Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
15th October 2024 - Alex Fraser
Alex dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Jumping up, Pulling, Separation anxiety
Alex was excellent. Put me and Skippy at ease. Showed me harness work I'd not done before. More importantly Skippy took to it.
14th October 2024 - Gavin Chambers
Gavin dealt with Pulling, Separation anxiety
Gavin was very helpful in helping us with Archie problems
Trainer note from Gavin
Thanks for the 5 stars. Glad I could help
Thanks for the 5 stars. Glad I could help
13th October 2024 - Jacquie Callaby
Jacquie dealt with Barking, Puppy management, Toileting
Very helpful...very kind and understanding Brilliant with Rusty.
Trainer note from Jacquie
A delightful little Pom who struggles with the outside world. We were able to get him on a very short walk & let him explore & with a little time he will become more comfortable with the outside!
A delightful little Pom who struggles with the outside world. We were able to get him on a very short walk & let him explore & with a little time he will become more comfortable with the outside!
8th October 2024 - Liz Johnson
Liz dealt with Barking, Pulling, Other
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
8th October 2024 - Alex Fraser
Alex dealt with Chewing, Puppy management, Other
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.
Trainer note from Alex
My job is definitely training people not their dog. The methods I teach are simple but effective. The hardest part of training any dog of any age is definitely being consistent. We also need good body language, we need to keep calm, and we need to ensure the basics are in place - right food and right amount, the right amount of sleep, mental stimulation and understanding the importance of being aloof. Looking forward to catching up with them all in a few weeks.
My job is definitely training people not their dog. The methods I teach are simple but effective. The hardest part of training any dog of any age is definitely being consistent. We also need good body language, we need to keep calm, and we need to ensure the basics are in place - right food and right amount, the right amount of sleep, mental stimulation and understanding the importance of being aloof. Looking forward to catching up with them all in a few weeks.
7th October 2024 - Shauna Hoey
Shauna dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
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.
1st October 2024 - David Jefferay
David dealt with Barking
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
29th September 2024 - Alex Fraser
Alex dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
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!
Trainer note from Alex
All dogs are clever, but some breeds want to please their owners more than others and Pod was one of these dogs. Apart from being rather excitable when people entered their home, they didn’t really have any issues with Pod’s behaviours at home, but they were struggling with him on walks as he was rather barky when he saw another dog. I always like to do some work in the home first to get a dog listening better to the owners before focusing on lead work and reactivity. He did bark at the first dog we saw, but by the time we finished the walk he was far more focused on them and the barking stopped. I have confidence in the training techniques I teach, but this session even exceeded my expectations. I received an update a few days later advising that he has continued to behave himself on walks and they now both enjoy talking him out. Great result!
All dogs are clever, but some breeds want to please their owners more than others and Pod was one of these dogs. Apart from being rather excitable when people entered their home, they didn’t really have any issues with Pod’s behaviours at home, but they were struggling with him on walks as he was rather barky when he saw another dog. I always like to do some work in the home first to get a dog listening better to the owners before focusing on lead work and reactivity. He did bark at the first dog we saw, but by the time we finished the walk he was far more focused on them and the barking stopped. I have confidence in the training techniques I teach, but this session even exceeded my expectations. I received an update a few days later advising that he has continued to behave himself on walks and they now both enjoy talking him out. Great result!
24th September 2024 - Kirsty Dudfield
Kirsty dealt with Puppy management
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
Trainer note from Kirsty
It was a pleasure to meet yourself and the family and not forgetting Macey. I am pleased that you found our lesson helpful and you now have a bit of structure with what you need to be doing with Macey as she grows with your family. It is great to hear with your updates that things are going so well. Keep up the good work !!
It was a pleasure to meet yourself and the family and not forgetting Macey. I am pleased that you found our lesson helpful and you now have a bit of structure with what you need to be doing with Macey as she grows with your family. It is great to hear with your updates that things are going so well. Keep up the good work !!
24th September 2024 - Gina Williams
Gina dealt with Pulling, Other
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.
24th September 2024 - Liz Johnson
Liz dealt with Barking, Pulling
Liz was great , really helped , explained how we were going to help Harry get over his anxiety and reactivity , more lessons planned.
22nd September 2024 - Lee Hardy
Lee dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
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
