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Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

4th May 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Toileting

I learned some new skills. I am waiting for the next session.

- -.W, Manchester, Lancashire (Testimonial)

23rd April 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Chewing, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Separation Anxiety

In the few months since my husband and I got our wonderful cockapoo puppy, Ziggy, our lives have revolved around her completely. She has separation anxiety and, though I work from home, getting work done has been impossible because of the amount of attention she needs. She is a very happy dog - as long as she is not on her own for one second. Left alone in a room, she would cry and hurl herself around, to the extent we thought she would seriously damage herself. I have stopped leaving the house without her, even to pick up a pint of milk - her distress was too much to bear. After reading so much contradictory advice on-line and trying it all and getting nowhere (and feeling like a zombie after having no sleep) I got in touch with Alex out of desperation. Our session was a revelation, and the Life Time support offers peace of mind, knowing we can call upon Alex at any time in the future. Seeing how Ziggy responded so positively to Alex's instructions (with her tail wagging throughout the session) was unbelievable. I am skeptical about anything with too-dramatic-sounding results, but the change in her responses was obvious. We are no way near being as good as Alex with the techniques yet, but we are still learning, and can now see how it's done. Most importantly - Ziggy loved Alex and enjoyed the session. I feel confident that we have the techniques now to get our lives back. Ziggy is as happy and loving as ever when she's with us - still full of personality, but not crying in distress every time I leave the room. We can't thank you enough, Alex.

- -.C, Chorlton, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
Raising a puppy can be challenging, especially for first time puppy owners, but rewarding non the less. I really enjoyed working with Ziggy's parents, and Ziggy responded really well to the training methods we used. I'm really looking forward to catching up with Ziggy and her family in the future.

10th April 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Aggression

I'm very pleased with this training session. It was very useful for me. I would like to work with Alex in future.

- -.V, Salford, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

1st April 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling

We were very impressed with Alex. We have noticed quite a few changes in Ruby since his visit.

- -.A, Denton, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

28th March 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Pulling, Recall, Separation Anxiety, Toileting

The training with Alex was very clear and practical. I was given a number of different training tasks to carry out regularly. The session was enjoyable and broken up well into small sections within an overall framework.

- -.A, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

21st March 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Recall, Toileting

Alex spent 3 hours teaching us how to train our dogs Tilly seems to be responding quite well ivy is older and more stubborn but seems to be getting better the lessons were very helpful and Alex was very easy to talk to and very pleasant to deal with hopefully we will be having follow up lessons in the next couple of weeks to see their progress

- -.T, Whitefield, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
With multiple dog jobs, its often not the dog that I'm initially called in to see that is the root cause of their problems. As the owners mentioned, their new addition was behaving better at the end of the first session than one of their older dogs. I'm looking forward to catching up this Thursday to see how they are all doing.

15th February 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Pulling, Recall

Although i had used Bark Busters for my last dog who sadly died 2 years ago it was 15 years ago and my memory isn't what it used to be. I have a 15 month Labra doodle Missy Moo her main problem is recall, although she was pulling on the lead,with a bit of refreshing problem solved after 30 min. However getting Missy to look and listen was a bit harder. Alex gave me confidence and reassurance and i feel that if i follow the training Alex gave me,i should have thee Perfect Pouch! Knowing that i can contact Alex at any time and he'll be there. Great trainer listened and built my confidence. Many thanks Alex you've made dog walking the pleasure it should be.!

- -.L, Todmorden, Lancashire (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
Missy is a really well behaved dog around the home, however she does not always come when called both inside and outside the home. Her attentiveness when walking to heel improved by the time we finished the first session, and I'm confident her recall will continue to improve.

29th January 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Aggression, Jumping up, Pulling

We got in touch with Alex for help with our 2 year old Mastiff. Rollo jumps at certain people when they enter the house, has a tendency to pull on the lead when he see's another animal (cat, horse, fox) and barks aggressively at people passing our gate. On his first visit Alex was very informative and explained the reasons why Rollo was doing these behaviours and exactly how we were going to stop them. We have only seen Alex twice and already there is a big difference in Rollo on the lead and we can now walk past horses without him reacting (which we never thought we would be able to do)! We cant thank Alex enough and we look forward to what we can achieve with him and Rollo in the future.

- -.C, Urmston, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
I sometimes get a bit of dog envy when I work with bigger dogs, and Rollo was no exception - he is amazing!! He was a little giddy when we first met, but it's important a dog of his size doesn't jump up st people. He responded really well to the training both in the house and on his lead. He has since been to my house and calmly walked with my two dogs past a number of horses. I felt very proud of him and his Mum and Dad!!

18th January 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Barking, Pulling, Recall

Alex clearly has a strong empathy with the dogs as my dog Bobby responded to him very well straightaway. I was given lots of useful advice on passive leadership from Alex. Alex showed me some useful training lessons for Bobby and I'm attempting them but. I am not very coordinated with them and will need more practice.The guidance on how to walk the dog was very useful and the new lead seems to work well. Most of the time Bobby is well-behaved on his walks but still gets excited and barks. And pulls when some dogs head his way and I will need more help in trying to calm him down in those situations. I look forward to the follow-up sessions with Alex. I suspect I made knee more work than the dog!

- -.F, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
I really believe that my training is more about training the owner than the dog. During my training sessions I will always demonstrate what I want the owner to do, but it is far more important that the dog starts to respond more to their owner by the end of the first session than they were before. I also need to ensure that they carry out the training excercises correctly so that they achieve the desired results. I am looking forward to the next session so we can focus more on lead work and walking past other dogs.

17th January 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling

We brought Alex in to help us manage our labstaff's giddy behaviour. Almost immediately she responded to his methods and by the end of the session was walking nicely on the lead like I'd never seen her do before. I'm exceptionally happy that I sought out his help and would recommend him to anyone who has hit a wall in their dog's training.

- -.R, Prestwich, Greater Manchester (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Alex
I love working with Staffi's and I love their giddy nature, but sometimes they can be a bit too giddy and boy can they just no. Today's session went really well and she responded really quickly to the training methods used. I can't wait to catch up in a few weeks to progress her heel work in a busy dog area!

5th January 2017 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation Anxiety

Alex was really knowledgeable and has a fantastic personality. He quickly understood the areas we needed help on and has given us a plan of action In which to combat this. He is extremely thorough and you know he takes pride in delivering an excellent service. I would highly recommend him to anyone and will be doing moving forwards. Thank you Alex for your ongoing support and looking forward to the future.

- -.R, Denton, Lancashire (Testimonial)

21st December 2016 - Alex Fraser

Alex dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy Training, Toileting

After Alex's instructions my wife and I both feel that, with his guidance,we will be able to train Jake into the dog we want. From the outset we were able to see a change in Jake, who is a 4 months old Lakeland Terrier.We know it's not going to be easy but we are committed to following Alex's suggestions and feel able to cope. It's good to know we can contact him at any time should we need help.

- -.M, Eccles, Lancashire (Testimonial)