Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
14th March 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin is so knowledgeable and patient!! Both us and the dogs learnt so much from Kevin and are forever in his debt for helping us with our dogs.
7th March 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Wasn't sure what to expect but boy were we impressed. Kevin was extremely good. He spent the time listening to our issues & identifying the problems. Within 5 minutes of training we saw instant results. The four hours passed so quickly but afterwards we felt confident to carry on our own. As Kevin said " he was there to train us!! not the dog". We fully understand that we have to carry on practicing with the techniques shown . If anyone thinks that their situation is beyond help please get in touch with Kevin at Bark Busters. It will be life changing & you can start to really enjoy your dog.
5th February 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
I have been having issues with my Kelpador, who leaps to greet and can (from a standing start) jump over 6ft which is impressive but not acceptable. He also dislikes people in hats, tries to dominate some dogs (including dogs who are in their own homes & Merlin is the visitor. I didn't have the skills/understanding to be able to take control of my pack and have a dog that I am happy to take anywhere. Kevin is the nicest man, and very quickly understood Merlin. He explained to me how he was going to give me the tools to enable me to have a better relationship with my dog, one in which we are both happy and in the correct pecking order! The transformation, and it is that, is incredible. We (Merlin and I) have a bit of adjustment to get used to, but we are both going to be able to enjoy so much more together. I cannot recommend Kevin highly enough.
20th January 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin was fantastic. We can’t thank him enough. We have such well behaved responsive dogs now after just one session on Sunday. We had never been able to get results with our own training methods and were feeling overpowered by our dogs. Kevin came to our home and spent 4 hours with us. We also went to a park with him to work on recall and took the dogs to a busy social place too which we had previously been avoiding. I couldn’t recommend Kevin more he has solved our problems with brilliant training methods and helped us understand why our dogs behaved the way they did. We now have two happy brilliantly behaved dogs and two very happy owners!
3rd January 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression
Well we're do I start? Kevin was very professional, we felt so comfortable as soon as he walked in the door. The results we have seen since Kevin arrived are astonishing and cannot believe how everything worked. It has changed our lives. Thank you!
21st November 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Pulling, Other
Kevin was brilliant. Hugely personable and knowledgeable, Kevin immediately made a difference with some clear theory and actions that resulted in Buddy releasing a tennis ball on instruction for the first time in his 3 year life! We learnt a massive amount in the 3 hours spent with Kevin and got to apply our learnings in our house, garden and even down at our local beach. Kevin really cares about what he does and we have every confidence that his instruction will leave us with a happier dog (we even got to meet Kevin’s dog "Bruno" who had great fun on the beach with Buddy!)
2nd November 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Kevin was friendly, warm, and understanding from the offset. His training techniques are incredibly effective, while being easy to understand and implement into our routine. Our dog has been in charge and Kevin was able to explain why and how, and train US to counter his behavior to what we wanted, so we were able to start seeing all the desired behaviors from our dog by the end of the training session alone. We feel confident that by following his training plan we will see the permanent results we are looking for. The session is worth every penny and I cannot recommend it enough, it was a rewarding experience and gratifying to find a trainer who puts the responsibility and power onto owners for how their dogs develop. While a one-off session may seem worryingly sparse, Kevin covered all of our concerns comfortably in the time we had, and we felt confident that we had all the tools we needed by the end of the lesson, and a lifetime of calls if needed to support us in our training!
1st November 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling, Recall
Brilliant training session with Kevin and Bruno. We were shocked and supprised at the immediate results in our Romanian rescue Perdita. She responded well to the training and it has given us new hope for a beautiful future with our dog. Cant recommend highly enough.
15th October 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Recall, Toileting
We had a very instructive and productive session with Kevin who was very professional and reassuring. His knowledge and expertise came to the fore very quickly as Gemma responded to the techniques within a few minutes of the start of the session.
12th October 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall
Working with Kevin was an amazing experience! I have to admit I was skeptical having worked with other dog trainers in the past. It worked just the way he told us it would, and so quickly, that's what really surprised us. The afternoon Kevin left; I took Hugo up to the park off lead, and let him meet other dogs, I couldn't believe what I just did! Today, I took Hugo to the park again with Dave (my partner); There was a dog with a boy that had previously lunged at Dave and Hugo resulting in Dave ending up on the ground, the dog was very boisterous, and ran up to Dave and started barking incessantly at him, Hugo was right there, less than 3ft away, he looked, I checked him using the check on the lead and a small bah sound, and Hugo was quite happy to let the dog continue to bark at Dave!! We then let him off the lead, there were other dogs but Hugo ignored them today as he just wanted to play with his ball. Amazing results, can't recommend highly enough!! Hugo no longer has to look after us, and can relax and enjoy being a dog!
10th October 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Barking
Kevin was recommended to us by friends he had helped. Rejjie was very ‘barky' and reactive on walks and with our neighbours. He also barked relentlessly when the doorbell rang. It had reached a point where I didn't want to take him out and avoided other dogs on walks, particularly large dogs as he seemed most agitated by them. Kevin went through the training explaining what we would do, Rej barked through most of this! The training began and Rej responded well in our home, we also met our neighbour and he remained calm. He was introduced to Kevin's dog Bruno, a large Doberman. I was not looking forward to this but Rej was so good and Bruno is a gentle giant. I can honestly say I was blown away at how quickly Rej improved. We have been left with exercises to practice and this has begun. Today Rej met dogs at the beach and he even played with one of them. Can't recommend Bark Busters and Kevin enough.
25th August 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Other
Absolutely excellent. Mabel was fearful of other dogs and had become reactive, air snapping through fear. Kevin taught us how to overcome this and within 1 hour we were walking in the park meeting other dogs with Mabel relaxed and happy. Within 2 days she was playing with other dogs! This was our ultimate goal but we never thought it would happen so quickly. Kevin is kind and understanding always using positive praise and no harsh methods. Best money we have ever spent. Thank you so much.