Bark Busters Reviews
What Bark Busters clients have to say about our dog training services
- 4.97 Average Rating Average rating 4.97 out of 5 based on 17737 reviews.
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99.7% 4 or 5 stars 99.7% rate their experience with Bark Busters as 4 or 5 out of 5 stars.
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99.6% Would Recommend 99.6% would recommend Bark Busters to their friends and neighbors.
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99.5% Dog Responded 99.5% think their dog responded well to the training.
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Linda Duarte .
9 months ago
— Forney, TX
Worked on dogs respecting owners and boundaries in the house and also with furniture/guest. Session went much better than expected.
PermalinkLuis
9 months ago
— South Saint Paul, MN
Omar is an Amazing Trainer – Highly Recommend!
PermalinkWorking with Omar has been such a great experience! We had worked with Bark Busters before and learned the basics, but Omar has shown us new, more effective, and less aggressive ways to make corrections. He really took the time to understand the issues we’re having with our two reactive dogs and came up with a training plan that’s easy to follow and actually works.
What I really appreciate about Omar is how patient he is—not just with our dogs, but with us as we learn these new methods. He walks us through everything step by step and helps us practice until we get it right. On top of that, he’s super personable and fun to be around, which makes the whole process even better.
If you’re looking for a trainer who truly knows what they’re doing and makes the experience enjoyable, I can’t recommend Omar enough!
Best Regards,
Omar
Michelle I.
9 months ago
— Palm City, FL
Our first session was great! Stella showed improvement and we all learned a lot.
PermalinkTamara W.
9 months ago
— Brighton, CO
Google Review: Had our first training today at home with two Jack Russell’s and a miniature dachshund. The techniques felt like they were genuinely helping and we have a few weeks of training to go but I am confident that this will be successful. I will post an update in a few weeks as we continue on with training.
PermalinkSian
9 months ago
— Millbrae, CA
This training with Jared has given me the dog I've wanted and hoped for! My friends were skeptical at first about the higher cost of private training, but i work where i live so it was very important that my Rio be behaved in both areas.
PermalinkRio had been adopted before and returned, so he had a few issues at first. He had lots of separation anxiety and barking. Jared gave me some important tools to use and slowly there is no more anxiety when I leave - no barking, even when left in the car as I do errands.
We had a glitch at about 2 months. Rio had been housebroken and has a dog door for outside access. Suddenly he started urinating - seemingly willfully. That just about broke me truthfully. He's so smart and i was at a loss until i thought to call Jared again. He gave me the faith that we could overcome this occasional issue. We scheduled another in person visit and he gave me lots of tips! Strangely, it never happened again! I'm prepared for an occasional accident and know to keep calm, but it's been 3 weeks and I think we're in the clear.
My one-year-old pit puppy still has some things to learn. Hes SUPER friendly and just wants to play with any dog he sees BUT i know if any issue arises in the future, I can depend on Jared to help me work it out. If it wasnt for the confidence he gave me about the urination issue, this might have had a very different and very sad ending.
Thanks to Jared, i now have my companion for life. I could not be happier!
Katherine M.
9 months ago
— New Castle, NH
Our trainer Mariah has been a huge help with our rescue dog! She responds in a timely manner for any questions we send her way, she has helped us better understand our dog’s behavior and body language. Before hiring Mariah we were considering rehoming him as he was presenting dangerous behavior problems that the shelter was not aware of or did not inform us of. With Mariah’s help he has made incredible improvements in his behavior and obedience! We highly recommend Mariah for any dog owner and especially for anyone with a working breed!
PermalinkHolly K.
9 months ago
— San Mateo, CA
I highly recommend Jared! I've been working with him for about two months now, I think we've had four or five sessions, and my dog has made huge improvements.
PermalinkOne of my neighbors even said 'wow, it's like he's a different dog!', and I was able to host a small party at home without having to worry about him bulldozing everyone when they walked in the door.
I have a 75lb, three-year old dog, and the specific issues we were looking for help with were:
- pulling on leash
- jumping on people to say 'hi'
- barking at people, dogs, cats when they walk by the window
On the first visit, Jared came to my house to get a better understanding of my dog's problem behaviors, and was able to teach me some techniques to practice for homework.
In the next visit, he was able to see what kind of progress we'd made, and point out how I could improve, as well as teach my parents and teenager how to communicate with the dog. He is very honest about what he thinks might be too much if the dog isn't ready, and what we need to practice. I really appreciate how he tailored his instructions for different people so they each felt confident about what to do when they are handling the dog.
Jared crafts his training program to meet individual's needs. For example, if you want to take your dog to a park, or outdoor restaurant, he'll go there with you and he shows you techniques that work for that setting.
He doesn't use choke chains, e-collars, or any other negative/violent reinforcement tools to 'break' a dog into submission. He also doesn't rely on over-dispensing treats (I was doing that before) to coax a dog into behavior.
In just the two months we've been working with Jared, I sense that my dog is more relaxed, because I am more relaxed and confident!
Caitlin
9 months ago
— San Mateo, CA
We realized we needed a behavioral trainer when our dog began to occasionally snap at some family members. She had been a bit unruly already but we weren't totally concerned until then. Jared came out to our house and we started with Kali put away. We just kind of talked about the issues we were having with her and what we wish she would see in her. We discussed how some things are trainable and others are personality issues that would need to be more about us controlling the environment. Then we gently introduced her and he got to see her silly craziness in action. I think right off the bat, Jared realized that Kali was walking all over us and that it was causing both her as the dog and us as the owners some anxiety. He taught us how to be the owner and treat her like an actual dog so that she would not feel the need to be the mom protect protecting her little pups. She has become a lot more trainable, less anxious, and brings us a lot more joy. Jared has been coming out regularly to teach us new training techniques as well as checking in to see how we're feeling about her progress. Our biggest thing is that Jared helps us stay accountable with the training. Because it's not a pay per session type of training business model, we know that Jared does this because he enjoys working with dogs and bettering them through their owner. He has been super helpful and we are seeing progress in Kali every day.
PermalinkCAITLYN P.
9 months ago
— Clover, SC
Heather is a great trainer she really knows what she's doing! We have only had one session so far and she gave me a huge amount of knowledge I've never learned in a dog training class or anywhere else!
PermalinkREBECCA B.
9 months ago
— York, SC
Heather was fabulous! Firm and VERY loving with my Aussie and amazingly patient with me while I got the hang of things. Will always recommend!
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