Bark Busters Reviews

In December 2021, my family adopted a dog that really needed a home - the shelter did not know much about him as he was dumped by the owners before they drove away, but he was terrified and cowering in the shelter corner and we knew we needed to save him. As a few days went by after bringing him home, we realized how rough his life has been. His tail appeared to be cut at home, he was very fear-aggressive (nipping, growling, lunging), and very skeptical of men. On top of that, he appeared to be scared of other dogs and would attack our two other dogs on sight (we kept them separated after that) and barked at dogs he saw on the street during walks.

Like many others who have reviewed Keith's services, we felt hopeless. I had fallen so in love with this dog and wanted it to work so badly, but he was so reactive and we never knew when he would snap next. We also had to keep him separated from our other two dogs because he could not stand the sight of them no matter how we attempted to introduce them.

Keith was an absolute life saver. When I heard about the "80-90% improvement in the first lesson" I thought that it sounded great, but surely wouldn't be the case for my dog. Boy, was I wrong! After the first session, my dog not only started looking to my family as "in charge", but he also calmed down a bit because it meant that he was finding his place in our house more and more.

Keith is fantastic with communication, he is very responsive to calls and texts. I even frantically called him a few days before he came for the first session when our rescue got out of the room and attacked our other dog, Keith assured me that everything would be okay and we would work on it during the session.

Today, about two months later, he is a completely different dog. Our three dogs are now best buddies and he feels much more calm as he's found his place here. This is definitely something that you have to keep up with, Keith shows you different exercises to do daily to change your dog's perspective on leadership. While I did see the 80-90% improvement after the first session, continuing to do the exercises daily has increased that improvement further and ensured that my dog does not regress into old habits.

I can not thank Keith enough for his help. His methods do not include pain-based or treat-based training (he is not anti-treat, but this method has my dog listen to me out of respect rather than reward).

Seriously, if you are looking for a trainer, I highly recommend Keith. He is knowledgeable, works with you to educate you on how to train your dog, and provides a healthy environment for your pet to be trained and feel more calm/comfortable overall.

• #Aggression
• #Barking
• #Hyperactivity
• #Pulling
• #Sibling rivalry

Bob is very personable and good at what he does. The main focus was on the puppy, Daisy, but Bob was kind enough to help us with the other dogs as well (3 cockers 1 shih tzu). We were literally at the end of our rope with all four of our four legged babies and by the end of our session he had all of them in line. We first sat down to discuss our game plan and Dixie would not quit barking, so Bob took me outside and showed me how to get her under control and explained to me clearly and concisely why she was doing that. I will say she did stop barking immediately. I can’t tell you how pleased we are with this program everything from feeding to toileting has gotten better each day. Even Dixie who would not walk on a leash did walk from our back door to the back gate, that’s huge! Thank you Bob! See you in April Bob ?

• #Barking
• #Chewing
• #Puppy management
• #Toileting

Deb was thorough and the training is very effective. My male poochon was getting very aggressive at times. He also thought he was the boss. The training is working and we are practicing every day. The barking is getting under control. He now listens to me. Thank you, Deb. Well worth it.

• #Aggression
• #Barking
• #Jumping up
• #Recall

The training session was fantastic. We were able to gain a better understanding of how our dogs think & how we can better communicate with them. Our trouble areas were also addressed, and instant improvements were noticed.

• #Barking
• #Hyperactivity
• #Jumping up
• #Pulling
• #Recall
• #Separation anxiety
• #Toileting
• #Other