Reviews & Testimonials For Ric Kennedy
Back to Trainer2nd September 2024 - Ric Kennedy
Ric was extremely professional, friendly and effective. He familiarised himself with Suki's environment and quickly provided simple and meaningful suggestions to rectify a range of Suki's less desirable behaviours. I am confident that with Ric's patient and clear guidance, I will be able to train my cavoodle to be an obedient, happy and more relaxed member of the household.
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Hello Jenny, Suki is a darling girl, with a little structure she will become even better. Thank you for allowing me to help with your situation and thank you for choosing Bark Busters. Suki was very responsive and she will pick it up very quickly I'm sure of it. I am only a phone call away if and when you need anything, see you in a couple weeks. Thanks you again for this lovely review . Kind Regards Ric
Hello Jenny, Suki is a darling girl, with a little structure she will become even better. Thank you for allowing me to help with your situation and thank you for choosing Bark Busters. Suki was very responsive and she will pick it up very quickly I'm sure of it. I am only a phone call away if and when you need anything, see you in a couple weeks. Thanks you again for this lovely review . Kind Regards Ric
26th August 2024 - Ric Kennedy
Had the pleasure of working with Ric and our two girls, a 4 year old Bull Arab and a 3 year old kelpie. Our dogs had been having some sibling rivalry which had become too much to manage without keeping them separate. Our Bull Arab is often stubborn but was immediately Ric's best friend and listened intently to Ric's practice and training. Our Kelpie who likes attention was sitting and listening to Ric's instruction and was first time we had seen her not bother a visitor for attention. Both girls were very engaged and attentive to the training and responded very well, it was clear they were enjoying being challenged and learning. For myself and my partner, Ric was excellent in training us as well so we can continue to train our girls to so they feel happy and safe. The training style is very informative and Ric is not judgmental and very supportive, with an approach that while most dog owners do things right, we don't speak dog and we can always be better.
Trainer note from Ric
Hello Lachlan, Thank you for reaching out and thank you for allowing me to come out to you to help. I could see you were worried and concerned. We have a little more to go with this one but we have begun to see results already. Thank you for this lovely review and keep me posted with your results, remember I am only a phone call away. Looking forward to when we see each other again in a couple of weeks, we will recap and add some more exercises and grow. Thank you again keep up the good work. Kind Regards Ric
Hello Lachlan, Thank you for reaching out and thank you for allowing me to come out to you to help. I could see you were worried and concerned. We have a little more to go with this one but we have begun to see results already. Thank you for this lovely review and keep me posted with your results, remember I am only a phone call away. Looking forward to when we see each other again in a couple of weeks, we will recap and add some more exercises and grow. Thank you again keep up the good work. Kind Regards Ric
29th August 2025 - Ric Kennedy
We had a lot of trouble with crate training our puppy. We reached out to Ric from Bark busters and set up a session that week. Ric was kind, patient and taught us so much in just one session. We were blown away with how much progress was made. *Our Hugo is now a happy puppy in the crate and sleeping in our room at night in a safe space with no anxiety or stress from him. Highly recommend!
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*Little Hugo was so scared and just unsure about the crate. With a little encouragement using natural dog techniques and psychology little Hugo would find the crate is actually a great place for him. Thank you Cara for this lovely review, Hugo is so sweet and very loved in your families care I could see you love him very much, he will have a wonderful life. Kindest Regards Ric
*Little Hugo was so scared and just unsure about the crate. With a little encouragement using natural dog techniques and psychology little Hugo would find the crate is actually a great place for him. Thank you Cara for this lovely review, Hugo is so sweet and very loved in your families care I could see you love him very much, he will have a wonderful life. Kindest Regards Ric
24th August 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Sibling rivalry
Easy person to talk to, great with the dogs very informative.
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Hello Katherine, Thank you for your review. Your two lovely dogs have done very well their first session. I look forward to our next session. Kind Regards Ric
Hello Katherine, Thank you for your review. Your two lovely dogs have done very well their first session. I look forward to our next session. Kind Regards Ric
10th August 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric was amazing with our dachshund Daisy!
He gave us simple corrections to follow when she is reactive that we are looking forward to working on with her. She responded so well to the training in the first session with Ric! He has a really good way with dogs. We have been given a clear training schedule to work on before our next session in two weeks time. Excited to see the progress with his training methods.
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Hello Demi, Little Daisy just a little confused and unsure of herself, she is such a sweet girl. Thank you so much for inviting me into your pack and what a great first session! Can’t wait to hear about your progress and looking forward to our next in home training session. See you soon Kind Regards Ric
Hello Demi, Little Daisy just a little confused and unsure of herself, she is such a sweet girl. Thank you so much for inviting me into your pack and what a great first session! Can’t wait to hear about your progress and looking forward to our next in home training session. See you soon Kind Regards Ric
8th July 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Ric was very professional. He arrived on time for our initial in-home session and was knowledgeable about dog training methods. We were given clear steps and are looking forward to our next session.
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Hello Steve, Thank you for your review, I thoroughly enjoyed our first session and looking forward to our next. Your little corgi is a beautiful boy. He did so well on day one. Cant wait to see you next and hear about your success so far. Kind Regards Ric
Hello Steve, Thank you for your review, I thoroughly enjoyed our first session and looking forward to our next. Your little corgi is a beautiful boy. He did so well on day one. Cant wait to see you next and hear about your success so far. Kind Regards Ric
3rd July 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Ric really knows his stuff. Ollie was like putty in his hands.
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Hello Diana, Thank you for your review, Ollie is a brilliant dog, he wants to please and just needed the right guidance. See you again soon and remember I'm only a phone call away. Kind Regards Ric
Hello Diana, Thank you for your review, Ollie is a brilliant dog, he wants to please and just needed the right guidance. See you again soon and remember I'm only a phone call away. Kind Regards Ric
11th May 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall, Other
Ric was fantastic! I have a daughter who is on the spectrum who is always scared of our dog because he jumps up on her and we cant have him inside as much as we would like. Ric arrived showing us how to teach him not to jump and how to make him calm. What an amazing difference we now have. The best part is we can have him inside more because he Isn't chasing our cats or jumping up on our daughter.
Thank you Ric Amazing!!!
Trainer note from Ric
Thank you for this wonderful review. I am so happy you are achieving the results you desire. It is an investment and our dogs are part of our family, we spend a lot of time money and love for our family we cannot forget our dogs. Remember for any further support I'm only a phone call away.
Thank you for this wonderful review. I am so happy you are achieving the results you desire. It is an investment and our dogs are part of our family, we spend a lot of time money and love for our family we cannot forget our dogs. Remember for any further support I'm only a phone call away.
22nd March 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Chewing, Digging, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other
Ric was very good with Eden. Ric showed our family a number of techniques to use, when training Eden, to be calm when there are visitors and how to keep Eden walking beside you.
We discussed our concerns where Ric explained and showed us how to improve Eden's behaviour.
Eden still has a way to go but her behaviour after only one session has improved greatly
Trainer note from Ric
Hello Elizabeth, Thank you for your review. Eden did so well during her first session. There is quite a bit of work with her especially since she has built up quite a bit of fear with visitors. With your families improving leadership, Eden will soon become more confident and make great progress. I'm only a phone call away until our next session if you need any support or guidance. Kind Regards Ric
Hello Elizabeth, Thank you for your review. Eden did so well during her first session. There is quite a bit of work with her especially since she has built up quite a bit of fear with visitors. With your families improving leadership, Eden will soon become more confident and make great progress. I'm only a phone call away until our next session if you need any support or guidance. Kind Regards Ric
10th March 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
Very happy, I need to do a lot more work its early days.
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Thank you for this review, Ziggy picked up the training very quickly. I am looking forward to our next session. Remember if you need support any time I'm only a phone call away. Kind Regards Ric
Thank you for this review, Ziggy picked up the training very quickly. I am looking forward to our next session. Remember if you need support any time I'm only a phone call away. Kind Regards Ric
12th January 2025 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Chewing, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Toileting
Ric was great with Louie, whom on top of everything has minimal interaction with males. By the end of the session had him responding to all the instructions. In fact he responded to my instructions the next day. It took a bit longer but we are getting there. I am seeing a new dog.
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Hello Elca, Louie is just a darling little man, He wasn't quite sure of me at first but as soon as he realised I was there to help and we were focusing on him he opened up. This can be a typical trait of the Chihuahua breed. He is at that age where he is learning to use his voice and the need to defend his home, with the work we have discussed and the exercises to follow he will soon feel more relaxed and comfortable knowing he is safe and doesn't need to defend his pack. looking forward to our next visit. Kind regards Ric
Hello Elca, Louie is just a darling little man, He wasn't quite sure of me at first but as soon as he realised I was there to help and we were focusing on him he opened up. This can be a typical trait of the Chihuahua breed. He is at that age where he is learning to use his voice and the need to defend his home, with the work we have discussed and the exercises to follow he will soon feel more relaxed and comfortable knowing he is safe and doesn't need to defend his pack. looking forward to our next visit. Kind regards Ric
17th December 2024 - Ric Kennedy
Ric dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall, Separation anxiety
Ric was very good to deal with from start and he explained everything thoroughly on the phone prior to booking.
On visiting our home for Joeys first session, Ric explained a lot of helpful information which we are working on and it is definitely improving our dogs behaviours.
We would recommend Ric to family and friends as we are feeling a lot more confident with managing things now.
Thank you Ric😊
Trainer note from Ric
Hello Jodie, Thank you for your review, Joey is just gorgeous and did so well. If you need any further support remember I'm only a phone call away. Thank you Ric
Hello Jodie, Thank you for your review, Joey is just gorgeous and did so well. If you need any further support remember I'm only a phone call away. Thank you Ric