Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
5th January 2021 - Neil Price
Neil dealt with Puppy management
4th January 2021 - Graham Milgrew
Graham dealt with Barking, Puppy management, Recall, Separation anxiety, Toileting
This owner has a miniature Dachshund. Piglet has not been the easiest of puppies and his owner has had to consistently work with him to overcome his fearfulness including walking issues, alarm barking plus separation problems as well as everything else required to bring up a puppy successfully When you do have puppy or dog issues it is natural for people to give advice and some people can scare owners no matter how well meaning the advice is. It is particularly difficult when it come to the breeder or other people experienced with dogs, for example in rescue, giving advice on behaviour, as they are still only giving it from their own point of view and not because they work and study in the field as we do. We know that there is no "one way" and that every dog and owner is an individual unit so any advice must be tailored to their circumstances. It is also not as simple reading a book or reading on the internet either because it can only be general advice, even though that advice might be excellent. Recently Piglets separation problems have re-occurred and online is invaluable for that as we can either watch live or see video of Piglet, plus also coach his owner live via phone video when he is territorially barking in his garden. This is not to replace face to face. It is the better choice in these circumstances. A dog is not going to exhibit separation problems when you are there plus he loves people so is not going to territorially bark when the Trainer is there and distracting him. Our combination approach means that owners get the help they need delivered in the most effective way possible,
2nd January 2021 - Graham Milgrew
Graham dealt with Aggression, Recall
It is common to blame owners if they have an aggressive dog and especially if the breed is known to be wary of people like a Chow Chow is. The thing is that you can do everything right and still have a problem. It is how you tackle it that problem that is the most important. These owners have gone the extra mile. As well as training, they have been doing behaviour modification to convince Indy that people are not as threatening as she thinks. As she looks like a beautiful Teddy Bear people are still not respecting her and ignoring instructions even with a muzzle on, but over time she is becoming less scared and is now having good interactions. This is entirely down to the diligence of her owners who have made every effort to help Indy cope.
30th December 2020 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management
28th December 2020 - Gina Williams
Gina dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
28th December 2020 - Estelle Jackson
Estelle dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
28th December 2020 - Sharon Chapman
Sharon dealt with Hyperactivity, Pulling, Puppy management
27th December 2020 - Gavin Chambers
Gavin dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management
THanks for the great review, Lexi did really well getting used to the cars and traffic.
23rd December 2020 - Jacquie Callaby
Jacquie dealt with Barking, Pulling
20th December 2020 - Gavin Chambers
Gavin dealt with Aggression, Pulling, Separation anxiety
Thanks for the 5 Star review, keep up the good work with Ralph, he's fantastic.
18th December 2020 - Estelle Jackson
Estelle dealt with Barking, Pulling
17th December 2020 - Graham Milgrew
Graham dealt with Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Separation anxiety
These are wonderful owners with two amazing dogs. The puppy Lurcher Elvis is a bouncing bundle of fun while the older dog Spike is like an elder statesman. Spike was really nonplussed when Elvis arrived, but after a bit of hard work from their owners, in true elder statesman style he has decided that the young upstart can stay. These owners are genuinely experienced including with Gun Dogs in the field but for anyone a new puppy can turn family life upside down - especially while so many of us are working from home and the puppy wants full time attention. These owners have got it right and we look forward to seeing Elvis reach his full doggy potential.