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Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

15th November 2018 - Lee Hardy

Lee dealt with Jumping up, Recall

Lee was very friendly and professional. Scooby responded to his techniques quickly. Its only been two weeks but we are seeing a great improvement in his behaviour. It's good to know that Lee will be there to support us for the next 12 months.

- -.S, Overseal, Derbyshire South (Testimonial)

15th November 2018 - Gina Williams

Gina dealt with Aggression, Barking, Other

Gina was firstly extremely lovely. the former "behaviouralist" I used was extremely judgemental and rude and it was lovely to not feed judged because I followed the bad advice of that former trainer and also that I am not being judged for having a fearful dog. Gina is also an excellent teacher, she doesn't expect you to be a pro or not make mistakes. I felt all the info provided was excellent and really helped and Ive already noticed a difference in Bilbo, as have my family. She clearly cares and it shows. I couldn't give higher praise.

- -.J, NEWPORT, Newport (Testimonial)

12th November 2018 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Pulling, Separation anxiety

Alex was fantastic with Alfie, our 1.5 year old Manchester Terrier. We've have some problems with Alfie's barking, often caused by his separation anxiety when we have to leave him at home. Alex listened to our concerns, and met Alfie to see how he behaved. After talking through a variety of exercises to try with Alfie over the three hour session, we could already start seeing a difference in our dog. He's still got a way to go, but Alex did a great job of getting us on the right path.

- -.M, Manchester, Lancashire (Testimonial)

12th November 2018 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Aggression, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall

We had an extremely positive first session with Alex last week. Charlie, our 9 month old collie, has been acting like a proper teenager! He is actually pretty well behaved indoors, but he loses focus completely when he is outside, particularly when it comes to other dogs! All in all, he has become a bit of a handful when we step out the front door! Alex spent a lot of time talking through Charlie's history with us, discussing all aspects of his diet, exercise, behaviours, etc. We then went through some exercises indoors, as much to teach us how to communicate with Charlie as it was to train him. We then went outside to do some lead walking and passing by another dog. We couldn't recommend Alex highly enough! He really took the time to talk to us, and went way over the original planned session time. We've noticed a change in Charlie immediately. He is now walking pretty much to heel on lead walks, and we already feel that he is more attentive to us when we are out in the park. We know that it is going to be a long road, and we all have a lot of work to put in, but Alex has definitely put us on the right path and given us more confidence to help us move forward.

- -.A, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

11th November 2018 - Graham Milgrew

Graham dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling

Graham was great. We learnt so much from him in our first session and fast forward to a week later and Maggie is doing so much better in all her problematic areas. I highly recommend Graham's services. He's very patient and knows exactly what to do when training a dog. He does it the right way and you really do see amazing results.

- -.A, Shoreditch, London (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Graham

Poor little Maggie was abandoned and found tied to a fence in rural Ireland. She spent some time with the Dog's Trust, who brought her to the UK where she was adopted by her owners. She is a highly intelligent little terrier cross-breed but very distrustful and scared of other dogs. Her owners are working really hard with Maggie and she has now attended 2 group client walks with us. Maggie has progressed from a dog who could not bear the sight of another dog to being able to now go into the park and enjoy herself as long as other dogs keep their distance. It's still early days but with patience and understanding together with guidance and training, she will get over her fears.

11th November 2018 - Emma Barrett

Emma dealt with Aggression, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall

The training session with Emma, helped us to understand that our Labrador's challenging behaviour was because he had become ‘top dog ‘ Her clear explanation of how a dog's mind works made so much sense. Toby coped with his first training session very well and much to our surprise responded to Emma's commands immediately. We have carried out the training tips every day and in less than a week we are noticing a major improvement . It is reassuring to know that we have Emma's support for the next 12 months.

- -.R, Coventry, West Midlands (Testimonial)

9th November 2018 - Emma Barrett

Emma dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall

Emma was a pleasure to have in our home. She was professional and gave some great advice and support to train my two husky dogs. I noticed a difference straight away. I will definitely take on board all the advice and teaching that Emma gave me.

- -.C, Nuneaton, Warwickshire (Testimonial)

8th November 2018 - Neil Price

Neil dealt with Aggression, Barking, Separation anxiety

Gibbs has improved tremendously thanks to Neil he has not nipped or attempted to nip since Neil's visit. Barking much improved also

- -.K, Blackburn, Lancashire (Testimonial)

6th November 2018 - Shauna Hoey

Shauna dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Other

Shauna was brilliant. I've never seen a dog change behaviour so quickly. She left me with training to do with rubble for the next 3 weeks and he is doing so well I couldn't have done it without her help.

- -.S, Lancing, West Sussex (Testimonial)

6th November 2018 - Gina Williams

Gina dealt with Barking

Gina was so helpful I cannot recommend her highly enough. I am putting in to practice eveything she told me and I am starting to get good results.

- -.Y, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Testimonial)

3rd November 2018 - Lee Hardy

Lee dealt with Jumping up, Puppy management, Separation anxiety

Excellent first session, really put us at ease and gave us a few tips to be going on with while the puppy settles in. Looking forward to the next session.

- -.J, Derby, Derbyshire South (Testimonial)

2nd November 2018 - Graham Milgrew

Graham dealt with Chewing, Hyperactivity, Puppy management

I am just giving an update to my review on 18 May 2018. At that time Hollie was almost out of control, chewing the furniture and carpets, wouldn't listen to any commands and was generally so naughty that we were going to give her back to the breeder until a friend stopped us. I made an appointment with Barkbusters and thank goodness Jo came into our lives with reassurance and good advice and was so friendly and easy to talk to. She assured us that Hollie's behaviour wasn't due to anything we had done and that she was just a very naughty puppy with no off switch. We followed Jo's advice and continued with Hollie's training knowing that we could contact Jo at any time. I can't pretend it was easy and it took time, Hollie was very wilful, but gradually we started to see an improvement in her behaviour and she started to listen to us. Hollie is 13 months old now and is a happy, friendly, beautiful little girl who loves people and other dogs. I am so glad that our friend stopped us giving her back to the breeder, we wouldn't have known the lovely dog she is now. I just wanted to reassure anyone with a naughty puppy please persevere, it is sometimes an uphill struggle, but with continuity of training there is light at the end of the tunnel as we have discovered. A million thanks to you Jo.

- -.S, Welling, Kent (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Graham

Many puppies are relatively easy once an owner knows how to handle them and what to do with them, but some puppies can be like Hollie.  On the go constantly and into everything.  This is totally exhausting for owners and they often feel “it must be my fault” that their puppy is so difficult.  However, some pups are simply very high energy and have very short attention spans.  They can be difficult to train initially because they can’t focus and no amount of “no” will stop them getting into mischief.  Having the knowledge of what to do, and when, is the key to dealing with these puppies. As they mature the owners reap the benefits of all the groundwork the owner has put in. Hollie is brilliant with other dogs, very friendly with people, obedient to her owners and her owner has had many admiring comments about what a well-behaved dog she is. As she says, “there is light at the end of the tunnel” and Hollie is a dog that they can be truly proud of.

 

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