Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

We adopted Burtie from the RSPCA at burton on Trent soon after losing our beloved teddy who, also a jack Russell x, during our 12 years together gave us no trouble at all. We naively thought there are no bad dogs , just bad owners, however, we soon found that Burtie had a number of issues. Teddy was always walked off the lead but Burtie when walked on the lead would be aggressive when encountering other dogs & when we tried gradually with him off the lead he would be easily distracted & not come back when called. When left at home alone, teddy had the run of the house without problem but Burtie was anxious & destructive. We realised that at 2 1/2 , having spent the last 3 months in Kennels, Burtie may need more time to settle than we anticipated. Although we have had dogs in the past, it now seems they were pussy cats by comparison. We were unsure how to handle him for the best & a bit of research on the net led us to Barkbusters. A phone call resulted in Alex coming to our house & after chatting & getting our & Burt's background, we went into the garden to try a few simple exercises. We were amazed at how Burt responded & were encouraged by Alex's confidence. We were given simple instructions & exercises to practice with Burtie & in the weeks that followed saw real progress. We also realised we were as much Alex's pupil as Burtie. We have had to put in the work for the results but if has been worthwhile. Alex has been in regular contact & we met up for a walk with him & his own dog Max, giving us confidence walking Burtie with other dogs. He has been quick to respond when we were at our wits end & has been so supportive. Burtie is a much more settled dog. Great fun to walk off the lead & play with, we are still progressing, & Alex is still available if we need him. Would recommend without hesitation.

Fro the moment I picked up the phone and spoke to Lynn I felt reassured and supported with taking care of my new cockerpoo puppy. She quickly scheduled our first appointment for the Saturday which was fantastic. Lynn has given my husband and I so much confidence as first time dog owners. We have been given wonderful advice and strategies personalised to us and our home. I cant praise or thank Lynn enough for all her advice and support. 100% recommended to anyone with a new puppy

Beau is my first dog and having never owned a dog before I certainly wasn't aware of how much work a young puppy can be, hence the need for Bark Busters. I like the fact that Alex came to my home to meet us. He has given me the skills to train her and I am really happy with how she behaves. I can even take her in the car now without her barking her head off and trying to get on my knee whilst I am driving. I also know that if I need Alex's advice or help in the future, all I have to do is pick up the phone!

So sorry for taking to long to leave you some feedback - but you will be pleased to hear that Toby is doing really well. As you know, although we have always had dogs, Toby was my first very own dog and I really wanted to get him off to the best possible start. I would like to thank you for your support over the first few months of me having Toby. He is now a pleasure to walk and always comes back when I call him. Thank you Alex

My wife and I got in touch with Bark Busters due to the constant barking from Sam when people knocked at our door and when people were leaving. Alex contacted us and came to our house to meet Sam and to discuss the best approach from Sam's barking. After a couple of sessions working with Alex, Sam has really settled down. His training is still ongoing, but he is a lot quieter now. It is also good to know that we can still call upon Alex if we need his help in the future. Thank you

We are happy with Brody's progress so far and the advice you provided gave us a good insight into dog "pack" psychology and the techniques and strategies we can use around the house to change and modify his behaviour. He is still a very young dog, not yet 9 months old, so we need to keep repeating the training so that he doesn't revert to his dominant behaviour. Brody is now doing really well on his lead and when he is off the lead he returns when called. He is now socialising with other dogs and gets on well with our daughters two dogs and he recently went to the beach with them. We have a busy house with lots of visitors who he still welcomes very enthusiastically but he now calms down much quicker. He sleeps well in his bed on the floor and his toilet training has gone really well. Thanks again

It was a real eye opener discovering the reasoning behind Wolfy's bad behaviour. Now we can really focus on putting things right by focusing on what Lynn has taught us. Wolfy is already showing an improvement and we look forward to continuing with the training and seeing the results

George our deaf boxer was becoming increasingly vocal and frustrated. He was barking constantly and this would in turn antagonise our older steady boxer Bogey. On her first visit, George put on a really good show for Jo, barking and constantly play fighting with Bogey. She taught us that our efforts to correct George were perhaps misguided and she focused our training on both dogs, not just the 'troublemaker'. We were given a variety of different techniques to use and all were flexible to adapt to the needs of each individual dog. After two weeks we had seen a real change in George's behaviour and also Bogey was much happier with the new situation. We still have a little way to go, especially with lead work, but we have ongoing support from Jo who is constantly available via all forms of communication. She gave us advice regarding all aspects of having dogs in the family, and was a factor in deciding to AstroTurf our garden to great effect. Many thanks xxx

Fantastic..... Lee was great. Very informative and the results that we are seeing already after only a couple of days is amazing.

Alex was very understanding of the problems I was having with my dog Monty. At first I was very uncertain that the training was going to work and felt like giving up during the first week, but I gave it a chance and in just a couple of weeks there has been a real change in Monty for the better and I am now getting the results I have always wanted! I would recommend Alex to any dog owner with behavioural problem. Thank you

We had a very good session. Sharon was able to see some of our and Hattie's problems. Constructive advice was given with on-going strategies to further direct and manage Hattie's behaviour. We are looking forward to a better behaved doggie down the line and can see some improvement already.

Immediate improvement in Jenny's behaviour. She now gives on command, walks to heel, does not pull. A much calmer dog and happier owners. Lynn put all the training instructions across clearly patiently and in a pleasant manner. My dog is an 11 year old rescue Border Terrier, proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks.