Reviews & Testimonials For Philippa Dakin

My puppy started responding to cues after first session. It is the first training experience where I can see results immediately

Philippa came to help me with my 7 month old shetland sheepdog puppy, Pearl. I wanted the tools to train Pearl in a kind, consistent way, and Phillipa taught me how to use dog psychology to train Pearl. After the session, I had the tools to stop Pearl barking and to improve her recall and other puppy behaviour. I highly recommend Bark Busters and Philippa to get you on the right track with your dog.

Our session with Pip was excellent. She was able to adapt her pace intuitively to the needs of the household and established a great rapport with puppy and family from he get go.

Phillipa came into our lives exactly when we needed her. She helped us understand our pup better and provide her with the structure and training needed. She was kind and clear with everything and got everyone included. We couldn’t be happier.

We noticed a transformation in our dog immediately after training was provided. Our dog is so much more relaxed lying beside us than standing by the window anxiously awaiting the next excuse to bark. The training was delivered professionally and in a way that was easy to understand, thanks to Philippa's patience and guidance.

We had the pleasure of getting Philippa out from Bark Busters to help control my fur babies. I have 6 Jack Russel cross and a Belgum Mal, within the 1st day of meeting Philippa we had the dogs listening to certain commands and helped with the barking at the door when people visited. I am looking forward to working with Philippa and learning how to talk dog talk.

Absolutely phenomenal. After 2 years of tears and frustration, Philippa had my dog walking beautifully before we even left the house. It has given me great hope for my future with my dog.

So impressed by Philippa, her knowledge and experience and above patience. We could see the improvement in behavior immediately and with a little reinforcement this has continued. Looking forward to the second session

Four days ago we had our initial training session with Phillipa. All five members of our three generational household were present. One of our main issues was adressed right from the beginning- agressive display at the door. A massive improvement has been displayed from there on! My trigger for doing the course, was one badly bruised face where my dog caught me off balance on a walk where she suddenly lunged for a little dog approaching on a narrow track. The dog was unhurt but frightened. Phillipa gave us the most brilliant collar and lead and demonstrated it's use in detail. Walks have been very peaceful since! We understand we have a way to go before approaching other dogs, but we have been taught and are practising how to be in charge in subtle ways which have led to a much less hyper, anxious dog, who is more settled and content- and it's only been four days!!!

Philippa from Bark Busters did a wonderful job educating our family on how to train a 7-month-old Doberman puppy. Philippa was very understanding of our situation and had all the answers we needed, and we felt a lot more confident understanding and controlling our dog after the first lesson.

Our Bordoodle Barney had developed some behavioural problems including lots of barking and madly running about in response to a range of stimuli, and had injured himself as a result. Philippa's first visit provided instant results. From that day Barney has been calmer and quieter. We continue to use the approach she demonstrated to us, and have found it to be very effective. While his behaviour has improved a lot, he continues to test us from time to time, but now we know what to do.

Philippa was everything I needed to help me with my two kelpies coming off property to urban life. She didn’t just demonstrate and train them but educate myself for a much greater result and happier dogs