Reviews & Testimonials For Kevin McDonnell
Back to Trainer11th October 2023 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Kevin came to our rescue! We were worried about having to re-home our dog due to hyperactivity, jumping up and puppy biting, amongst other things. Kevin was our last option. From the get go Kevin explained everything to us so we could understand why our dog was behaving how he was. Instantly our dog responded to the training and Kevin showed us what we needed to do, gave us homework which we could follow and also mentioned we could call him anytime in the future. Our dog is a completely different dog and is much more manageable, calmer and now listens and respond well. We just honestly wish we done it sooner.
8th September 2023 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Other
We cannot thank Kevin enough as within moments he completely transformed our life with our Jack Russell, Monty. Kevin was decisive and clearly understands dogs and what drives their behaviour. He provided uncomplicated practical advice which has worked right from the offset. We are now living our best life with Monty who now understands his place in the family and can get on with being his doggy happy self. Kevin is a warm and empathetic person, knowledgable and so very skilled. We cannot thank him enough for his help! We now have control and all restrictions have lifted. We can now move forward and enjoy life with our Monty Jack.
16th May 2023 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
I can’t recommend Kevin highly enough. When he arrived and gave us the instructions to “tame” the dogs, we thought - haha, no way will that work. HOWEVER, this guy knows his dogs!! We have continued with his training skills, and our dogs are 100% better. They do what they are told, which has never happened before. If you knew my dogs, you’d know how unruly they were!! Not any more. We are continuing to implement Kevin’s instructions and cannot believe how much they have changed - for the better. Would I recommend Barkbusters!?!? 100% YES! We’ll worth the money for how they are now, and it’s only been 4 days!!
6th February 2023 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
We have a pure blue Staffie called Grizzly. Our trainer "Kevin McDonnell" was extremely knowledgeable and easy to talk to. He provided comprehensive theory & practical exercises throughout our session. Kevin also brought his assistant a 40kg Doberman called Bruno. Suffice to say Bruno the Doberman was amazing with our Grizzly. The training was phenomenal. On the day we were immediately seeing successful results as we have learnt to communicate in more appropriate ways that our dog understands.. Grizzly responded superbly to the training. It was brilliant that the training took place in our local environment. We are two days into our new approach and things are going well. We are extremely hopeful and really believe in the changes. Looking forward to putting everything into practice and daily living. Thank you Kevin and Bruno PS the lifetime helpline is also a massive statement.
22nd September 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Kevin was absolutely fantastic and made us feel at ease. His techniques worked straight away and gave us immediate confidence. We are now looking forward to practicing what Kevin taught us and enjoying successful results. Bruno was a superstar and enhanced the whole experience for us all. Thanks Kevin and Bruno. You have a real gift!
26th August 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Aggression, Pulling, Recall
wow wow wow, what more is there to say? I truly wouldn't go anywhere else for dog training. Kevin is a god wizard, plain and simple. I was corrected and given the proper techniques to take the leadership role off pickle's little shoulders and was given the tools to give him the good life that this little beauty deserves. Look nowhere else, this is the real deal. I actually would love to stay in contact with Kevin and even take my little pickle up on Dartmoor in the future to have a run around with his new friend.
21st November 2021 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin dealt with Pulling, Other
Kevin was brilliant. Hugely personable and knowledgeable, Kevin immediately made a difference with some clear theory and actions that resulted in Buddy releasing a tennis ball on instruction for the first time in his 3 year life! We learnt a massive amount in the 3 hours spent with Kevin and got to apply our learnings in our house, garden and even down at our local beach. Kevin really cares about what he does and we have every confidence that his instruction will leave us with a happier dog (we even got to meet Kevin’s dog "Bruno" who had great fun on the beach with Buddy!)
31st March 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
We felt at ease as soon as Kevin arrived. His knowledge of dog behaviour was spot on, and we soon realised how we had been treating our dogs like humans instead of canines. We were sceptical anything could get our dog Shelby to stop barking, but we saw results almost immediately with the techniques Kevin showed us. We feel empowered and confident. We’ve gone from avoiding going anywhere where we might encounter other dogs, to now being keen to get out there and practice all we have learnt. Very grateful to Kevin for the time he spent with us and our dogs. This will be life changing for our family.
29th March 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin worked miracles. We had a very timid,scared fearful puppy of 5 months from Romania cross breed. We had him for 4 weeks and were at a loss on how to progress. The puppy did not want to be touched or come out his den.In just 1 session he turned him around completely, so much so we now have a different happy dog. We should have called on Kevin earlier. He literally saved us from returning him to the rescue. We highly recommend Kevin to anyone having behavioural issues with their dog. We will definitely call upon him later as our puppy progresses.
7th March 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Wasn't sure what to expect but boy were we impressed. Kevin was extremely good. He spent the time listening to our issues & identifying the problems. Within 5 minutes of training we saw instant results. The four hours passed so quickly but afterwards we felt confident to carry on our own. As Kevin said " he was there to train us!! not the dog". We fully understand that we have to carry on practicing with the techniques shown . If anyone thinks that their situation is beyond help please get in touch with Kevin at Bark Busters. It will be life changing & you can start to really enjoy your dog.
5th February 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
I have been having issues with my Kelpador, who leaps to greet and can (from a standing start) jump over 6ft which is impressive but not acceptable. He also dislikes people in hats, tries to dominate some dogs (including dogs who are in their own homes & Merlin is the visitor. I didn't have the skills/understanding to be able to take control of my pack and have a dog that I am happy to take anywhere. Kevin is the nicest man, and very quickly understood Merlin. He explained to me how he was going to give me the tools to enable me to have a better relationship with my dog, one in which we are both happy and in the correct pecking order! The transformation, and it is that, is incredible. We (Merlin and I) have a bit of adjustment to get used to, but we are both going to be able to enjoy so much more together. I cannot recommend Kevin highly enough.
20th January 2022 - Kevin McDonnell
Kevin was fantastic. We can’t thank him enough. We have such well behaved responsive dogs now after just one session on Sunday. We had never been able to get results with our own training methods and were feeling overpowered by our dogs. Kevin came to our home and spent 4 hours with us. We also went to a park with him to work on recall and took the dogs to a busy social place too which we had previously been avoiding. I couldn’t recommend Kevin more he has solved our problems with brilliant training methods and helped us understand why our dogs behaved the way they did. We now have two happy brilliantly behaved dogs and two very happy owners!