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March 2008 Tia, my 4-lb, 7-mo-old, spoiled rotten Yorkie is the light of my life and all was well and good till, as my neighbor said, "I see your dog found her vocal cords." Tia had started barking at everything. I had spent a small fortune on a fence for the yard and couldn't let her out alone. She barked at mailmen, neighbors, dogs, birds, when the cat used the litter box, everything inside and out. Forget the front door. She barked at anyone walking by and would run out the front door if she could and I would give her treats to come back in. It got so bad that if someone came over, I would just give her treat after treat so I could have a conversation over the barking. I called Karen at Bark Busters, buy I was very iffy that anything would help. This program is AMAZING! It really works! Karen knows what she's doing, and she trained me and Tia. By the end of 3 hours, I had a new dog. Really. She taught us the front door routine, how to eliminate barking outside, leash control and sit and stay. She would have kept going but I had enough info for now. So, does it really work the next day when Karen's not here?? Absolutely! Tia has not barked outside (or inside), run to the front door and she actually takes a nap. My neighbors think Karen took her vocal cords when I wasn't looking. I have had 2 weeks of people coming over, ringing my doorbell, just to see if she'll bark...nothing. She knows I'm in charge now and is a relaxed "new" dog. Karen is a real pro and we had fun during the training. I didn't realize how easy it would be to have a calm, not barking dog. I work with Tia only 10 minutes a day or some days not at all (you know those days) Best money I ever spent. It really works! |
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The breeder told me I was asking for “trouble” when I purchased two Samoyed puppies. He warned me that they were very intelligent and head-strong, and that I would have my hands VERY full with two of them. Alas, I was determined to have this brother and sister pair, and would settle for nothing less. I was asking for Trouble……. Max (the male) and Trouble (the alpha female) entered our lives six years ago and turned our world upside down. Trouble was dominant from the beginning with her docile and submissive brother, and quickly learned how to manipulate “her people pack”. We knew that obedience training was a necessity; so at six months, we took Trouble and Max to a highly recommended and well qualified private trainer. As a trainer of police K-9 dogs, he was very stern, strict and effective. Trouble, on a choke chain, was heeling and automatically sitting within a matter of minutes. After ten weeks and $900 dollars, both dogs behaved extremely well…as long as they were on lead with a choke chain. In fact, they were both Delta certified as therapy dogs by the time they were one year old. Yet, all of the heeling, sitting, down and stay did not address the behavioral issues that persisted with Trouble. Trouble is a control freak. If she is outside and wants to come in, she incessantly scratches on the door until we succumb to let her in. We could not watch certain television shows because if there was a dog, cat, horse or other creature on the show or commercial, she would bark continuously at the TV. If she wanted attention, she would scratch our legs until we petted her. Mealtime was a nightmare because Trouble would sit at our feet and drool on our legs waiting for a morsel of food to fall. She was a constant source of embarrassment and irritation for me. After six years, we had resigned ourselves to the fact that nothing could be done to control Trouble’s neurotic behavior. At the insistence of Karen Guignard, we relented to give Barkbusters a try. However, I was convinced that nothing would work, considering that we had previously participated in dog training…we knew all of the commands…And what’s up with this “BAAAAAH” correction? The approach seemed utterly ridiculous to us. However, Karen was confident that if we established our dominance with Trouble, we could eliminate her annoying behavior. I listened half-heartedly to Karen’s presentation and scoffed at growling “Baaaaah” when Trouble misbehaved. However, when we corrected Trouble that evening as she was barking at the TV, she immediately stopped barking!! When we spoke the command to “come” Trouble ignored us, until we stood and repeated the command, at which time she responded immediately. She no longer scratches our leg or the door when she wants attention. She behaves so much better! We now correct her with the appropriate “language”, and praise her for her obedience. Finally, we can enjoy dinner with guests in peace! (And without drool on our legs!) We have our lives back…and Trouble is no longer in control. Thank you, Karen; and thank you, Bark Busters! |
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Well, my whole family is just flat-out floored by the Bark Busters method. Talk about instant results. We have a new dog -- figuratively, not literally. I had no idea how quiet our house could be. I had always blamed the noise and chaos on the kids, but I swear that the kids are calmer because Keeper is calmer. I didn't realize the spiraling energy that was transferred to all of us by Keeper running around and barking at every little thing. We had our training on Sunday and frankly I have had little chance to practice the corrections because he just seems to know what to do. He has relinquished his leadership position to us because we have learned to behave like pack leaders for the first time. He stands at the window and looks out, but no longer goes ballistic over the sights and sounds outside. A bonus is that my windows no longer have doggie slobber all over them. For about a day and a half after the training, he seemed to pout (of course, that could be my perception), but now he is back to his old self minus ALL of the annoying behaviors. About our sneezing issue: I sneezed twice in a row (no holding back) last night and was prepared to correct his rushing, barking, and nipping, but he didn't even come to see what it was all about. I got to practice answering the door two days after the training when I had a delivery that took almost 40 minutes to complete. At first Keeper rushed to the door, but I did everything you said and backed him up to his designated place. I then invited him to meet the stranger at the door and he politely came up and sniffed the man's shoes before happily trotting off to his room where he stayed while the man completed his delivery. Our front door was pretty much open the whole time and Keeper made no attempts to escape; he didn't bark or jump at the window, and he didn't jump on our guest. WOW! Today, I worked with him on stay. While I had him on Stay, I received a phone call. When I went back 5 minutes later, he was right where I had left him. Prior to that I had only practiced 30 seconds on Stay. I'm so amazed by the Bark Busters results that I ask everyone I meet if they have a dog so I can tell them about Bark Busters. You know, I had a really awesome dog to begin with, but now my Mom (not a dog lover) even finds him more easy to love. I guess it's like your children. Sometimes you become immune to their bad behavior. I had gotten used to Keeper's quirks as the price of dog ownership, but now he truly is the best dog around and anyone who meets him would have to agreed -- even my Mom. I am amazed that I have not heard everyone talking about Bark Busters. It is an awesome training system. It makes perfect sense from the dog's perspective; it is super, super quick with instantaneous results. No wonder you have a Life of the Dog Guarantee -- your program works so well that y'all know you won't have to come back and work with us again. I am pleased that you are available via email or phone with any questions I have, and it is comforting to know that you will come back and work with us if we have problems. I don't anticipate any. I wish I had known about Bark Busters with my first Sheltie, Murphy. I think he would have had a more stress-free life. After Bark Busters, Keeper behaves as if the weight of the world is no longer on his shoulders. Where have you been all my dogs' lives??? You really need to advertise more. Thanks so much for everything. ~Charissa P.S. You'd be a millionaire if you had a similar program for Kids. If you do, I'll be the first to sign up for a franchise. |
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Bark Busters:--- Karen Guignard came to my home on July 7th, 2006 to work with my Boston Terrier, (Abby) who I have been calling the “Boston Terror.” My Boston had become very aggressive towards people to an extent where I was unable to have anyone come to my house. She would bark, growl, lunge at them and even foam at the mouth. I tried everything I knew how to do and nothing worked with her. Now my 4 month old Boxer mix puppy was starting to behave in the same manner.---- Karen came to my house and spent most of the morning with me and taught me how to correct this problem with my Boston. By the time Karen left that day I had a different dog. Karen was able to walk around my house and my yard with Abby present and by the time she left Abby was licking her hand. An hour after Karen left my house my neighbor came to my door and rang the doorbell. I used the Bark Busters techniques and my neighbor for the first time was able to enter my house and I was able to actually have a conversation with someone inside my house without my dog going out of control. It was unbelievable. My neighbor could not believe what she was seeing. Abby laid at my feet the whole time she was in my house and Abby never growled or moved. The 4 month old pup laid in the bedroom and never made a sound; he was learning too.---- I am totally impressed with Bark Busters techniques and most of all, Karen. She was fantastic. It was a very interesting and informative session and as a result, I will be able to enjoy my pets even more. I would recommend Bark Busters to anyone that has a dog.--- Carol |
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