Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Everything made sense - and it works. Easy to follow instructions, everything explained with reasons for doing - lovely lady with a wealth of knowledge and experience

Great session, myself and my wife felt we got plenty of help and direction from Alex. Well demonstrated and put across so was easy to replicate.

We have three very reactive small dogs making it difficult for people to come to the house and one dog being particularly bad with other dogs, joggers and cyclists. After one session with Shauna and some extremely practical advice, the improvement is already amazing. Dogs not pulling on the lead and far quieter in the house. I was concerned that the advice was going to be complicated and hard to follow but absolutely not the case. Every change we made was explained clearly and then we practised it. The other good thing is that Shauna explained how the dogs were feeling so we realised that their behaviour was not necessarily what we had assumed. Can not recommend enough, has made such a difference. Really important that the advice is followed every time as that is how you see the best results. Brilliant.

Great service, excellent advice/ information and gave me the dog training direction I needed for my Labradoodle. Lots of practical solutions that have already improved the barking situation and overall given us a happier family and dog enjoying our dog more with all the fun exercises we're doing with him, thank you

Alex did a phenomenal job. Pod had struggled with reactivity to dogs on walks. Within one session Alex has got us on the road to enjoying our walks!

Kirsty was really helpful She listened to us and showed us what to do and explained it in a way we could all understand and gave us some tips and advice on children and puppies

Gina was very friendly and helpful in explaining how the training would take. Talking us through the first stage of the training and advising us regarding dietary needs.

Liz was great , really helped , explained how we were going to help Harry get over his anxiety and reactivity , more lessons planned.

Lee was very thorough in his assessment of Reggie. After spending time with him at our home and taking a walk with him he identified that Reggie was an excellent dog and all he needed was some diversionary techniques to help us with the problems we had identified along with a method to stop him pulling when walking. Lee also said we didn't need the package we had originally signed up for because Reggie didn't require it. Very refreshing to know that there are people out there that don't take advantage of you. The follow up email listing all the advice Lee gave us has been implemented with very positive results

My 2 Springer Spaniel pup's were doing things I couldn't imagine after just 1 lesson with Neil. I practiced the things Neil taught us and they are now second nature to me and the pup's. I would fully recommend Neil to anyone.

Our whippet was reactive to other dogs and pulled on the lead - nothing we had tried had any success. We contacted Emma at Bark Busters to see if she could help. Emma reassured us that the training didn't use any harsh methods but neither did it use treats, which did leave us wondering a bit how it was going to work! Emma took a full history and listened carefully to the issues we had before even meeting our dog. She then explained the framework which would help our dog to understand what she had to do, and us to be better at responding in difficult situations. Emma left us with some exercises to practice and a plan of how to proceed, explaining that it is not an instant cure but that over time, our dog would improve. This took the pressure off us so we didn't feel we had to get it right straightaway. However, to our surprise, even the first exercises produced a noticeable difference in our dog's behaviour. We built up slowly as advised and she continued to improve. On about 2 or 3 occasions, we got "stuck" at a particular point when our dog seemed to reach a plateau and we couldn't work out how to progress. On each occasion, Emma was able to offer advice with a phone call, email or a visit which enabled us to get over that hump and to keep moving forwards. Just over six months on, and our dog is completely different. She walks calmly, she listens to us and no longer barks furiously at every dog she sees. We still have to pay attention, but we can now interpret her body language and intervene to stop any unwanted behaviour before it starts. Out dog is generally more relaxed and confident around other dogs when off lead, too. We couldn't be more pleased with her progress and are very grateful to Emma for all her advice and support. And there really were no treats required!

The first lesson was definitely an eye opener . The training tips and advice on the first visit has already generated some improvements in behaviour .looking forward to further sessions to better our interactions with our dog. Credit to Jacquie who clearly knows her stuff.