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I felt so compelled to write this review. NEVER ever use Bark Busters.

Andrew Gawur is a fraud, and so is this company. I recently got a new puppy - I was stressed and she was misbehaving. The admin who called me to book an appointment was so good at selling me that all my problems would be solved, and the one time fee would cover off as many training sessions as possible. They claim they use positive techniques on their website but they put a slip (modified choke collar) on my puppy that caused her pain when she was walking (she was yelping), and used loud chain bags and growling to stop bad behaviour inside.

The look on my puppy's face when he growled at her or threw the bag was enough to warrant never having him back in my home. These methods are out-dated and are not positive. For positive training, look into clicker training or anything similar to reinforce behaviour that you want, versus scaring the *** out of your pets. I didn't know any better - I was stressed from having a new puppy (and somewhat desperate).

Plus, my vet recommended that NO puppy under 1 year should have a choke or chain collar. Their neck is still developing and you can do serious damage to their bones and ligaments. They're illegal in City of Toronto for tethering for a reason. As they only did one session (and I paid almost $600), I asked for a partial refund to which I was basically told no, that's not their policy.

I asked repeatedly and was ignored. They misrepresent themselves on their website as having safe methods, and they are not.

DO NOT GIVE THIS COMPANY YOUR MONEY. They are responsive and not busy for a reason.

Reason of review: Not as described/ advertised.

Monetary Loss: $600.

Preferred solution: Full refund.

Bark Busters Cons: Very poor, Quality of service, Poor aftersales service, Customer service, Extremely expensive.

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Guest

I would love to train the person that actually robbed us of $514.16. I would throw bags of dog waste at him and choke him like he did to our dog.

It was more of how great he was than anything. He said he was an Electrical Engineer. I doubt he was any better at that then acting like a Certified Dog Trainer. If you live in the Saint Paul Minnesota are please do not use Paul Jasmin.

And for god's sake do not use bark busters. There are Veterinarians that specialize in training and they are a lot cheaper then Bark Busters They should change the name to "WALLET BUSTERS"

Guest

Hi, i have Andrew as well and im thinking of asking for a refund. i noticed this issue was resolved, do u mind me asking how?

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I basically badgered him for the refund, he only gave me a partial. He agreed eventually, if I could take down the review I wrote on yelp. I couldn't take this one down (I tried) but I do feel people should know what they're paying for.

Guest

i too wasted my money, throwing a bean bag at the dogs feet and spraying water in his face, the only thing the dog learned was to growl at the spray bottle

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