Bark Busters Home Dog Training - USA Home Office

Nicole Policastro 

on Google

a month ago

We called Dan when our little man Tucker was 7 months old (he’s now 14 months). He was very anxious, scared of everyday sights and sounds, and demanding which all resulted in him being pretty reactive. After our first visit with Dan, we saw a dramatic improvement in Tucker’s behavior. We had a few follow up sessions as well. Dan gave us the tools to learn to communicate better with our little guy and make him feel more confident and for us to understand his needs. Now, we have gotten to a place where we can communicate with ... read more

Holly Matsuoka 

on Google

4 months ago

We rescued Charlie, our dog, from the SF SPCA when he was 5. After two months with us, his behavior worsened—he became reactive, aggressive, and confrontational, even biting three people who tried to pet him. Despite trying various online courses, self-led training, and other resources, progress was slow or nonexistent. On walks, Charlie would react to every person and dog, leaving us anxious both at home and outside. Desperate, we turned to Bark Busters for help. Dan Franco quickly taught us things about Charlie that we nev... read more

Emily Hilton Wetzel 

on Google

6 months ago

I called Bark Busters after adding a new puppy to our family. We have a 9 year old Yorkie who was pretty irritated with her all the time, and very reactive to her because she harassed him constantly, and I just couldn't figure out how to get them to coexist peacefully. I also couldn't figure out how to get the new pup to listen, and to go to the bathroom in appropriate places. I called Bark Busters and set up an appointment with Dan. He came for our initial visit and spent a really long time with us, going over some basics, ... read more

Hilda Sanchez 

on Google

7 months ago

Like a different dog within Dan's first visit. Our beautiful mutt is almost 3 years of age. She is extremely loving, however we have always dealt with issues due to her high energy, like jumping very high when excited, wanting to kiss strangers, and overstimulation in general which leads to excessive pulling of her leash and loud barking. This program has dealt with it all. Dan is great at teaching you how to understand the dog vs. human thought processes, and why you need to be assertive/show control. We loved that this a t... read more

Todd Stern 

on Google

a year ago

Dan is amazing. We have a lovely 3 year old rescue who is great with people but had a lot of leash aggression issues. Every time we would walk by another dog, she would start snarling. It got to a point where we felt like we were apologizing to other people more than we were actually walking. We contacted Dan and described the situation. He took the challenge and we scheduled a time for an in-home visit. After just 2 hours, we felt like we had a different dog. She behaves on walks now, often ignoring other dogs. Granted we a... read more