I have owned dogs my entire life however I had never heard of Bark Busters. My husband & I have in the last 10 years decided that Rhodesian ridgebacks were the dog for us. My current dog, Max, was a rescue of a kind (the 3-yr-old in his family developed allergies) and we had the luck to adopt him. He was 6 years old at the time. He came with a pre-paid therapist - Bark Busters. My initial thought was something along the lines of "Yeah, right." However, as the weather improved I discovered that if we were out of his sight he began this terrible screaming. Kind of like he was slowly being squished to death. This happened over the weekend and I was on the phone Monday morning. To shorten the story, Ruth Skinner came out that week and within an hour or so she figured out what the problem was & taught me what do do and END OF PROBLEM. He has never again screamed that way. I do on occasion have to remind him. Since that time, I have advised my vet & all the other dog people I know about this service. You are really great. Just waiting at the vet the other day, I spoke w/a lady who was having trouble with one of her dogs. I told her the whole story about Bark Busters & Ruth. I love my dogs, but I could not have lived with that screaming. I never would have dreamed that something like this could be so helpful and the real kicker is that my dog is so much happier also. Thank you, Bark Busters, and thank you, Ruth.

-- Elissa Ray, Dexter, MI (Trainer: Buck and Ruth Skinner)

Before Ruth arrived, I was very skeptical...I have a Great Pyrenees and a chocolate Lab. My Pyrenees always barks outside and the neighbors weren't happy. Within the first hour, my dogs were changed. They listened to my husband and I and my Pyrenees did not bark (even with loud neighbors behind us playing). I am simply amazed and cannot thank Bark Busters enough!!

-- Shannon Dutkiweicz - Michigan Center, MI, (Trainer: Buck and Ruth Skinner)

Before we contacted Buck and Ruth Skinner, I thought our doggie was a hopeless case. Uncontrollable barking, jumping up, not listening. We love our 4-year-old Corgi, but with a baby on the way, we didn't know how we could control him. Within 2 hours of training with Bark Busters, we began to have hope for dog! Learning the right way to correct these problems has changed our relationship with our dog. We were always anxious whenever anyone came to our house because we knew what the dog would do. Even though we're just beginning the techniques, I'm confident that he'll eventually get it. He's already starting to behave how we'd always wished he had!

-- The Newhouses - Ann Arbor, MI, (Trainer: Buck and Ruth Skinner)