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For My Coby 08-18-2007 07:40 PM
Has Anyone Heard Of BARKBUSTERS?
 
My hubby and I went to the store today and saw this van with a ton of colorful graphics promoting Barkbusters (an Austrailian based in home dog training system). The van was so "memorable" that I came home and looked it up. The do have trainers in my area, so I wondered if anyone had ever heard of them before??? www.barkbusters.com

We're going to enroll Coby in puppy kindergarten, and I was going to start getting recommendations. Their video sounds like it's somewhat in the vein of Cesar Milan type philosophy. They don't list their prices, but the training comes with a LIFETIME GUARANTEE.

The web site also has a quiz on rating your dog A-F. My older one is great but because he is getting more snarly, he got a C. And because Coby is still an over-excited puppy, he got a C also. I don't wanna have "average" dogs - lol

Graleyne 08-18-2007 07:48 PM
I have never heard of them, but I took the quiz. Susanah got a D. :(

It was better than I expected. I was expecting an F- or worse.

I guess she could use some puppy kindergarten too.

For My Coby 08-18-2007 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Graleyne (Post 1316137)
I have never heard of them, but I took the quiz. Susanah got a D. :(

It was better than I expected. I was expecting an F- or worse.

I guess she could use some puppy kindergarten too.
Ahhh, thank you Susanah!! Makes me feel better. ;)

There was an unruly yorkie in the promotional video.

Scruffles4Ever 08-18-2007 08:00 PM
I emailed them when I first got Scruffles and if I recall, they quoted me a price of $500 or $600.

For My Coby 08-18-2007 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Scruffles4Ever (Post 1316156)
I emailed them when I first got Scruffles and if I recall, they quoted me a price of $500 or $600.
For the one session? Or for classes? I'm sure they would use their lifetime guarantee as leverage for that price. But it's pretty steep. Maybe I should let the boys get really out of control first to make it worth my money. :D

keri1973 08-18-2007 08:02 PM
We got a C too :eek:

For My Coby 08-18-2007 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by keri1973 (Post 1316162)
We got a C too :eek:
Being "average" just stinks sometimes. :(

Scruffles4Ever 08-18-2007 08:07 PM
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Originally Posted by For My Coby (Post 1316159)
For the one session? Or for classes? I'm sure they would use their lifetime guarantee as leverage for that price. But it's pretty steep. Maybe I should let the boys get really out of control first to make it worth my money. :D
This quote was for lifetime sessions. Supposedly they'll come to your house as much as you need. I didn't enroll Scruffles because it was just too expensive for me at the time.

For My Coby 08-18-2007 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Scruffles4Ever (Post 1316168)
This quote was for lifetime sessions. Supposedly they'll come to your house as much as you need. I didn't enroll Scruffles because it was just too expensive for me at the time.
Well, we'll have to see what my other options are before I pay that much. Luckily, I don't have any huge behavioral problems; more like just the normal ones. But I like the in-home idea as well as all the regression training forever.

Izzy Princess 08-18-2007 08:23 PM
Izzy scored a 50 which is a B but in my book more like a B-....hahahaha.....we just finished up Clicker training for puppies and now end of month going for Clicker II and then on to tricks and fun. My only challenge is with the potty training - and barking...but we'll work on that. I can't comment on the price....since I have nothing to compare it to but our first 6 week training session was $150 and then all others are 4 weeks at $95. If that helps.....

ImCKN 08-18-2007 08:27 PM
Both my girls got "C" and Harley got a "D". But I noticed that some of the things that they make a dog down for are things that we love about our Yorkies. We love that they ask us to play, bring us a toy. We allow our babies on the furniture. All I know is that we have trained our dogs, so I guess I get a C and D!!

keri1973 08-18-2007 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by For My Coby (Post 1316165)
Being "average" just stinks sometimes. :(
:D I know we want A+'s dangit!

For My Coby 08-18-2007 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess (Post 1316186)
Izzy scored a 50 which is a B but in my book more like a B-....hahahaha.....we just finished up Clicker training for puppies and now end of month going for Clicker II and then on to tricks and fun. My only challenge is with the potty training - and barking...but we'll work on that. I can't comment on the price....since I have nothing to compare it to but our first 6 week training session was $150 and then all others are 4 weeks at $95. If that helps.....
A B? Shucks, Coby wants a B. But he hasn't been to puppy class yet, so hopefully we can raise that grade with a little homework! And Reggie's too old to give a hoot about grades. I think your puppy class prices are probably in line with what ours are here. So I think we'll try the traditionals first, but I'll keep Barkbusters as a resource for the furkids like Sylvan Learning Center is for skinkids if I need that!! ;)

Galatea 08-18-2007 11:29 PM
I have an Australian friend with a boxer. She was having the worst time with her dog and called Bark Busters for a private consult. In two hours, the guy had the dog totally under control. They had to keep up with the things he taught them. She said that dog was going to a shelter if this didn't work. She swears by them. Says it was worth every penny.

Amy81 08-19-2007 04:22 AM
Cody got a score of 48 which is a

B


Dogs in this category are typically wonderful family dogs with a few rough edges. This dog could easily move to the "A" grade with some training.

diamonds4dogs 08-19-2007 04:50 AM
Barkbusters
 
Hi,

We enrolled our Lily in Barkbusters. Wonderful, wonderful. The $500 is for the lifetime of the dog.

Highly recommend.

Is anyone going to the yorkie specialty in Denver?

Sharon

For My Coby 08-19-2007 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Galatea (Post 1316298)
I have an Australian friend with a boxer. She was having the worst time with her dog and called Bark Busters for a private consult. In two hours, the guy had the dog totally under control. They had to keep up with the things he taught them. She said that dog was going to a shelter if this didn't work. She swears by them. Says it was worth every penny.
That's wonderful. That's what they claim - different dog in 2 hours.

Coby's problems aren't that drastic. Maybe they could spend an hour and only charge me half price! ;)

Ellie May 08-19-2007 06:45 AM
I started a thread in the "training" section for this same questions a few months ago. That might give you more answers. I would be careful about using Bark Busters because it is a franchise. You would have no idea how the trainer in your area actually is and if they even stay totally true to Bark Busters. The reason I was looking into it for Ellie is because the reps in this area come very highly recommended by Ellie's vet office. A couple of the vets in there have used them. I decided not to go with them for now because they are so expensive and because I won't stop letting Ellie on the furniture. I would not hesitate if I had a big, out-of-control dog. Anyway, here are some of the answers I got when I called them.

Do you have to keep dog off furniture? Yes, for five weeks and then you can invite them up when YOU want them there.

How much is it? It would have been $495 for us because Ellie is 6 and they figure they would have to come back less than if she was a puppy.

Do you use any shock collars? No, nothing of the sort.

For My Coby 08-19-2007 06:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 1316525)
I started a thread in the "training" section for this same questions a few months ago. That might give you more answers. I would be careful about using Bark Busters because it is a franchise. You would have no idea how the trainer in your area actually is and if they even stay totally true to Bark Busters. The reason I was looking into it for Ellie is because the reps in this area come very highly recommended by Ellie's vet office. A couple of the vets in there have used them. I decided not to go with them for now because they are so expensive and because I won't stop letting Ellie on the furniture. I would not hesitate if I had a big, out-of-control dog. Anyway, here are some of the answers I got when I called them.

Do you have to keep dog off furniture? Yes, for five weeks and then you can invite them up when YOU want them there.

How much is it? It would have been $495 for us because Ellie is 6 and they figure they would have to come back less than if she was a puppy.

Do you use any shock collars? No, nothing of the sort.
Thanks. I did a YT search on Barkbusters but didn't run across your thread. I'll look again to see if I can find that one too.

Ellie May 08-19-2007 07:01 AM
You could try separating the words Bark Busters. That is how I wrote it.

fourdez 08-19-2007 08:19 AM
I hired Barkbuster a few months ago, and she was great. My problem was that I bought a small male yorkie who was extremely fearful. He would freak out if me or anyone else went near him. He seemed to be afraid of hands, if he saw your hands coming near him he would cringe and begin to cry. I wanted a behavorist to look at the situation and give me an idea how to approach him to make him feel safe. I hired her for an hour and in that hour she was able to assess his behavor and tell me what I needed to do. It was well worth it. I started to see a difference immediately.

For My Coby 08-19-2007 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Ellie May (Post 1316562)
You could try separating the words Bark Busters. That is how I wrote it.
Aha. Thanks!

For My Coby 08-19-2007 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by fourdez (Post 1316727)
I hired Barkbuster a few months ago, and she was great. My problem was that I bought a small male yorkie who was extremely fearful. He would freak out if me or anyone else went near him. He seemed to be afraid of hands, if he saw your hands coming near him he would cringe and begin to cry. I wanted a behavorist to look at the situation and give me an idea how to approach him to make him feel safe. I hired her for an hour and in that hour she was able to assess his behavor and tell me what I needed to do. It was well worth it. I started to see a difference immediately.
That's terrific!! I hope he's doing great by now. Thanks for the info.

kilby 08-19-2007 10:53 AM
We decided to use Bark Busters after our vet recommended them to us and, so far, have been really happy with the training. We have only had 2 sessions and we are taking it slowly (at the recommendation of the trainer) since our puppy is only 5 months old. I look at it as teaching our puppy to have good manners and I have really seen a difference in the past month. The trainer in our area is great so I echo what others have said about the effectiveness of the training being dependent on the trainer in your area. I really like that the sessions are unlimited for the life of the dog. Our trainer said he can even come back when we have kids to help the dog acclimate to having a little one around! Also, if you relocate to another city, the contract is good with any of their trainers. Most big cities have a BB trainer in the area.

Feel free to PM me for more specific information or with any questions.


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