Reviews & Testimonials For Stefanie Budiman

The training has been fantastic. Thanks to Stef's expert training advise we are really starting to see progress in our pug and miniature pinschner. Stef is patient and explains things so there easy to understand and implement. Highly recommend and looking forward to our next lesson.

Stefanie has a very good manner and we found her training techniques easy to understand. We felt comfortable with Stefanie in our home.

I first contacted BarkBusters when I was living in Fremantle, W.A and my Australian Shepherd, Olive, was 8 months old. Heather was a wonderful teacher, very thorough and enthusiastic. It is clear she really cares deeply about what she does. We then unexpectedly moved to Victoria, and with such a big move and Olive's continuing growth, a new set of challenges arose. It was no trouble to transfer to our new local trainer, Stefanie- just one quick phone call and three days later we were back at work! Stefanie too is an incredible trainer, she explains techniques clearly and is very adaptable when things aren't working. She always has creative and practical tools for Olive and I and won't leave our home until one of us is exhausted! Bark Busters is a truly wonderful service that has saved my sanity and my relationship with my best friend.

Stefanie has been incredibly helpful in training our dog Jeddah. She is attentive, committed, very personable and clearly genuinely loves dogs and what she does. In our initial sessions she was thorough and had many helpful and practical suggestions for Jeddah's training. She took the time to take us through these and even made a visit to my parents home where Jeddah sometimes stays to help them through the same training techniques in a different environment. The training we have done has been specific to Jeddah and Stefanie has gone to great lengths to ensure we address all the different things which trigger Jeddah to bark (even though the list is extensive). We're very grateful for Stefanie's help!

Our new forever fur family members come to us with open paws, big hearts and a few concerns. Stef was fantastic in listening to the long list of concerns we had with our new family members, and straight away started working on a training plan for them. Within an hour of being with Lily and Murphy they responded to her techniques and also as we practiced it. The method of training was great and something we could use on a daily basis - on the go. Stef has returned several times since our first lesson and we're happy to report that Lily is now a very comfortable dog who just loves everyone she meets and will respond correctly to our commands. Our big sook Murphy is steadily progressing and with each session Stef changes the approach to ensure it is the one that Murphy will respond to, not just whilst she is there but after we've finished our training.

Wish we had done it sooner. Teddy is still very much a puppy who along with our 2 year old daughter, was running rings around us. We now have the ability to enjoy our dog as he responded so well to the techniques shown to us by Stef. Knowing we are not alone and that we have on call help has made training fun and overall much better parents to Teddy.

Stefanie explained everything very well. It is very nice to know that there is somebody to assist us.

Stefanie was fantastic to work with. She was knowledgeable, friendly and no question was a silly question to her. Her techniques worked and she was always available if we had any questions.

Stefanie has been absolutely fantastic. She has been committed to spending as much time with us and Buckley that we have needed. This has lead to a lot of progress, including a reduction in barking, better walking on the lead and a general increased responsiveness. The strategies that Stefanie has taught us, in our home, in the backyard and out the front of our house, are very manageable for the 'everyday' person. Her wealth of knowledge is very impressive. We would not hesitate to recommend her services.

Money and time well spent Stef is the best, book her today, whatever your challenge, she is the dog (and their humans) behaviourist for you. I had doubts about the cost, the service delivery model and the effectiveness. I wish, wish WISH I booked bark busters years ago when they were mentioned to me. I have two dogs with a kaleidoscope of issues - barking, lead-pulling, jealously, anxiety, jumping up, bird obsession, zero door manners ...and in 4 sessions and with about 10-20 minutes of training from me each day the dogs (and I) have shown a marked improvement and I am hopeful that will consistency from me that our little pack will be well behaved, confident and happy. Stef had given me practical training tips, encouragement and confidence to be a great pack leader for my dogs. She's the best.

Very good and easy lessons with Stefanie. She's also very approachable and friendly. Our puppy is learning fast and every lesson is rewarding especially when we see immediate results. Very effective and everything is clearly communicated.

We have found that the training has helped with keeping Kimba calm and the strategies that we have learnt have been very valuable.