Reviews & Testimonials For Philippa Dakin
Back to Trainer18th March 2024 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa is amazing! She understood our concerns and explained, in plain English, the reasons why and how to deal with them. She is always available for questions and advice.
Her techniques and expertise are valuable and truly work. We're still very early in our training but we are seeing signs of improvement!
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her and Bark Busters Home Training.
Trainer note from Philippa
Beautiful Keshi the 4 year old Blue Heeler is a quick learner. Helping with boundaries, lead walking, distance control and learning to settle inside and not chase the cat! Keep up the good training and well done Pack Leaders.
Beautiful Keshi the 4 year old Blue Heeler is a quick learner. Helping with boundaries, lead walking, distance control and learning to settle inside and not chase the cat! Keep up the good training and well done Pack Leaders.
6th May 2024 - Philippa Dakin
Phillipa was fantastic on the day teaching a totally different way of training my Pomeranians. It’s so easy it has become an every day part of life. Phillippa’s calm and positive nature was a breath of fresh air. Training was at my pace and nothing like puppy school where you do this, this and this etc. I would highly recommend Phillippa and Bark Busters to anyone.
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Thank you for the review. It was a pleasure to train with you and beautiful Smudge 5 years and Splat 10 m. Helping with barking, boundaries and other behaviour. They are part of a great pack. Well done Helen for picking up so well on the training and following through.
Thank you for the review. It was a pleasure to train with you and beautiful Smudge 5 years and Splat 10 m. Helping with barking, boundaries and other behaviour. They are part of a great pack. Well done Helen for picking up so well on the training and following through.
5th July 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Recall, Toileting
Was good. Very informative. Philippa was great
Trainer note from Philippa
Good to train with you and clever chihuahua Opal. Helping with boundaries, recall and more. Toilet rolls are no longer on the play list! Well done to all.
Good to train with you and clever chihuahua Opal. Helping with boundaries, recall and more. Toilet rolls are no longer on the play list! Well done to all.
19th June 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management
Phillipa is an excellent trainer. She had my puppy tamed in no time.
Trainer note from Philippa
Well done Janiece. Thankyou for inviting Bark Busters to help with training. Great to see you training Henry. He is now retired from training you and happy for the break. Keep up the good training and I will look forward supporting you.
Well done Janiece. Thankyou for inviting Bark Busters to help with training. Great to see you training Henry. He is now retired from training you and happy for the break. Keep up the good training and I will look forward supporting you.
18th June 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Recall
Philippa came to our home on a Sunday morning to help us with advice training our 6 year old, ex breeder, rescue Cavalier Ruby. We had been unsuccessful for over 12 months to stop her barking and understanding our commands. Philippa had Ruby understanding these issues very quickly and we have been able to continue this training ourselves with a little effort each day. We are amazed at her progress!!! Her anxiety also seems to have settled down somewhat too. We would definitely recommend Philippa and Bark Busters to anyone who needs help with their dogs. Worth every dollar we paid!!!
Trainer note from Philippa
Ruby has now found her forever home and great pack to be part of. Ruby is a 6year old ex breeder rescue King Charles Cavalier. She is loving building trust and respect with her new leaders speaking dog. Well done and I look forward to the onward journey.
Ruby has now found her forever home and great pack to be part of. Ruby is a 6year old ex breeder rescue King Charles Cavalier. She is loving building trust and respect with her new leaders speaking dog. Well done and I look forward to the onward journey.
12th April 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Jumping up, Puppy management
Only 4 days later and Sammy is already showing big improvements in her door manners and in not jumping up. Early days but confident we can get there now and having an on call support service is so good.
Trainer note from Philippa
A pleasure to train with you and Sammy the Bark Busters way. Beautiful 12 month old Labrador. So great to see the improvements now after her second follow up session. She loves the new clear leadership. Well done and keep up the good training. Helping with visitor manners, jumping, licking, recall loose lead walking and more.
A pleasure to train with you and Sammy the Bark Busters way. Beautiful 12 month old Labrador. So great to see the improvements now after her second follow up session. She loves the new clear leadership. Well done and keep up the good training. Helping with visitor manners, jumping, licking, recall loose lead walking and more.
19th March 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall
It’s a bit early to answer some of your question accurately, as it has only been four days since our first consultation
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Good to see Banjo a 4y 6m old German Shepherd X Siberian Husky rescue responding and enjoying the training. Put the training into daily practice and I look forward to the next session. We are always here to support. He loves his pack leader speaking dog with him!
Good to see Banjo a 4y 6m old German Shepherd X Siberian Husky rescue responding and enjoying the training. Put the training into daily practice and I look forward to the next session. We are always here to support. He loves his pack leader speaking dog with him!
28th February 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
We thought that there was no chance of helping our dog but within an hour our dog was completely changed. We are so impressed with the improvement we have seen. Barkbusters operate differently to normal trainers where they train the owner to communicate with their dog rather than rewarding and training the dog. We have learnt ways to train and help our overreactive dog who wouldn’t listen. We couldn’t be happier with the service we received.
Trainer note from Philippa
Well done to Willow a 14 month Mareema X Deerhound and his pack leaders. Willow responded so well to the training and loved thinking and knowing how to make the right decisions. Definitely putting the right paw forward!
Well done to Willow a 14 month Mareema X Deerhound and his pack leaders. Willow responded so well to the training and loved thinking and knowing how to make the right decisions. Definitely putting the right paw forward!
19th February 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Fabulous behavioural changes after one lesson, clear advice and simple commands really work.
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Well done to Joanne and Schnauzers Harley and Darcey. Keep up the good training and thank you for inviting bark Busters to help with their behaviour.
Well done to Joanne and Schnauzers Harley and Darcey. Keep up the good training and thank you for inviting bark Busters to help with their behaviour.
5th February 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Pulling
Hi Philipa. Colin is going really good. His walking is about 85 percent better. t's early days though. His reaction to other dogs has been great. No barking at them, just a slight pull, but we and are working on that and we won't let him off the hook. It's so much easier to walk him and he is much more relaxed. Thank you again for your knowledge and information.
Trainer note from Philippa
Great to hear that Colin the lovely Cavoodle is learning to walk on a loose lead beside you and not reacting to other dogs. More enjoyable walks for everyone. I am glad to be of help. Keep up the good training.
Great to hear that Colin the lovely Cavoodle is learning to walk on a loose lead beside you and not reacting to other dogs. More enjoyable walks for everyone. I am glad to be of help. Keep up the good training.
23rd January 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Chewing, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
I couldn’t be happier with the service we received and the outcome for our dog Kevin. I was amazed how effective the adjustments we were shown have worked and how quickly they have helped change some of his bad behaviours. I’d strongly recommend Philippa to anyone who is having any problems with their dog, as our experience was great!
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Great to know you have been able to implement the training to develop the communication and respect to make the changes. Such a handsome German Shepherd boy.
Great to know you have been able to implement the training to develop the communication and respect to make the changes. Such a handsome German Shepherd boy.
21st January 2025 - Philippa Dakin
Philippa dealt with Barking, Recall, Other
Phillipa was professional and honestly an expert in all things dog behaviours. Her recommendations and trainings have helped in a matter of days. I really enjoyed being able to work alongside Phillipa and would recommend her to anyone in need!!
Trainer note from Philippa
Thank you for the opportunity to train with you and Kevin your handsome German Shepherd 12 months old. Helping with recall, loose lead walking, boundaries and calm routines. Keep up the good training.
Thank you for the opportunity to train with you and Kevin your handsome German Shepherd 12 months old. Helping with recall, loose lead walking, boundaries and calm routines. Keep up the good training.