Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Milo has been having a hard time dealing with separation anxiety, we now have the tools and training to use to help him deal with us leaving. He also used to jump and sleep on the couch and after one day he has yet to jump on the couch- its amazing!

Mark was fantastic so easy to relate to. Brilliant dog trainer great tips and nice clear list of homework to carry on with. Thanks again Mark

I booked in with Keiko after a phone call. She did explain what to expect, but I was surprised with the first lesson. 2/3rds of the first lesson wasn't to train the dog, but to train the humans! I thoroughly enjoy the presentation on all things we need to know about dogs and their pack. How dog mommy teaches their pups and how we can do the same and be the alpha. I am pleasantly surprised with how much Cricket has learnt and changed just from the first lesson where Keiko spent about an hour with Cricket and myself. Her biggest issue has been dog aggression and pulling on lead. She has improved significantly on lead, we are yet to move on to the dog reactive session yet. I look forward to seeing Keiko again.

What an amazing experience this has been. Despite owning dogs before (and struggling with training methods) we were unsure how to proceed with a new Dachshund puppy of 14 months. We had attended a course for puppies with a group of 6 others but the individual coaching in our home with Keiko surpassed anything else that could be offered. Not only did she deal with the specific problems we had but the reinforcement of her ideas in the written form was so very useful in the months following. A 2nd session with Keiko at our home, reinforced all these ideas and dealt with some more specific problems we still had. We are about to organise our 3rd session now that we understand our dog's nature better. We heartedly recommend Keiko, expensive but DEFINITELY worth it!

Great information and advice.

Keith was excellent - insightful, patient, thoughtful, and answered our questions simply and clearly.

I was feeling a bit out of control with my 4 month old German Shepherd puppy. He was intrusive, stealing things and hyperactive at times. Keiko had helped me in the past with another dog which had been very helpful, so even though Oscar has a fairly calm temperament, I decided to call and get an early handle on his behaviour. Keiko gave an excellent presentation using her iPad followed up with one on one instruction with Oscar. She gave me a much useful help on establishing leadership along with homework and instruction to arrange a follow-up appointment. I found our interaction encouraging and I’m feeling much more confident about my relationship with my puppy. I would happily recommend Keiko to anyone who is feeling in need of help with their dog.

Milo was having some issues around resource guarding and lead pulling. He would often protect socks and his dinner. Mark was approachable, great to talk to in person and on the phone phone. Mark provided many invaluable techniques and information when training. Some of the techniques had instant results and i was genuinely surprised and overjoyed how effective they were. Even in a month i have already recommended Mark/Bark Busters to half a dozen friends that have dogs with behavioral issues. 10/10 would recommend.

I highly recommend Keiko, she is amazing. I was impressed with how well my pup responded to her in our first session. The knowledge Keiko has shared has changed how I communicate with my puppy Coco. The methods work, all it takes is time, patience and consistency. I have seen improvements with Coco in such a small amount of time and feel even more confident having the expertise of Keiko guide me through this exciting journey.

Mark gave us easy and clear training techniques for training our testing 1 year old Labrador who we came to realise was our pack leader. Shadow is making great progress already with sit, stay, come, leave it and more. The Bah word is working amazingly. We only have to pick up the pillow and we have her attention. We look forward to seeing more progress day by day.

Training seems to have been very effective so far

Our little Cairn Terrier is true to his Terrier traits. He’s very stubborn but is responding to the techniques we’ve been taught by Keith at Barkbusters. We still have a way to go but there has been a great improvement. And it’s reassuring we have lifetime help with him.