Reviews & Testimonials For Keiko Ruwhiu

Very informative and interesting learning, pleased with the way Niko responded to the training. Have already noticed change in his behaviour.

We were so shocked at how effective it was. All the explanations given made perfect sense to us. We will keep practicing the training we learned. Thank you so much!!!

Absolutely enjoyed my training with Keiko. Gives me a lot of hope that I will be able to do more with Rex and not have to worry about how he will react outside of our home.

We first met Keiko when we needed help with Indi barking at the gate. That was almost 2 years ago It did seem expensive, but being able to have ongoing support for the lifetime of the dog is really superb value for money. We've asked Keiko back several times to help with bad behaviour after moving house & just to refresh us with training, or if Indi was forgetting her manners. Keiko is incredible - very experienced and great to deal with. Indi always says thank you for coming back to re-train my Mum.

The one problem we had was Petal’s incessant barking at the slightest noise. Keiko was just amazing she right away diagnosed the problem the Petal was an anxious pup and that was her way of expressing in self defense. Keiko first taught us how to gain the confidence of the dog and then showed us how to curb her barking. Now Petal is SO good that even the neighbours notice how quiet she is. Thanks to Keiko 🙏 Keiko is the most amazing trainer. She is so knowledgeable and has such a wonderful way with dogs. 😊 We are so lucky to have her to train our dog. Thank you Keiko for the wonderful job you have done with Petal.

Keiko's training of us has been wonderful, and both the dogs have responded so incredibly well - and are far more relaxed and happy as a result. We had particular issues with both dogs jumping up on cars/people to greet them, and charging through doors ahead of humans, causing problems on occasions with grandchildren! Both these bad habits were sorted out almost immediately once we were shown how to stop them - and Josh has almost stopped interfering with the grandchildrens' ball games! I would therefore thoroughly recommend Keiko and Bark Busters to anyone wanting to have trouble-free dogs to be proud of!!

Keiko is the real deal. An absolute professional with the ability to both do and teach. Having read and watched all the dog training information and tv series I could find I was unable to achieve the outcomes I wanted with my dogs prior to meeting Keiko. My relationship with my dogs changed almost instantly with instruction from Keiko. How surreal it was to find myself in a situation "as seen on tv" where my dogs suddenly did all the right things and were happy and relaxed about it! Keiko made this happen by teaching me how to communicate in a way my dogs understood and respected. Keiko has brilliant ways of explaining dog behaviour and thinking that I'd never heard before, and which provided many 'aha' moments. As someone who has been around a lot of dogs for much of my life I thought I knew what I was doing, and was reluctant to seek help. However, thanks to Keiko, I now have a new and effective way of communicating with my dogs; they understand it and are so much more relaxed and happy already.

Excellent training, great tools and very knowledgeable trainer. It's great having the trainer on hand to help you handle new issues if they arise, always learning!

Both my husband and I thought our training was remarkably effective in a short period of time, and provided some new and surprising advice in the way we approach our dogs. Within a couple of days, both dogs were far more relaxed and responsive, and we shall definitely continue to work on the many training techniques shown us by Keiko - as they obviously work!

We were very pleased with how the training session went and can already see some good progress in Rick. We were able to understand better how Rick thinks and communicates, and then to recognise how to use this to provide boundaries and rules for him.

It was good thank you. Helpful.

Keiko has opened up another set of eyes in terms of dog behaviour. We have another older dog and you never stop learning about how best to train your pets to get the best out of them. Keiko is extremely patient with both Bear and us (lol), makes herself available and very helpful. The reason we engaged her was Bear had been really naughty and had to front up to court. Keiko upon request and without any hesitation came along to support us in court which we thought was amazing and well and truly beyond the call of duty! Before the appearing in court she had provided full reports for Bear. We are really happy with the progress Bear is making, he is such a different dog to before we met Keiko. It is work in progress and the great thing about Bark Busters is the support is for life. Thank you so much Keiko and we look forward to continuing the journey with you!!