Bark Busters In-Home Dog Training

Kim has been nothing short of extraordinary to work with! She is consistent, informative, helpful, and has been a huge support for me and my pup who has anxiety and reactivity when meeting new dogs. She has helped me understand my dog's cues, behaviours, and given me tools to help my dog and I achieve our goals together. Kim has also been an incredible support for my newest rescue dog and helped me feel more confident in how I can help ensure our newest addition is a great fit for our family. Kim is also warm and compassionate and I look forward to seeing her whenever we meet. I would recommend Kim and Bark Busters to anybody. This experience has truly impacted my life in a positive way and I could not be more thankful.

I have been utterly overwhelmed with my border collie. I have tried trainers and obedience classes; nothing would 'decode' my dog, who has historically been unpredictable and stubborn. Since working with Kim, I have learned so much about dog body language and being able to read him better. I also now understand how I interact with my pup also impacts him. (So, calm and assertive is my new motto!) I have been so impressed with Kim's ability to decode my dog for me and give me the tools to be a better owner for him. One of my biggest concerns was that my dog was very fearful and reactive with new people, even my brother and brother-in-law. Kim's approach has seemed to significantly help with correcting the behaviour and even building a bridge between my brother and my dog (my pup was going up to him for pets!) I am eternally grateful for the help Kim has given me and my pup. He's a beautiful, sweet dog with some strange wiring and needs more structure. I felt so lost and alone in my efforts to fix the behaviours. We still have a ways to go, but this is an affirming start.

Kolton and I reached out to Kim when our 18 month old Lab x started showing some mild leash reactivity concerns. We also wanted to work on his recall and leash walking as he’s big and he knows it! He had a tendency to pull when over excited. After only two in person training sessions and proper equipment, Louie is like a different dog. We are now able to walk by dogs with zero growling and with a much calmer demeanour. Kim even brought her dog to our house to practice polite on leash greetings! It is definitely a work in progress but we are so confident in Louie and our ability and we are so excited to see huge progress with just two in person sessions. We would recommend Kim to anyone not sure where to start as the Internet has a ton of conflicting information.