Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
26th July 2013 - Graham Milgrew
Graham dealt with Barking
We found Jo to be excellent and extremely knowledgeable on her subject. Our dog Barney is very noise sensitive and barks a lot in the garden and during the night. From the 1st meeting, Barney no longer barks at night and with the training Jo has put in place we are working with Barney to over come his issues. Looking forward to our next visit.
Trainer note from Graham
Barney is a lovely Golden Retriever who has barked at everything and anything for the last 3 years. He had got into the habit of barking to get his poor owners up every single night and nothing they did would dissuade him from this. It was bemusing for his owners as he is well behaved and well trained apart from a bit of pulling on the lead and in all other respects is a delightful dog. Noise sensitivity is a tough nut to crack. Dogs become hyper sensitive to any noise and alarm bark at anything they feel their owner should know about. The first part of this is to settle the dog in his home and ensure he will listen to his owners which his owners have managed very successfully. The second part is to desensitise him to the noises that set him off and condition him to realise that these noises are not a threat to his family. This takes time as he has spent years barking, but his owners are committed to his training and are well on the way to resolving this problem permanently.
Barney is a lovely Golden Retriever who has barked at everything and anything for the last 3 years. He had got into the habit of barking to get his poor owners up every single night and nothing they did would dissuade him from this. It was bemusing for his owners as he is well behaved and well trained apart from a bit of pulling on the lead and in all other respects is a delightful dog. Noise sensitivity is a tough nut to crack. Dogs become hyper sensitive to any noise and alarm bark at anything they feel their owner should know about. The first part of this is to settle the dog in his home and ensure he will listen to his owners which his owners have managed very successfully. The second part is to desensitise him to the noises that set him off and condition him to realise that these noises are not a threat to his family. This takes time as he has spent years barking, but his owners are committed to his training and are well on the way to resolving this problem permanently.
26th July 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Barking, Jumping up
I was amazed with how this works my dogs have changed so much for the better having a few little slips now n then but really looking forward to my next lesson.
26th July 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Barking, Other
Lee was very professional, pragmatic and clever in his approach. He really tailored his session to our exact needs and our property. We were very surprised about the immediate change in our Labrador's behaviour and felt confident and relieved after the initial session. We had more questions the following morning and Lee addressed them comprehensively on the phone. So far we are very pleased and would recommend this approach and Lee to anyone.
25th July 2013 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
Bark busters = Absolutely amazing! I was shocked how quickly Kevin was able to help stop Bailey barking and jumping up in the house. We had a bit of an issue with Bailey putting up a good fight with the caddy collar but we finally got there in the end, I would most definitely recommend bark busters to anyone and if you are thinking of doing it...... DO IT!! Thank you Kevin- you have the patience of a saint!!
23rd July 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management
Lee is amazing, he had George behaving almost immediately, George is an over excited puppy with a big personality but Lee has shown us what is possible with some consistent correction,
23rd July 2013 - Neil Price
Neil dealt with Barking, Puppy management, Separation anxiety, Other
Customer gave a five star rating but left no comments.
Trainer note from Neil
Mitzi and her owner's where a real pleasure to work with. They understood training very quickly and followed instruction well. They have there hands full with their young pup, but now have training tools in place to assist them. Thank you very much for the 5 star rating.
Mitzi and her owner's where a real pleasure to work with. They understood training very quickly and followed instruction well. They have there hands full with their young pup, but now have training tools in place to assist them. Thank you very much for the 5 star rating.
18th July 2013 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression
it went incredibly well, we were so amazed at the turn around with shadow,
18th July 2013 - Lynn Prentice
Lynn dealt with Aggression, Recall
An update on Hattie and Bella.
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> Just to let you know that the techniques you showed us are working and
> we are now able to walk with both dogs off the lead with a high degree
> of confidence. Hattie appears to be more relaxed especially with other
> dogs and recall is pretty good now..... Thank you for your advice...
15th July 2013 - Jacquie Callaby
Jacquie dealt with Aggression, Jumping up, Pulling, Other
Jacquie was brilliant and really knew what she was talking about, she went through everything in an easy to follow way and we have already started to see changes in Barneys behaviour.
Trainer note from Jacquie
Barney is a SBT, a joy to train. Lots of attention seeking behaviour with toys, but he stopped doing this within 2 hours of me leaving. Still a little way to go but has come on leaps & bounds in 3 weeks.
Barney is a SBT, a joy to train. Lots of attention seeking behaviour with toys, but he stopped doing this within 2 hours of me leaving. Still a little way to go but has come on leaps & bounds in 3 weeks.
15th July 2013 - Sharon Chapman
Sharon dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity
Ben is a different dog. He seems alot calmer in his manner. We have been working his brain more so than simply physical exercise. We have now got him to 'sit and wait' whilst we hide his toys so that he can go and find them. He still goes loopy when he sees the neighbours although sometimes not so much (if that makes sense. We have got him a 'canny collar' and he is responding well to having it on. Overall he's a changed lad. Many many thanks he is definitely improving.
Trainer note from Sharon
Ben is a very nervous collie cross who due to his owners circumstances hasn't had much experience of the outside world and very restricted exercise. So I needed to put a plan in place to exercise his mind while we work on their confidence in taking him out. I have since been back to see them and they are all progressing well and we managed to take him out for a very short walk.
Ben is a very nervous collie cross who due to his owners circumstances hasn't had much experience of the outside world and very restricted exercise. So I needed to put a plan in place to exercise his mind while we work on their confidence in taking him out. I have since been back to see them and they are all progressing well and we managed to take him out for a very short walk.
14th July 2013 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Other
We were very impressed with the training. Kevin was brilliant with Gatsby and with us and we now have a much calmer and more relaxed puppy. We feel confident that we can continue to correct any unwanted behaviour and enjoy a happy relationship with Gatsby. Even the cats were happier, and the following day came into the same room as him for the first time since his arrival!
12th July 2013 - Andy Waterhouse
Andy dealt with Digging, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Toileting, Other
The lesson was very good. Andy explained everything and demonstrated various things reqired for the training. We have a year guarantee and I know that if our dog developes any issues we can always rely on Barkbusters.
