Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Keith is friendly and low key. Was a great help with my dog. He responds quickly to email and texts and is willing and helpful to provide guidance and teaching. He is calm with the teaching, not making you feel you’re doing everything wrong but just gently directing to make corrections

Keith has been great! Very happy with his help :-)

Tiggy is quickly picking up the change of being boss and calling the shots. A lot of common sense, and easy to follow advice and so far the results are impressive.

Keith was absolutely amazing. We needed help with integrating our new puppy into the household with another dog and our baby (we are temporarily staying at family's place with their dog and there was a bit of biting going on from our pup) and helped us learn how to correct her behaviour in a more effective way than I have previously learnt in any puppy school with a dog i had many years ago. I absolutely love that his methods aren't food/treat driven and actually work. He explained things so well and thoroughly and answered all questions we had. He has set us up with so much information to be able to refer back to and read when needed and also given so many tips for our big move to another city. His knowledge and expertise have been absolutely invaluable to us. We can't recommend him enough.

Keith at Barkbusters helped me hugely with my 5 yr old dog who oddly started peeing inside at night. Now my dog is great at night with no problems!

If you want a Good Dog this is for you . We seen a massive difference in our Puppy instantly with the methods we were taught by Keith. Also providing us with the mind set of our puppy was an eye opener . This was all in the first session , looking forward to the next one .

Keith is a font of knowledge! We really enjoyed his initial 3+ hour visit and we learned heaps. Our puppy, Beans, was a little unsure of the new stranger communicating with him in ways he wasn't used to - but in the few days since the session, Beans has come on heaps and we've also learned so much. Looking forward to learning more from Keith soon.

Rory is a friendly and well-natured dog; however, some of his behaviours had become increasingly challenging, to the point where walking him was no longer an enjoyable experience. He would frequently chase bikes and runners and was consistently pulling on the lead. After Keith spent time with us, carefully explaining his approach and helping us to better understand Rory’s behaviour, our confidence has been restored. His guidance was clear, practical, and easy to implement. We appreciate that meaningful change will require patience and consistency, but we feel well-equipped with the tools and knowledge Keith has provided. Although it is still early days, we are very optimistic about achieving positive, lasting results.

I contacted Keith via the BarkBusters website and he called me back for a chat. I specifically wanted a male to work with my dog Cleo, who has anxiety issues, barks at strangers and exhibits top dog behaviour at home. She is generally afraid of new men. I felt confident Keith could help us and I was right. He visited our home, watched Cleo in action and gave us some training tips that are simple and were immediately effective. Of course, it was really the humans who needed the training - we hadn't been doing our job of making it clear we're in charge and Cleo doesn't need to worry about having to be in charge. For us it was a case of getting some tips and tricks and consistently applying them. What I like best is all these approaches work in a calm way that doesn't negatively affect our relationship with Cleo - there is no sense of the dog being punished. Cleo is 10 years old and we would do things differently next time, but we didn't want to upend the way she currently lives - enjoying lots of cuddles on the sofa and off leash walking - so we were relieved we could incorporate the techniques into our lifestyle. If you are having issues with any of your dog's behaviour I recommend working with Keith, he will give you solutions that work with your situation; it has made a big difference for us.

Keith was great. Spent time discussing what we needed to do. Its only been 3 days with us being consistent and the difference is amazing. Looking forward to the next session

In early 2026 I moved houses, away from a quiet off-street standalone house, to a multi-flat building on a busy street. The move was stressful for my dog, Arlo, who had her entire routine disrupted and had a new life in a house which smelt different, and where she could constantly see people and cars going past. She was stressed, and with moving being chaotic for myself her routine became incredibly disrupted. She was freaking out about being in her crate (and thus sleeping in my bed every night), pulling on walks and barking at other dogs and men, barking at anyone who walked past the house, and howling, barking, shaking, and running around anytime I tried to leave. I became trapped in my own house, having to cancel plans or only able to attend places she could come with me out of fear of annoying my neighbours with her non-stopping barking and howling when I was away. I had to keep the curtains constantly closed so she wouldn't bark at the people going past, and had my sleep constantly disrupted as she lay in bed next to me snoring and kicking me in her sleep. Having engaged Bark Busters back in 2021, and I contacted Keith who had availability to come over a few days later to help me reclaim a sense of normality. We went over different techniques to reinforce myself as the leader, and the expectations of Arlo. Over the few days after meeting with Keith, and continuous and consistent reinforcement of Arlo's behaviour as directed by him, Arlo was a new dog. She started sleeping in her crate again with no issues, walking at heel the entire time, sitting and watching people walk past the house without a single bark, and overall being a much more relaxed dog. Three days after my appointment with Keith, I was able to leave the house for several hours, and Arlo did not bark or howl once. Through watching her on cameras I saw her look out the window before curling up and sleeping for the majority of the time I was away. Regardless of me being away from one hour or ten hours, she was content and happy to remain by herself. Even more amazingly, while I was not there she would watch people walk past the house and not bark at them! I was able to start going out again and trust that she would be well behaved and the curtain could finally remain open. I can sleep throughout the night with her fast asleep and safe in her crate. She's a different dog to what she was when I initially moved. Prior to Keith coming over, I honestly thought I would not be able to ever properly leave my house again. I was stressed about being able to go to work, and was looking into paying a lot of money for doggy daycares or someone to come pet sit just so I could leave the house. So not only did Keith make Arlo a much more happy, relaxed, and trusting dog; he also saved my sanity and saved me a lot of money.

The barkbusters techniques and tips were easy to learn and implement and worked brilliantly with our canine friend. Close to six months on, we are still seeing great results and when things slide a little, we know it’s always down to our own consistency. With a little effort, we get right back on track. Thanks Keith!