Bark Busters Home Dog Training Greater San Diego -

Kristy Yang

I want to express my gratitude to Justin for his incredible help with our dog, Loki. Before working with him, I was anxious every day when it was time to walk our dog. Loki is a sweet puppy, but he had leash reactivity and would lunge at almost every passing car. A couple of times, he nearly pulled me into the middle of the street. As Loki grew bigger, my arm was constantly sore from his pulling.At home, he barked a lot, and I could barely sit down to enjoy a meal since we got him at four months old. I tried everything—reading books, watching YouTube videos, and attempting to train him to stop lunging at cars—but nothing worked.

Honestly, I was skeptical when I read all the glowing reviews about Justin. It just seemed too good to be true. But it turns out, the reviews were spot on! I’m so glad we decided to work with him. After just one session, I noticed a huge change in Loki’s behavior. He started to understand when I wasn’t happy with his actions, and with consistent training, he has improved so much. He hardly lunges at cars anymore, and at home, he’s much quieter—I sometimes forget we even have a dog! Justin's method is very simple and effective, he gave us all the tools we needs.

Our relationship with Loki has also improved. I trust him more, and he trusts us more in return. Working with Justin has been such a positive experience. He’s responsive, patient, and always there to help. Whenever we have an issue with Loki, we just send him a message, and he’s quick to provide guidance.I highly recommend Justin to anyone who needs help training their dog

Anya Levine

This review is long overdue but Justin was a miracle worker for our two dogs! Having one pandemic pup who wasn’t socialized well, and an older rescue who was never house/leash trained was really challenging for us to manage and led to some tough times. With very different behaviors you’d think we’d have to have wholly different rules for both, but with Justin’s method we can use the same corrections for both the girls. I will say it takes consistency and by no means is a one and done fix, but our fur babies are steadily doing better and are just generally happier pups

Melanie Torres

My 4 year old Pomeranian had a lot of behavioral issues that I was struggling so hard to correct. He was always territorial of his food, places in the house and me and would even resort to biting to guard these things. He would also bark nonstop in the house when he heard dogs outside and no command could stop him. He would also be very reactive to other dogs in public which would always stress me out when we were out to the point where I wasn’t able to enjoy being out with him. This always made me so sad to have to leave him in the house all the time because of his reactivity. I was desperate for change and was so scared that he wouldn’t be able to change since he is already almost 4 and has very severe habits. However, Justin has completely changed him. I was skeptical when they said we would see results within the first session but it was absolutely true. After just one session, he became the quietest dog on our block. He wouldn’t respond at all to the dogs barking around our neighborhood. He became so well behaved, some family members became worried because of how quiet he stayed. The biggest miracle is him not being territorial anymore. This has ensured my family of complete safety around the house. I never thought my dog would be able to learn how to heel, but Justin showed him how in the first session which completely astonished me. A few days after our first session, I was able to take my dog out to the mall and it was the first time I was able to enjoy being out with him. He would quietly wait under the table while we ate and didn’t react to dogs he would come across while we were walking. Justin has been absolutely amazing. It is so comforting to have someone of his caliber and expertise guiding you and genuinely caring about you and your dog. He makes every effort to make sure he is able to help with whatever you need and always emphasizes that he is only one text away. He always finds a way to fit you into his schedule and is a complete joy to be around. When they say he is the last trainer you’ll ever need, they mean it. Investing in training my dog has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. Both me and my dog have become less stressed and are both now able to enjoy life to the fullest.

Greg Barrett

With a pack of 6 dogs that came into the household at all different times, we were feeling defeated and didn't feel that we could ever get them all trained. I read tons of reviews and looked at multiple training services but always came back to Barkbusters. We were very skeptical and wondered how one trainer, Justin Scher, could have so many 5 star reviews. During our first scheduled training, it didn't take us long to realize that he is amazing, passionate, caring and generally wants the best for you and your pets. He did mention that this was the first time he had ever trained a pack of 6 but within 3 hours the dogs knew their place and were unlike they had ever been before. With the tools we were given and a family participating in what we were taught, the dogs continue to improve daily. A week later he came to train us and the dogs on how to take a pleasant walk. This morning we walked 6 dogs and we came home relaxed and the dogs came home exhausted. We now understand why Justin has so many amazing reviews!! Thank you Justin!

Allison Danzi

**Incoming Rocco update!

So it’s been 2 weeks since Rocco’s session and he is a DIFFERENT DOG! We are in constant disbelief. It’s as if a switch was flipped. He doesn’t do any of the bad behaviors anymore!

• He doesn’t bark at random noises when we’re home.
• He doesn’t bark and run towards the windows when the neighbors pass by. He literally looks and doesn’t react!
• I’m able to bring him along to do errands and he just sits by my feet when I’m paying or waiting for something. Even if men come up next to me, he looks but then relaxes and doesn’t react at all.
• yesterday we had a friend over for dinner and he was super calm and totally accepted a guest in the house and let him pet him!! We kept him on leash but were ?this close to taking it off because we were THAT confident that he wouldn’t behave badly.
• when we take him out to cafes he literally just sits calmly under my seat and looks around, even with other dogs and babies walking right in front of him.
• he waits for me to come in/out of the elevator before walking and doesn’t lunge or even notice people walking by.

I don’t know how Jenna and Justin did it, but they totally fixed Rocco!!! We cannot believe the transformation!! I can see in his eyes he is HAPPIER and at ease. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for what you did You literally changed all of our lives!!

I am in complete awe. Our English Bulldog Rocco was very aggressive with visitors at home, which ultimately stemmed from his fear of men (he was adopted). This aggression prevented us from having guests over for almost 5 years. We always felt so embarrassed when we would meet family or friends and constantly lunge and bark. He was also very demanding - barking at us while we’re trying to watch tv for attention - and reactive to ANY noise around the house. Constantly alert. Constantly on guard. In just one session, Justin and Jenna taught us how to communicate with him in a language he understands. This behavior stopped at the first session, we couldn’t believe it! We are so happy because Rocco lived in a state of fear, anxiety, stress, and anger. And he is now cool as a cucumber, relaxed, and positive. I never thought he could be like this, especially with people at our house! I owe so much to Justin and Jenna for their professionalism and expert help!! I loved that they explain the dog psyche that is behind their methods. It helped me understand Rocco better and everything just clicked!

Moorea Porter

We have been working with Jenna for almost a year now, and we have had such a positive experience. Jenna and Justin are incredibly knowledgeable, caring, and reliable. Their training approach is compassionate and helped my rescue dog feel so much more safe and confident. They have given us lifelong tools to manage my dog’s behaviors and help her live a happy life. We are eternally grateful for their support!

Derek Rogers

Justin at Bark Busters has absolutely transformed our spastic 1-year-old labradoodle and stubborn 4-year-old dachshund into loving, extremely well-behaved and responsive fur babies, all the while deepening the love and bond between us and our pups. Most importantly, Justin and Bark Busters taught us how to effectively communicate with our pups in a way that they most easily understand and respond to. The best part is that these communication tools ultimately strengthen the love and bond that our pups feel toward us. Rather impressively, Justin had immediate control over both pups within seconds of being introduced, and both pups are literally putty in his (and now our) hands. Justin has empowered us and our pups with the tools necessary for being mellow sweethearts at all times. Specifically, because of Justin’s instruction and program, our labradoodle puppy no longer jumps on guests, doesn’t invade space, doesn’t incessantly bark, he now responds immediately to commands, and remains in a docile state when in crowded spaces like airports. Similarly, our dachshund no longer nips or snarls, doesn’t jump on guests, doesn’t resource guard, but has turned into the sweetest people-pleaser. In wake of these transformations, our stress levels have been completely wiped away because our pups are now so kind and gentle with guests, and can make cross-country trips on airplanes without any difficulty. We are so grateful and thankful for Justin and Bark Busters, and we recommend them one million percent!! Truly worth every penny.

Andrea Bacal

I wondered how Justin had received such stellar reviews - until he came over and after our very first appointment, my dog Coco was absolutely a different animal! We have had a a few corrections here and there, but Coco who used to growl and bark incessantly at anyone who came to the door or in the house, now actually wags her tail - quietly wags her tail - when people come over.
I was at my wits end and my husband was beyond that point. Now we have a mild mannered, relaxed dog most of the time, and when I give her a correction, she responds immediately. We are thrilled to say the least!