Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Toby is a rescue who joined us two months before Emma visited. We were really struggling with his barking and constant grabbing at my clothing. We had tried all sorts of things that just didn’t work. Emma took the time to listen to us and our concerns, she observed his (and our) behaviour and talked through the issues. Emma suggested we looked at Toby’s food to see if it was linked to his behaviour; this has led to me keeping a diary to see if there is any link. We practiced the bah technique during the visit and saw immediate results. Just one week after Emma’s first visit, Toby’s grabbing has virtually stopped. His barking is still a work in progress but is significantly reduced. I feel I have a far better understanding of dogs and am working on becoming the leader (I have to admit I thought I already was but can see now how wrong I was!). We still have our challenges and a way to go but the improvement so far is beyond all our expectations.

Gina was great and gave me the tools to train my dog, I am so happy with the way he now listens to commands but still has a way to go

Liz was brilliant by the end of the lesson we were able to understand some of the issues affecting Donnie. The coping strategies were really straight forward to understand and were not too difficult to implement. Already looking forward to the next lesson :)

Excellent very professional but approachable. Established good rapport with dogs and gave clear instructions and realistic goals. Gavin understood our particular issues/needs and gave solutions on how to address them

Neil was fantastic. Highly skilled and experienced. Always calm and controlled. We are looking forward to working with Neil over the coming months.

After taking over our Sons 16mth Cane Corso CEE-CEE she had come to us with no training at all, we contacted Barkbusters to get the dog into some form of training, We had our first training session with Kirsty Dudfield, and in over 20 years of having dogs i soon came to realise how little i actually new about them, Kirsty was fantastic her knowledge and wealth of experience in all aspects of dog behaviour is incredible. After we went through the owner training lesson with Kirsty we went into the practical part with Kirsty telling us what and how to do the commands which we then carried out under supervision, the difference in CEE-CEE is absolutely fantastic and I now know that she will be fine going forwards with the first class training being given.

Very impressed, immediate response with dog.

We are so pleased with how our lab Elka is progressing. She is 18 months old and we had tried everything to stop pulling on the lead. One lesson with Kirsty and Elka is a different dog! We were worried about spending so much money on a trainer but it's been worth every penny. I only wish we had booked in with her sooner.

Sharon was very helpful and her methods were working right from the start. There was lots of advice on diet and how it could affect the dogs' behaviour.

Excellent training, very informative and professional. Kirsty addressed all of my concerns with Biscuit and guided me through the training, gave me tips and educated me on dog psychology. I now have a better understanding of Biscuit’s behaviour and feel equipped to deal with his barking and jumping. Very happy owner and happy doggo 🐶

Thank you David for the support you have given us over the last 12 months giving us the fun training and exercise tips to help us turn little Sid into the happy, confident, well behaved (most of the time) cheeky little mischievous character that we love and as quickly become part of the family. He will be off his training lead by hook or by crook very soon and the flirt pole as worked wonders... he loves it...

Liz was outstanding. I am fully aware that many issues with dogs arise from the behaviour of the owner! Liz asked lots of questions about our life with Poppy and explained why she was asking them and made us feel completely at ease. Once we began some practical work Poppy responded immediately, to such an extent that I began to wonder if Liz had swapped dogs! Since then we have continued the exercises Liz put together for us and Poppy has continued to improve her behaviour. I cannot recommend Liz highly enough.