door racing, jumping up, recall, lead manners and sleeping patterns. I am looking forward to fine tuning the training in lesson #2, and looking to external issues and behaviours as well. Good job!
Bulldogs for the win! I love this breed, they have an undeserved reputation of not being the smartest tool in the shed, but your gorgeous boy is smart as a whip! Child safety is so important, and being able to find a happy medium of safe family integration is key. We also worked on door racing, jumping up, recall, lead manners and sleeping patterns. I am looking forward to fine tuning the training in lesson #2, and looking to external issues and behaviours as well. Good job!
12th January 2024 - Martin Blattman
Martin dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
What Martin explained made complete sense. He was very professional and thorough and when he showed me what to do, Poppy did respond. I wish I had contacted Bark Busters some time ago.
Trainer note from Martin
It was a pleasure working with you and Poppy, keep up the good work and she get even better.
It was a pleasure working with you and Poppy, keep up the good work and she get even better.
12th January 2024 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Pulling, Recall, Other
1st lesson went well. We learnt a lot from Kelly and found we were doing some things wrong as well as a few things right! In the few days since, Fran continues to be very responsive to the basic training.
The next big step will be when Fran has to be trained to overcome distractions and fear outside our fenced yard. We are confident that Kelly will show us how to fix this.
Trainer note from Kelly
I firstly like to thank you for taking on a rescue dog, they always deserve all the love! It was a pleasure to work with you both, you were already doing so many things right, and with some fine tuning, Ms Fran really responded to the extra layers of structure and focus via programming. Gaining control at home is crucial, and next lesson we'll be working on her external focus and dog reactivity, so you can start enjoying park walks and travelling with your gorgeous girl. Well done!
I firstly like to thank you for taking on a rescue dog, they always deserve all the love! It was a pleasure to work with you both, you were already doing so many things right, and with some fine tuning, Ms Fran really responded to the extra layers of structure and focus via programming. Gaining control at home is crucial, and next lesson we'll be working on her external focus and dog reactivity, so you can start enjoying park walks and travelling with your gorgeous girl. Well done!
10th January 2024 - Ken Tran
Ken dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Sibling rivalry
We only did the first meeting for 2hrs with 2 French bulldogs for whom we miserably failed their training in the past. Ken was very clear and helpful on the different actions we were to take. His explanations were adapted to each situation and he answered all our questions. We are at the beginning of our journey and we will need Ken for more sessions but already we have seen a lot of improvement in our dogs' behaviour. We try to stick to the exercise schedule sent over by email and remain as consistent as possible. Ken also told us that we could send him a message at any time, which is reassuring when you don't remember an action or face a different situation. The material given is greatly appreciated and even if it was the first time we heard of such a method, it is full of common sense. It is of very good value as the sessions are unlimited and you can even call Ken or another trainer when you move area, if you need a refresher after one year, Ken told us. Again, we only had one session so far but we look forward to having the next one.
9th January 2024 - Kelly McClelland
Kelly dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other
Kelly - you are a lifesaver. We honestly are amazed with the difference in Shijo after our first meeting with you. We know that we still have a way to go to perfect our new skills but what you have taught us has made a huge difference - we now don’t have to listen to incessant barking and can walk through the door without struggling to get inside before Shijo. I am sure that our neighbours are grateful too.
Trainer note from Kelly
It was amazing to meet you all at lesson one, thank you for ensuring everyone in the family is invested in Shijo's training, consistency is everything! So much noise LOL, so much barking, I could certainly see why you were all so worried for your neighbour's sanity (and your own!). At the first lesson, when corrected for the barking her response was instant - her body language relaxed, the pacing slowed to almost stopped, and she stopped trying to bully your adorable older boy. We focused on the barking, of course, but also door racing, cat management, walking politely on lead and recall - she is such a darling, and responded like a dream! I am looking forward to working on the street next lesson, focus on pulling, dog reactivity, lunging, road manners and safety and just being a good kid! No one needs a robot, I love her spunk, and it was great to see everyone pleased with her improvements - well done team!
It was amazing to meet you all at lesson one, thank you for ensuring everyone in the family is invested in Shijo's training, consistency is everything! So much noise LOL, so much barking, I could certainly see why you were all so worried for your neighbour's sanity (and your own!). At the first lesson, when corrected for the barking her response was instant - her body language relaxed, the pacing slowed to almost stopped, and she stopped trying to bully your adorable older boy. We focused on the barking, of course, but also door racing, cat management, walking politely on lead and recall - she is such a darling, and responded like a dream! I am looking forward to working on the street next lesson, focus on pulling, dog reactivity, lunging, road manners and safety and just being a good kid! No one needs a robot, I love her spunk, and it was great to see everyone pleased with her improvements - well done team!