Bark Busters New York City Reviews

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72 Reviews ★★★★★(Average 4.89 out of 5)

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  • Patricia B.
    5 years ago — Long Island City, NY

    Sarah was great. She introduced us to your methods of puppy training. We will have to do our homework with Jackson as he is a tough beagle. But we did see some results right away. I emailed Sarah with questions and she responded right away.

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Puppy management
    • #Separation anxiety
  • Meriam B.
    5 years ago — New York, NY

    My husband and I just moved here to Manhattan from the Suburbs in the Bay Area California. Our pup Sammy has been exposed to a lot of major change in just one month, and we have never used a dog training service before. Sammy's environment has changed from a lot more space to a much smaller one, and he is now being exposed to a lot more dogs and people.

    In the two weeks since we have moved to Manhattan, Sammy's separation anxiety and anxiety due to the smallest noise, movement or not even being in the same room with us, definitely heightened. Sammy would bark for hours until he would exhaust himself.

    Sammy also has some prior behavioral issues that we never helped to correct, such as jumping on people, barking at other dogs, and boundary issues-including following us everywhere, jumping and sleeping on furniture he is not supposed to and going into rooms he is not allowed in.

    In just a few hours of reaching out to Bark Busters, I received a phone call and had a brief evaluation of Sammy over the phone. We were given information about the training process and information about Sarah, and we were given a training appointment for the next day (Saturday) which worked perfectly for our schedule.

    In just the couple hours that Sarah was in our home, she went straight to work! We saw results immediately! Honestly, my husband and I were in awe. Sarah is definitely an expert in her field. She really observed Sammy's behavior, asked us a plethora of questions, about our schedules, home environment and the problem areas we wanted to address moving forward.

    Sarah was direct with us and really went over training exercises repetitively until both my husband and I were comfortable doing them on our own and the results were immediate. In just 24 hours, we have seen a huge change in Sammy. My husband and I will continue with the training here at home, but Sarah has reassured that we have a lifetime access to her expertise and services via phone, email and even home visits.

    In just one day, Sammy has listened to us when we stop him from coming into our bedroom.
    He hasn't barked in the apartment at all today, and we will observe tomorrow, when the construction noise continues, but I know I have the tools to practice keeping Sammy's anxiety at bay. Sammy also has not urinated anywhere in the apartment when he gets frustrated if we leave the room.

    She really helped my husband and I understand Sammy's needs as well as understand that we are in control, not Sammy and provided us with tools to be confident and not confrontational with Sammy.

    We just want to thank Sarah for all her positive and upbeat help. We know that it will be a process, but we are excited to have Sarah's help moving forward. We definitely would recommend her services to others. Thank you so much Sarah! We greatly appreciate everything!
    - Sammy, Meriam and Trevor

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Hyperactivity
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Separation anxiety
  • Tina Marie M.
    5 years ago — New York, NY

    Photo of Mitzi Today I had a doggie pawty! We had Sarah come to address some of the doggies issue. She was awesome! Her techniques were spot on. I would differently use Sarah again.

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
    • #Puppy management
    • #Other
  • ROCHELLE A.
    5 years ago — New York, NY

    I was very impressed when I saw Sarah's good work in my neighbor's dog who walks next to his owner without a leash and just cannot be distracted by anything. I knew that Sarah could help me control my sweet little cocker spaniel and stop him from stealing my bunny's lettuce and not respecting my space. Sarah helped me understand the 'bah' and helped me apply it to many different situations in the home. I learned from Sarah that I needed to understand the situation from a dog's perspective and that can really help you stay in control without constantly repeating yourself constantly. This is a lifetime guarantee and I just wish that more people knew about the Bark buster training method.

    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Puppy management
    • #Other
  • Angel L.
    5 years ago — New York, NY

    Photo of Nugget Sarah is/was amazing! Our little Nugget needed/needs some guidance, and so did/do we, more importantly. Sarah taught us to “speak and understand dog,” and we are so happy that we have her guidance and expertise throughout Nugget’s life. We feel so much better as puppy parents and already see a huge difference in our boy. Thank you so much for your help, and we can’t wait to have you back, Sarah, to help us with Nugget on leash when he is finally able to go outside into the great concrete jungle!

    • #Barking
    • #Chewing
    • #Jumping up
    • #Puppy management
  • Sandra L.
    5 years ago — Fresh Meadows, NY

    I am very impressed with how fast my puppy caught onto the training. After only one session my puppy is considerably better! I still have some issues that I need to address, but I am confident that this was a very good investment for my dog and myself!

    • #Jumping up
    • #Puppy management
    • #Toileting
  • Donna G.
    6 years ago — New York, NY

    Photo of Leo Sarah first helped me six years ago. Since then i’ve retired and my dog has picked up some bad habits ( yes we know who’s fault that really is ). Today she spent an hour with my dog and me and has really gotten us back on the right track! The lifetime bark busters guarantee has really worked out well for me and Sarah is terrific !

    • #Barking
    • #Separation anxiety
  • Paula B.
    6 years ago — Long Island City, NY

    Photo of Myrtle Sarah does a great job and the effects of her training on us and our dog Myrtle have been immediate and lasting. Myrtle is well on her way to becoming a well-behaved, calm doggie!

    • #Barking
    • #Hyperactivity
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
  • Lindy F.
    6 years ago — Bronx, NY

    Sarah came on time. Met with Charley, who responded to her immediately.
    We discussed what my issues and goals were with Charley. She reviewed
    the plan she believed would work for Charley. Then we went to work.

    • #Barking
    • #Other
  • Monika & Sebastiano F.
    6 years ago — Woodhaven, NY

    We were very impressed with Sarah's knowledge, her insight, and easy way to teach US to lead our dog. It's only been one lesson but we've seen a lot of improvement already.
    We love the easy to follow instructions . We were concerned if we were able to keep this 14 months old pitbull Gigi since we are not the youngest people anymore. But Sarah in no time at all showed us that the dog is not the problem at all, we are.
    Now we are hopeful and excited to learn more and see improvement in her behavior each day.
    Sarah has answered all our questions even after she left our home and is so much more than a trainer for us right now. She gives Gigi a voice so we can understand what she needs and how to respond to her in the best possible way for all concerned.
    We spoke and interacted with her as humans would with each other, but she does not know what that means. Sarah is going to teach us how to communicate with her in a way that she understands.
    We've seen in one lesson a VAST difference and can't wait to see what comes next.
    We can highly recommend Bark Busters and specifically Sarah who is just fantastic.

    • #Barking
    • #Hyperactivity
    • #Jumping up
    • #Separation anxiety