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 18369 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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Michael O.
3 months ago
— Hopewell Junction, NY
Barbara was great! Very knowledgeable and a great trainer. Our puppy and we made great progress with Barbara’s help. Highly recommend her.
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3 months ago
— Menlo Park, CA
Working with Jared from Bark Busters has been an amazing experience. He brings a calm, understanding approach and takes the time to really listen and tailor his guidance to your specific situation. One thing that stood out to me is how much emphasis he puts on teaching *us* how to communicate with our dogs effectively, which makes the results stick long-term.
PermalinkBefore his help, having guests over was nearly impossible—our dogs would get overwhelmed and reactive. Now, we’re able to host gatherings without worry, and the difference in their behavior is night and day. It’s been such a relief to see them more relaxed and balanced.
The progress we’ve made feels huge, and it’s all thanks to Jared’s thoughtful and practical training style. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for real, lasting change.
Todd W.
3 months ago
— North County San Diego
James really knows his stuff. My dog was a different dog after our first lesson. The methods he showed me made so much sense and my dog responded to them like I never seen. James is also very friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and great to work with. Very highly recommended.
PermalinkLaura L.
3 months ago
— Boston Northwest
Bonnie was absolutely amazing! One of the best decisions I have made is working with her. She introduced new approaches that make sense and actually worked. I’m truly excited to work with Bonnie and continue the training journey with my new puppy .
PermalinkJim M.
3 months ago
— Reston, VA
We got in touch with Mark from Bark Busters of Northern VA to assist us with our 1 & 1/2 year old West Highland Terrier that was assuming the role of a leader and very reactive. Our Westie was reacting mostly out fear towards these things: larger dogs, kids on scooters or e-bikes, joggers, baby strollers, the doorbell, and delivery and trash trucks. Mark came to our house within 2 days of outreach on a holiday and in just our very first session with Mark, our Westie was well on the way to becoming the dog we knew he could be. Mark taught our family how to be the leaders and to communicate with our dog the way that dogs communicate with one another. Our dog's improvement was almost instantaneous. He is now much more relaxed and it is like a weight has been lifted off of his shoulders. We are incredibly grateful to have found Mark and his talented support team who efficiently captured pertinent information about our pup in advance of our session and assisted with scheduling our Training Time with Mark. Mark was well aware of our areas of interest in advance of our session and gave us many useful ideas and ways to train our dog. The slides and videos Mark shared with us were super insightful. He left us with "homework" (a training schedule) and training exercises that we can continue to use with our dog. The training aids Mark demonstrated and recommends are great. They are easy and incredibly effective. Many Thanks to Mark and Bark Busters Team, our dog is well on his way to being the well behaved dog we know he can be. We can reconnect with Mark when needed as our little guy matures!
PermalinkNick Acosta and Kelly R.
4 months ago
— Washington, DC
Working with Andy and the results we saw with our dog during the first few hours of training have far exceeded our expectations. On Day 1, Andy very clearly articulated his training methodology and philosophy, answered all our questions, and really taught us how we should interact with our dog. We were shocked to see positive results during just the first couple of hours. Each visit and session since has been equally productive and positive, and Iroh LOVES him! We’re so impressed by Andy and Bark Busters and would recommend his training program to anyone who wants to learn —not be told — how to interact with their dog.
PermalinkKory S.
4 months ago
— Houston, TX
I am so happy that Mason was able to come out to my home and train my dog. And not only train my dog, but also train me on how to teach him not to pull on the leash. And also to teach my dog on how to jump into my car. Before Mason, I would always have to pick up my dog to put him into my car. My dog is a Siberian Husky, so he is a medium size dog. He isn’t heavy at all, he weights about 47.8 pounds. But I don’t want to pick him up and always put him into my car for the rest of his live. Now he is jumping up and down in my car and it’s all thanks to Mason!
PermalinkMichelle O.
4 months ago
— Greater San Diego
Rocket was a handful to say the least and I was honestly concerned he was going to get some kid on a bike hurt lunging and barking or attack a jogger so I called. Justin has been amazing and now walking my boy has become the highlight of my crazy day. I literally saw huge progress in the first session, and Justin is amazing at following up and working on reinforcing, other issues, new situations like a recent road trip vacation with other dogs. I honestly never expected to see this level of improvement and thought it would take months to do what I saw in hours.
PermalinkCeleste T.
4 months ago
— North County San Diego
We sought out a dog trainer once we got our 2 year old Rescue Lab. We were looking for someone who could come into the home and work directly with our family members. "Josie" has some anxiety/separation issues and pretty high energy we didn't really know how to channel. James from Bark Busters came straight in and got to work. Learning the basic methodology of training has been a game changer! He taught us how to correct with our voices as well as gave us actually tools to use in conjunction with the correction. As with most things, it is about consistency and we have been fortunate to have James available to us as needed for when Josie starts to exhibit other behaviors or we start to "forget" what we are supposed to do! Josie also has mellowed out knowing who is in charge and what behaviors are acceptable. We strongly recommend the Bark Busters Training and whole-heartedly recommend James! The Trudeau Family
PermalinkJason F.
4 months ago
— Vienna, VA
Do not waste your time or money on other training services; get Mark scheduled as quickly as possible! It will be the best thing you ever do for you and your dog! We cannot say enough great things about Mark and Bark Busters! We cannot recommend him enough. The amount of positive behavior change we saw immediately was almost unbelievable. We have an 8-month-old boxer puppy, he is our 3rd boxer, so we were well prepared for the high energy and constant goofiness that comes with a boxer. We weren't prepared for dominant behavior as we had not experienced this with our other dogs. Jumping up, nipping, counter and table surfing, barking uncontrollably, not listening, etc., we were dealing with it all. We tried to take him to other puppy classes with extremely minimal results over weeks of training. Mark's approach and methods are simple yet extremely effective. After his initial visit, we saw drastic changes in our puppy's behavior. Our puppy has stopped jumping up on us, there is no nipping, no leash pulling, his dominant tendencies and shows of aggression are gone, and he has gained a great deal of independence! (This is after a few hours with Mark and just a few days of following his plan!) Mark left us with a training plan to follow that was very clear and straightforward, along with the tools we needed to work with our puppy. Do the work he says and you will see the results. Our puppy is still his goofy boxer self, but with a new found respect for us! Our only regret is wasting time and money on other trainers before calling Mark.
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