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 17743 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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Isabelle S. .
9 months ago
— Meriden, CT
Michael is a dog whisperer!!! Our 2 year old mini bernedoodle Luna struggled with separation anxiety, reactivity, and leash pulling. She’s not a food motivated dog, so previous dog trainers could only help her do some tricks with food as a reward, but they didn’t address her overall behavior with that training method. Michael’s method of using the way dogs instinctually communicate is like magic! After just 10 minutes of training, Luna was acting like a completely different dog. She stopped doing behaviors she had been struggling with for 2 years in such a short period of time. Michael taught us how to be the leaders and how to help us set healthy boundaries that are good for us and for Luna. We don’t even need commands such as “come” or “look” for recall anymore after Michael taught us how to use our tone and body language to communicate with Luna. I’ve already been raving about this to anyone who will listen, and I can’t recommend his services enough!!
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!
Mackenzie E.
9 months ago
— Dover, NH
Mariah is wonderful with our dogs. She makes things easy to understand, listens to all our struggles and is always quick to fit us in when we need her!
PermalinkCaitlin
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.
PermalinkRuss and S.
9 months ago
— Minneapolis, MN
Michael was great! He spent a lot of time with us and our two puppies on the initial visit. He even answered some follow-up questions and concerns we had a few weeks after. He was dedicated and determined to help us get our puppies on good footing. He clearly loves his job and he showed so much care and kindness for our puppies. We were feeling very overwhelmed by our pups’ behaviors before we met with Michael and he gave us the confidence and the tools we needed to be the best pet owners we can be. He showed us that we can still be playful, silly and excited with our dogs while also having high standards with their behaviors. Previous to Michael’s help, we were struggling with that balance. We highly recommend Michael and the Bark Busters training.
PermalinkJoe Janos .
9 months ago
— Aliso Viejo, CA
Thorough training details but not overwhelming. Helpful videos to remind of lessons learned.
PermalinkLacey J.
9 months ago
— Boca Raton, FL
All of my concerns were thoroughly addressed and we are very optimistic about our dogs' happy future.
PermalinkBrittany
9 months ago
— Westerville, OH
Within 2 hours of the initial visit, my dogs were behaving completely different! There was peace instead of chaos in the house. We learned simple ways to correct behaviors without using treats or discipline. My dogs are more calm and easy to control. I am beyond thankful and appreciative for Bobb’s nonjudgmental guidance and kind approach. I cannot wait to keep working together and making my dogs happier, healthier, members of our home!
PermalinkCompletely recommend to anyone! Worth every penny!
Tyler M.
9 months ago
— Atlanta, GA
The training has taught my fiancé and I so much about how to better manage our dogs when they get stressed and reactive. I feel so much better suited to communicate with my dogs in a way they understand. Every dog owner should have this training!
PermalinkLindsey
9 months ago
— Roswell, GA
I am overall very happy to have chosen Bark Busters to train my pets! My pets struggle a lot with excessive barking, and jumping. They came today and my dogs can be stress free in their own home. I’m so happy with the end results and I love how they are strictly about learning the dogs behavior and communicating with them. Another thing I might add is I do love how they do not use any type of treats. I’m trying to avoid treats for my pets and they didn’t even mention treats. I’m so happy with today’s lesson and I definitely recommend to anybody else looking for a dog trainer!
PermalinkAs dog behaviorists, we completely agree with you about not relying on treats—using positive reinforcement through communication is key to creating lasting changes. We're so glad to know that approach is working well for you and your pups.
Thank you again for the recommendation! It’s been a pleasure working with you and your dogs, and we're excited to continue helping them thrive!