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"I told them the fence had to be exactly where the old fence was, except part of it had to be 18" away from a large tree. They put the fence right next to the tree. They came back & moved it. Plus instead of the fence being between 2 tree stumps (where old fence was), new fence goes over a stump. I'm not sure when they did the fence; Mar-April 2016."

I built an entire barn dominium myself, from electrical, infloor heat system, plumbing, framing, drywall, finishing, shiplap, and trim. I am a 22 year member of Ironworkers local 292, I am an experienced welder/fabricator and have held unlimited thickness structural welding certs for 19 years.

"Exceptional! Outstanding! I posted the review below in February when Derrick from K9Keepers came and installed my DogWatch hidden fence. It was the dead of winter then, though, so they could only pin the wire to the ground, with the promise of coming back in the spring to bury the wire. So I wanted to update my review to further illustrate just how good of a company K9Keepers is. As promised, Rachael from K9Keepers called in early April to schedule an appointment for them to come and bury the wire. We set up the time for April 28th at 9am. The day arrived, and Derrick was right on time (ok, full disclosure, Derrick pointed out that it was 9:06 when he got there, but I think most anyone would count less than 10 minutes as 'on-time'). Derrick and his assistant got down to business and got the wire buried quickly and efficiently. As usual, there was GENUINE friendly and professional service. I couldn't be happier with my purchase - it has worked so well with my dog, and it has given my wife and I such peace of mind. And I am especially pleased that I went through DogWatch by K9 Keeper Fencing with Derrick and Rachael Woiderski! Thank you!! Original posting from February, 2017: If there were more stars, Derrick would get them. I had a hidden fence in my previous home about 10 years ago (I believe it was Pet Safe Pro), so I knew I wanted another one. I had Derrick come out and take a look at my property, and he was RIGHT on time to the minute!! I had an idea of what I wanted, but discussion with Derrick gave me different approaches that I hadn't thought of before. I'm retired from the Air Force, and I've had my own business, so I have a lot of respect for honesty, integrity, timeliness and quality, and I don't much care for the 'salesman' type thing. It simply didn't feel that way with Derrick - I could tell...no, I could FEEL that he believed in his product and business. Well, we obviously came to an agreement and we set up a time for him to come and install the fence, which was today. And before I get into the installation, I'm sure people would want to know about pricing. I did my due diligence and checked out other companies as well before just going to DogWatch, and Derrick's prices beat the competition, as well as the batteries and lifetime warranties on the products. AND, I'm able to make any kind of adjustments to the strength of the signal that I deem is necessary; other companies make you call them to come out to make any adjustments. I get that from a pet protection perspective, but I (and I think the VAST majority of people) love their pets and wouldn't do anything to harm them - otherwise, why spend the money on a hidden fence, right? So I want that control. Dogwatch gives me that. So, on to the installation day, today. Again, EXACTLY on time. 9:00am he pulled into my driveway. We reviewed what was to be done, and Derrick got down to work. It only took a few hours, which included going under a sidewalk and cutting across a driveway. After installation, Derrick spent a good amount of time going over everything with me. Even though I've had a hidden fence before; he wanted to make sure I understood their product. Then we brought out Riley (my dog's name is Riley...Riley Coyote Super Genius...if you like cartoons and remember Coyote and Road Runner, then you get it.). Derrick spent a lot of time (and snacks) to get Riley to start to understand the flags, keeping things at the lowest possible setting to get Riley to understand something is there, but not hurt her. It was obvious that he cared about getting this right! My pup started to catch on very quickly. I will need to continue to work with her, but she's a smart girl and will learn fast. I know I've written a lot, and I hope people read this, but the product, the pricing, the installation, the training, the service, the overall experience with this was just plain WORTH IT! THANK YOU Derrick and K9 Keeper (and Dogwatch)!! Best regards, Frank Bell Kalamazoo, Michigan"

"As far as I went, which involved measuring, discussing my needs etc. the printed description were all done excellently and I will certainly contact them again, if I find that I need the fence in the future. The purpose was for a potential dog enclosure"

"Jim is a top-notch independent professional. He's busy and he works at his pace. If you aren't in a hurry, his schedule makes up for his quality and professionalism. Jim responded to a call. We spoke about the repair needed. It took him a week or two to get out to the property to survey the damage. I put in a couple of calls along the way. Once he got out, he told me when he could get to it and that suited us fine. He offered some constructive suggestions that were actually a bit less than we wanted to do regarding the repair. We appreciated his recommendation.Once we committed to the project, he got right to it. Really good attention to detail and materials. You get the feeling that he is fixing it with the same attention that he'd give his own home.  <br /> After the repair, he got back to us with an additional suggestion on securing some structural issues. He offered the service as an add-on. Again, good suggestion from Jim and we proceeded.  <br /> The collapsed chimney left a mess of rock and block in the yard. Jim cleared that away for us without even being asked.  <br /> We'll be calling on him for sure for future work. <br />"

"Even though he did not install the fence initially, he did a great job on the repair.  I was very pleased with their service. <br />"

"I did not have the time to work with a bunch of service providers and decided to hire a contractor to do the sub-contracting for me. The sales rep and the production manager for Darrel Burke were very professional, prompt, and ensured that a quality job was done by all sub-contractors. For the walk-in tub, Darrel Burke used Clyde Hanger Plumbing and I was very pleased with the plumbers. They were thorough and ensured several times that the tub was in good working condition. I was so pleased with the plumbers that I used them again when my waterheater broke a few months ago. The walk-in tub came from ReBath which is a partnership with Darrel Burke. I am very pleased with the tub. The stair climber was installed by Freedom Lift Inc. They were superb. Especially when they had to fix the some of the circuitry after my husband misoperated the chair the day after they installed it. Very gracious and professional. The chair is excellent quality. My 70 year old husband is very pleased with the stair climber. Battle Creek Tile and Mosaic installed the laminate flooring and we were so pleased with the service before, during and after installation. The sales rep, Mike checked and double checked his work to ensure he measured everything correctly. The floor installers did a quality job and cleaned up the areas every day. Mike came back and did a quality check. After the moldings were stained, some of them were lighter than the flooring and Mike ensured that they came back to get it right. BC Tile and Mosaic also installed the ceramic floor tile in the guest bathroom. Mike helped me pick out the tile so it fit in with the other ceramic flooring in the house. I just can't say enough good things about BC Tile and Mosaic. It took them approximately seven days to lay all the flooring. Everyday you saw great progress. We have a some doorways that needed transition from either carpet or ceramic tile and the transitions are better than we expected. Darrel Burke had their carpenter build me a window seat in my front room. I didn't give them a lot of specifics, cause it was mainly so my dogs had a better view to look out. The window seat has a storage area and they extended the vent for the duct work. The vent matches the window seat. I have received many compliments on the quality of the window seat. You would think it was built with the house. I could have saved some money with another contractor, but it was all worth it to me. I would not hesitate to use Darrel Burke again for my home improvement needs. <br />"

"These guys are amazing. They quickly answered my call and scheduled to meet me the next day. That same day they fixed my damaged gutter and cleaned all the other gutters. A couple days later I had them power wash the house. They did a spectacular job! The attention to detail, great work ethic and friendly demeanor makes me want to hire them again."

"Derek Goss did an excellent job installing a new garbage disposal. He is knowledgeable and efficient in his work . He goes out of his way to make sure the job is done correctly. I would hire him again for any home repair!!"

"He took the screens that we wanted fix away with him to get it refixed and he said he would call us back. This was on a Thursday and he said he would call us on the following Monday to set up a date. He called and said because he is 50 miles away he could not get to us for another week and that was ok. The following Monday he was here with the screens and installed them which I did not expect him to do. It was great work and I got some other stuff I want him to do in a couple of weeks. He is terrific and I would use him for anything including redoing my entire kitchen. I thought the price was a little high but considering the quality I would not argue."