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 17755 reviews.
  • 99.7% 4 or 5 stars 99.7% rate their experience with Bark Busters as 4 or 5 out of 5 stars.
  • 99.6% Would Recommend 99.6% would recommend Bark Busters to their friends and neighbors.
  • 99.5% Dog Responded 99.5% think their dog responded well to the training.

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  • Melissa C.
    11 years ago — Denver, CO

    Becky did a wonderful job explaining dog behavior and techniques to manage Barkley. She made it very clear that she was here for us now and in the future. We look forward to working with her again soon.

    • #Barking
    • #Chewing
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Puppy management
    • #Recall
    • #Separation anxiety
  • Tracy K.
    11 years ago — Greater Tampa Bay, Florida

    Very professional, direct, easy to understand and execute instructions. Actual physical actions to act out what should be done with great success. After just a few days of practicing we are seeing great results. Can't imagine how much better it will be.

    • #Barking
    • #Hyperactivity
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
  • Sherry H.
    11 years ago — Naples, Marco Island, Florida

    I would absolutely recommend Bark Busters - I wasted my money on a 4-week training program before Bark Busters.

    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Other
    Trainer Note:
    Submitted after just the first lesson for this Sealyham Terrier.
  • Jerry & D B.
    11 years ago

    Excellent! Immediate results. We are amazed at how quickly Stella responded to training.

    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
    • #Toileting
  • Heather S.
    11 years ago

    Surprised to find out/realize that the dog we felt was going to be the hardest was not - our hope is that we will have control and trust in Duke so everyone is safe.

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
    Trainer Note:
    Duke is most likely some type of Bully breed, Simba is a 10 year old Labrador, and Nala is a Poodle/Terrier mix. Duke had some significant aggression issues. He was happy not to do those behaviors anymore. After the first lesson he showed about 80% improvement. After the first follow-up visit, he showed even more. The whole family is learning how to work with the dogs so they can keep all 3. Simba was the "good dog" that they didn't think needed training. Surprise! Everyone is doing well now.
  • Char B.
    11 years ago — Windsor, CO

    Carol provided some great feedback. I think it will be as hard to train us as it will be to train the dogs

    • #Barking
    • #Chewing
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Recall
    • #Separation anxiety
  • Kelsey D.
    11 years ago

    I loved how we did not have to use shock collars or punishment to train our dog. We got results in just one training session....Amazing!

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Pulling
    • #Recall
    • #Other
  • Kim J.
    11 years ago — Ankeny, IA

    Photo of Tiger We came to Debra after having worked with a local shelter's behaviorists. After that visit were feeling lost as we were told that our lovely little dog, Tiger cannot be corrected and eventually have to be re-homed or humanely euthanized as agression cannot be fixed but sometimes can be modified. He had shown a bit of aggressive behavior which had just started in the 6 months or so with charging and barking at our child and visitors, as well as some resource guarding. He's 3 years old and we have had him since he was about 12 weeks old. We took puppy training classes and thought we were doing right by our dog.

    After that meeting, we scratched our heads, we didn't want to give him back to the shelter or humanely euthanize him; that was just too extreme as he has not attacked anyone but the signs were there that this behavior could escalate. We reached out to Bark Busters and Debra Boswell. At her first visit, working with the suggestions she provided, we saw a change immediately. But, doubt was there. Will it work? Is our dog really changed for the better? Will he change back? After our first meeting with Debra, we know that we have to maintain consistency, work with the training suggestions provided and keep it up, which we are happy to do. Since then, we have seen wonderful changes in Tiger. Even though we don't have many guests visit our home, we incorporated information she shared and tried expanding our training to include visitors coming to the door. We are impressed already as our dog wasn't barking at people walking down the block, across the street, nowhere near out home. So, why not try for people coming to the doorway.

    When Debra came back for a follow up session and additional training work, we practiced what she told us and our dog was surprisingly not barking his head off at a car in the driveway and running up and down the stairs to the doorway like a wild beast. He stayed as he should, didn't seem to have anxiety and was quiet. That was a first! We are very glad to have taken that next step to work with Bark Busters and Debra to help keep our little fur baby in the house and keep us and the neighbors safe from a wildly barking machine! His whole attitude seems to have changed. Is he perfectly behaved? Not yet, but it's been a night vs. day change.

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
    • #Recall
  • Jessica W.
    11 years ago — Kew Gardens, NY

    Training went very well. Sarah was very helpful and thorough in her explanations and demonstrations.

    I was so enthused to see Sebastian get to such a calm submissive state by the end of our session.

    • #Aggression
    • #Barking
    • #Jumping up
  • Peter M.
    11 years ago — Sugar Land, Katy & Waller, Texas

    Thank you very much for your time and knowledge. I can't wait to start implementing these techniques and we'll very much recommend Bark Busters to others.

    • #Barking
    • #Hyperactivity
    • #Jumping up
    • #Pulling
    • #Recall
    • #Toileting