Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
25th April 2013 - Jacquie Callaby
Jacquie dealt with Aggression, Digging, Jumping up
Jacquie has been very supportive & is well informed about dealing with the problems we have had. She puts it all into perspective!
24th April 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Barking, Jumping up
Lee is an excellent therapist. He listened very carefully and was very thorough. Lee was extremely clear and prompted an amazing level of calm in our dog. The effects on his behaviour were immediate and profound. Lee was extremly sympathtic to the needs of Jasper and our household. He has already shown us some superb techniques for instilling calm and obedience. Jasper is already becoming a much happier and more settled dog. We couldn't be more pleased with Lee's help thus far and would warmly recommend his services to others.
24th April 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall
Lee has an excellent understanding of dogs. Northern Inuit / husky breeds are notoriously stubborn and difficult to retrain if the puppy years went by too fast. Lee has really helped my understanding of the habits of Thourne when he's pulling and trying to run off after everything that moves outside.
Thourne isn't perfect yet, but he's a lot better after following Lee's advice and I'm seeing a vast improvement as the weeks go on.
22nd April 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Barking, Pulling
We were very impressed with Lee. He gave us a simple word to try and control Nelson barking. We are progressing slowly with this and with Lee's help, I am sure the problem will be solved.
22nd April 2013 - Graham Milgrew
Graham dealt with Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Recall
Jo has helped us so much in a short space of time. She gave us simple advice and tips for helping to control and become leader to our 'minding' dog Tilly. She is extremely knowledgeable and helped us to understand why Tilly was behaving in the way she was. She is very easy to get on with, makes you feel comfortable and is understanding regarding any training issues - also she is always on hand with advice! Although Tilly is still a work in progress (it's early days and she's a very strong willed little girl!) I would recommend Jo to anyone having behaviour problems with their pooch.
Trainer note from Graham
Tilly is a lovely little Yorkshire terrier/poodle cross who insists on "minding" her owners and their home. This is a type of guarding so she barks out of the windows to chase people away and constantly demands attention from her owners to the point of exhausting her owners with her game playing. When she isn't getting them to play or pay attention to her she is digging at the floors and furniture and chewing. Dogs like Tilly don't have an "off" switch and they need good leadership (i.e. the sort of good parenting a boisterous child needs)so she can learn to behave appropriately. She is fortunate to have owners who are prepared to train and educate Tilly and they have thrown themselves whole heartedly into teaching Tilly good behaviour rather than simply telling her off for bad behaviour. They have made great progress to date and I have every confidence that they will continue to do so.
Tilly is a lovely little Yorkshire terrier/poodle cross who insists on "minding" her owners and their home. This is a type of guarding so she barks out of the windows to chase people away and constantly demands attention from her owners to the point of exhausting her owners with her game playing. When she isn't getting them to play or pay attention to her she is digging at the floors and furniture and chewing. Dogs like Tilly don't have an "off" switch and they need good leadership (i.e. the sort of good parenting a boisterous child needs)so she can learn to behave appropriately. She is fortunate to have owners who are prepared to train and educate Tilly and they have thrown themselves whole heartedly into teaching Tilly good behaviour rather than simply telling her off for bad behaviour. They have made great progress to date and I have every confidence that they will continue to do so.
22nd April 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Aggression, Barking
Lee was excellent, his technique and advice was second to none. Minnie responded very well to the training techniques advised by Lee and we are really confident that she will be a changed dog over the coming weeks. We are already feeling a lot better and glad we made the call to Bark Busters!! Thanks Lee!!!
20th April 2013 - Alex Fraser
Alex dealt with Barking, Pulling
Alex's approach was calm and professional. He listened to us and didn't try to impress us with our dog i.e. how he could handle our dog. We didn't feel he tried to take over from us (which we have experienced with other trainers, which we we didn't find useful and Merlin certainly didn't find useful!)
We were very happy with Alex's approach and style of working with us. He was also very honest.
19th April 2013 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Separation anxiety, Toileting
The training was exceptionally good and the reasoning behind each technique was explained fully. Lee was very friendly and was happy to spend as long as was required at our home to make sure we were completely happy with the training. Our border terrier, Ernie, responded immediately to the techniques and we were amazed at how quickly he learnt them. Lee outlined our training plan for the future and said that we could contact him at any time. We look forward to seeing him again in a couple of weeks.
18th April 2013 - Sharon Chapman
Sharon dealt with Aggression
Sharon spent a lot if time with us and identified things that we hadn't noticed was happening. The homework has been achievable and we've seen some improvements already. It gave us enthusiasm and knowledge on how to help us tackle the problems
17th April 2013 - Andy Waterhouse
Andy dealt with Barking
We have had issues with Rufus' constant barking. We had an excellent session with almost immediate results! Within 24 hours we have seen a marked improvement in the behavior of all our dogs and we have already booked a follow up session to check we are making progress (we can't wait to show off what we have achieved so far!).
15th April 2013 - Lynn Prentice
Lynn dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling, Recall
Since the introduction of Lynn as our personal trainer, we have seen immediate improvements in Ruby's behaviour.
We are continuing with Lynn's programme and we are seeing steady results.
We find the programme very intensive but well worth the effort.
We have found Lynn very helpful and would not hesitate in recommending her to anyone in as much distress as we were.
15th April 2013 - Jacquie Callaby
Jacquie dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
I have seen Jacquie a second time since our first session. Ben had a habit of biting me whilst walking and getting very over excited. To the point it was a horrible chore walking him. Jacquie has helped me re-establish myself as a pack leader. We have no more biting and no more over excited-ness! Result!! I am so happy! I have new plans in place for using his brain which makes a huge difference in the house, making him work for treats and food. Walking him is wonderful now. We are now addressing issues where he is more interested in other dogs (better than biting) so working on his recall. Although what you teach becomes obvious and not rocket science , it takes having someone there with you to encourage you as an owner that you are doing the right thing. And you have seen it all so it helps having experienced and knowledgeable trainers assisting at each step. I have recommended barkbusters to anyone I can.