Review:
We adopted Molly and Sophie as puppies. They are such darlings and would melt your heart regardless of the trouble they seemed to find. Molly had this way of trying to pretend that she couldn’t hear you when she knew she was up to no good or didn’t want to come when called – she’d turn her head the other direction ever so slightly but you could see her eyes going back and forth, looking at Sophie as if to say, ‘is she looking’ at me?’. Both girls had their unique challenges, particularly due to their size as they were both well over 80 lb Great Pyrenees dogs. We’d tried other trainers with little success including clicker training – and with that we had only moderate success.
Molly was a particular challenge as she had a stubborn side. She did all the things that you can imagine. Jumping up and overwhelming visitors, poor recall, chewing – even getting so worked up in her kennel if left alone for a few hours that she would go far beyond keening and barking, but would manage to push the kennel tray out and make a real mess...
I had found Bark Busters online and was delighted when Sherri was available to come that next week.
It was remarkable to say the least. Sherri spent one hour with Molly, and within that short period of time, I could not believe my eyes. Even my neighbors commented that they thought I had a different dog. She had completely calmed down and became this happy, confident puppy. It only took a few sessions with Sherri with both girls. Sherri was always willing to drop in for a quick ‘refresh’ or to help with a correction.
We have since added Oliver to our little family. He’s a 2.5 lb Maltipoo that will grow to a whopping 5 lbs. You may think at first glance that he would be much easier to train, however, his name is in direct relation to being a little Dickens. He may be less than 5 lbs but his will far surpasses that of even Molly. What we’re also learning is that it probably has more to do with us than Oliver as we know we’ve been treating him differently because of his size – and he’s so stinkin’ cute. So Sherri has her hands full again training us all over again. But we know she’s up for the challenge.
Sherri is truly the ultimate ‘dog whisperer’ and we would recommend her without hesitation. In fact, we would go so far as to say that there is no one that matches her skill or her love of animals. She is truly gifted and incredibly patient with humans since they’re harder to train. Add to that, she has the wittiest sense of humour and is a wonderful soul. Anyone’s pack would be lucky to have her. We’d happily provide a reference for her if anyone wanted to talk to one of her loyal fans.