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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Joanne G.
9 months ago
— Boston Northwest
Bonnie is patient, kind, and non judgmental. We have a challenging Boston Terrier and she has had many excellent ideas for adjusting his negative behavior. Doing the training in the home where the dog lives we thought was most advantageous. We would highly recommend Bonnie, and knowing she will be available for the life of the dog is really comforting.
PermalinkJocelyn O.
9 months ago
— Monterey Park, CA
We could not be more grateful for our trainer Kevin and our experience with Bark Busters! Kevin is an incredible trainer and we recommend/speak of him so highly our neighbor works with him now too!
PermalinkWe were in search of training for our two young rescue dogs with very different personalities and needs. Our pitbull is very high energy/excitable and exhibited signs of possessiveness when we introduced her sibling. Our heeler mix is very shy, slow to trust others and nervous around other people and dogs. Both of our dogs had issues with reactivity and resource guarding.
From the very first phone call, I felt a genuine care for our situation and liked that training was based more on an understanding/communication with your dog rather than techniques that were bribery, pain or fear based.
We like to think Kevin trained us. It was really eye opening to understand the ‘whys’ behind our dogs’ specific behavior and how to communicate with them more effectively.
Every time we work with Kevin, we work through a variety of training and exercises. He always listens through our concerns and provides feedback and guidance. If we had a recent specific incident or concern - he will try to work through the cause of those issues within the same session. He is incredibly present throughout our training and always makes himself available through text between sessions as well.
We still have work to do but have seen vast improvement in the following:
- We are able to do pack walks with minimal issues of pulling and reactivity (and techniques to minimize this when there are unexpected situations)
- We have worked on front door training and dogs are able to settle before greeting guests; we are also working through deescalating reactivity towards unexpected visitors/the mailman
- We have worked on implementing/respecting boundaries (personal boundaries such as doing things unintentionally on their time/demand and physical boundaries such as sitting and waiting at gates/doorways and not jumping on us/people)
- We’ve worked through impulse control and resource guarding by becoming more confident ourselves and giving the dogs their own safe spaces (like their crates for their meals)
Working with Kevin has helped bring our little family together and we honestly can’t thank him enough. My husband and I feel like a team working towards the same goals with guidance, direction and care. Our unit has gotten stronger and our dogs more confident, calm and closer than ever.
Katie R.
9 months ago
— West Palm Beach, FL
John was great and was able to make Ruby more comfortable and able to stop barking quickly. She and mostly us have work to do, but there is a great base. Already we are more confident to teach her that we are in charge.
PermalinkJenny G.
9 months ago
— Leesburg, VA
Mark is amazing. Call him, you won’t regret it. We have a new rescue, Gunner, that is about a year old who came into our home and decided he was the boss. As lifelong dog owners, we just couldn’t get him to stop his nipping, jumping, and overall dominant excitedness. It was overwhelming.
PermalinkAfter our 3 hour first visit, our pup was fully submissive to us, listening amazing, and refused to nip or jump at all. I write this the next morning after we slept in our bed without the dog for the first time since he came home.
We couldn’t be happier with the transformation, and Gunner is so relaxed now that he doesn’t feel like he needs to run the place. Thank you Mark!
Joe G.
9 months ago
— Newport Beach, CA
Went over basic commands regarding claiming space & PLACE. Additionally worked on aggression between the two dogs.
PermalinkJanet & Rick B.
9 months ago
— Hobe Sound, FL
A very positive experience!!
PermalinkLinda 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.
PermalinkDebbie
9 months ago
— Boston North
Kayla from Bark Buster came to our house and was amazing to work with. She is very knowledgeable and taught us so much, we already see an improvement after 1 day.
PermalinkPatrick
9 months ago
— Saint Paul, MN
We cannot recommend Bark Busters and our amazing trainer, Ryanne, highly enough! We were expecting our first child and reached out for help with our 10-year-old Yorkie, Gerrard, and we are absolutely blown away by the transformation. Ryanne did several in-home visits and took the time to truly understand Gerrard’s behavior and our needs as owners. She patiently taught us how to train him in a way that was both effective and easy to follow.
PermalinkThanks to Ryanne’s guidance, Gerrard is like a whole new dog—calmer, more obedient, and happier than ever! Her expertise, professionalism, and genuine love for dogs were evident from day one. If you’re looking for a top-notch dog trainer who delivers real results, Ryanne and Bark Busters are the best choice you could make!
Thank you, Ryanne, for giving us the tools to create a better life for Gerrard and our family! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best, Ryanne & Omar Rubio
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Luis
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