About two years ago, we got our first puppy for our family. What a great idea, right? Wrong! We were totally ill-prepared for the responsibility. I often joke that we should have just had a 3rd child. If you’ve had a dog that was unruly in every way possible, then you can begin to feel our pain about our dog.
Fast forward to two weeks ago and we’d pretty much given up on our dog ever getting better. Like some sort of sign, we saw a van advertising BarkBusters in our area, so I decided to check them out online. I gave them a call and was skeptical. We spoke over the phone and was cautiously optimistic, but at this point I was willing to try anything.
Fast forward to two hours ago and I’m sold. I could not believe the progress he made in such a short amount of time. We also learned so much about our dog. One our main concerns was his bolting out the front door. Now that we have the tools, we are making progress on eliminating this bad habit all together. People that know our dog will never believe the transformation. All I can say is we are completely amazed by the initial transformation.
We’ll see what it’s like in a few weeks. I’m still cautiously optimistic, but we have a lifetime guarantee for anytime that we need help. If you have an unruly dog, I encourage you to take their behavior quiz. It will give you an idea of what kind of help your family may need. I’m eager to give updates on our dog’s continued progress.
‘Tis true! I saw it. The Chew-Bone acted like a totally different animal. I don’t know what those people did to break his spirit like that, but he’s downright likable now!
January 23, 2008 @ 5:54 pmMy question is this: if you watch the dog whisperer like Pat has then you are aware that the dog tells the guy what the owner is going to brother him. What did chewie tell the bark whisperer what you guys are doing wrong?
January 25, 2008 @ 11:28 amBasically, we were not showing that we were the leader of the pack. Once we did that, we have apparently calmed his anxiety level. I’ll keep you posted after our next home visit.
January 28, 2008 @ 9:54 pm