Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
12th October 2026 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Keiko really made us feel at ease with our training plan. I was gob-smacked at the immediate response from Mabel & how well she's responding to the training. It really is simple - it's just knowing the right things & that's why I have full trust in Keiko helping us on our training journey. Seeing the change in our girl has made us so happy.
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Elisha! You are doing a great job with Mabel (3 years old Mastiff Staffy x). I was very happy to see she is making a great progress. Keep up the good work! I am only a phone call away for you and Mable 😊
Thank you Elisha! You are doing a great job with Mabel (3 years old Mastiff Staffy x). I was very happy to see she is making a great progress. Keep up the good work! I am only a phone call away for you and Mable 😊
8th October 2026 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
First session was very thorough, we learnt a lot of great techniques and are looking forward to putting them to action.
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Emily! Great to hear you learnt a lot. Ollie (4 years old Jack Russell x) needed to understand who is in charge. I was very happy with the way he responded to his first session. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Ollie 😊
Thank you Emily! Great to hear you learnt a lot. Ollie (4 years old Jack Russell x) needed to understand who is in charge. I was very happy with the way he responded to his first session. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Ollie 😊
7th October 2026 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Recall, Separation anxiety
Keiko was excellent. After only one session our puppy Daisy is doing remarkably better. I look forward to more sessions with Keiko as she is very knowledgeable and clearly cares about her clients and more importantly their Dogs.
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Daniel! I was very happy with the way Daisy (1 years old Pitbull cross) responded to her first session. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Daisy 😊
Thank you Daniel! I was very happy with the way Daisy (1 years old Pitbull cross) responded to her first session. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Daisy 😊
27th September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
What an amazing experience. Mark delete with multiple issues with my Cocker Spaniel, anxiety, pulling on lead, barking and stopping him sleeping on the bed. Last night was the first time in 6 years he has not slept on the bed. Thank you Mark
Trainer note from Mark
Cosmon is a 6 yr old Cocker Spaniel , brough up through lockdown as a pup so has various anxiety issues , separation anxiety, resource guides mum, growls at family who approach her, jumps , pulls , recall not great and barked etc. 1st session went well and follow up shortly but so far big noticeable changes in his attitude Nice work team Cosmo.
Cosmon is a 6 yr old Cocker Spaniel , brough up through lockdown as a pup so has various anxiety issues , separation anxiety, resource guides mum, growls at family who approach her, jumps , pulls , recall not great and barked etc. 1st session went well and follow up shortly but so far big noticeable changes in his attitude Nice work team Cosmo.
22nd September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Pulling
Mark is fantastic! His knowledge and the way he connected with us and our dog Charlie is amazing! Our first training was so informative and Mark is always there if we need assistance. Charlie had very interesting but also serious behaviours , potentially from the previous owners.
Trainer note from Mark
Charlie is a Maltese x Shih Tzu of 10 yrs old , called in for aggression issues when he was in his sleeping are, ie: if you walked past he would attack but only at night or later evening, had bitten and was brought over from Australia. Great progress with the training techniques and also changes his routines to suit the situation better for him. Awesome to get work with the out of the box problems, he's now a non stressed relaxed dog . Still some minor tweaking to go but massive improvements. Great work guys
Charlie is a Maltese x Shih Tzu of 10 yrs old , called in for aggression issues when he was in his sleeping are, ie: if you walked past he would attack but only at night or later evening, had bitten and was brought over from Australia. Great progress with the training techniques and also changes his routines to suit the situation better for him. Awesome to get work with the out of the box problems, he's now a non stressed relaxed dog . Still some minor tweaking to go but massive improvements. Great work guys
22nd September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Recall
The training was excellent. Mark's almost instant repore with Nyx was very impressive. We still have a road ahead, but we are extremely hopeful that the results will bear out. It is a journey Nyx needs to learn her part and we need to learn ours
Trainer note from Mark
Nyx is a rehome dog for these owners who have had several dogs previously. 5.5 mth old Staffy x Greyhound. Major issues were jumping , nipping and snapping grumpily , pulled like a train , chewing , toilet training , Barking , totally hyperactive with dogs and reactive, no control, pretty much a little of everything going a bit wrong. Her response during the first lesson to the owners improved almost straight away ,was great to see she can be a good girl . A revisit soon should iron out little adjustments need. Keen to see her soon, Awesome job Nyx
Nyx is a rehome dog for these owners who have had several dogs previously. 5.5 mth old Staffy x Greyhound. Major issues were jumping , nipping and snapping grumpily , pulled like a train , chewing , toilet training , Barking , totally hyperactive with dogs and reactive, no control, pretty much a little of everything going a bit wrong. Her response during the first lesson to the owners improved almost straight away ,was great to see she can be a good girl . A revisit soon should iron out little adjustments need. Keen to see her soon, Awesome job Nyx
21st September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Sibling rivalry
Instantly the change was nothing shy of incredible. All it took was been able to communicate with my dog in her language. I've had a few dogs over the years but have never had to go down this track of professional help (my first rescue dog) and as a true true testament to Mark, it was money well spent acquiring the tools necessary to make much needed improvement. Thank you once again.
Trainer note from Mark
Nala is a Red nosed Pity x Boxer ,5yr old , super fun nature by on hyper drive all the time. Too boisterous for the other dogs in the house ( two Dachshunds). She was starting to divide the household partner ship. No call for help yet and its been a number of weeks so great work guys. Some small things to still work on naturally.
Nala is a Red nosed Pity x Boxer ,5yr old , super fun nature by on hyper drive all the time. Too boisterous for the other dogs in the house ( two Dachshunds). She was starting to divide the household partner ship. No call for help yet and its been a number of weeks so great work guys. Some small things to still work on naturally.
5th September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Mark was great! After just 3 hours of training on day 1 there was big improvements, he shows you how to communicate better with your dog in their language. Would highly recommend Mark for any dog behaviour problems.
Trainer note from Mark
Maisie is a Fox terrier of 5yrs old and very reactive barking to all visitors , passers by , door knock and also semi aggressive at the door. Huge attention seeker , jumps up , pulls , as well. She responded to our techniques in a positive and relaxed her behaviours even during the lesson. I'll here an update in a week or two to know what else can be worked on . Great job Maisie and family.
Maisie is a Fox terrier of 5yrs old and very reactive barking to all visitors , passers by , door knock and also semi aggressive at the door. Huge attention seeker , jumps up , pulls , as well. She responded to our techniques in a positive and relaxed her behaviours even during the lesson. I'll here an update in a week or two to know what else can be worked on . Great job Maisie and family.
4th September 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Bark Busters training has helped in our main areas of focus (walking - lead work, boundaries/doors, answering the front door and desensitising to cats/dogs/people). Four weeks in we have noticed a big difference in our dog's behaviour. It does take a fair amount of discipline, but it is totally worth it.
Trainer note from Mark
Dobby is a 3yr old Doberman who has anxiety and fear aggressive to visitors' issues since moving to another city and small children to protect. His issues were Barking , pulling , attention seeking , plus reactive to visitors. He and the owners did great on lesson day and much improvement has been achieved since the lesson and a catch up check is due soon. Nice job team Dobby.
Dobby is a 3yr old Doberman who has anxiety and fear aggressive to visitors' issues since moving to another city and small children to protect. His issues were Barking , pulling , attention seeking , plus reactive to visitors. He and the owners did great on lesson day and much improvement has been achieved since the lesson and a catch up check is due soon. Nice job team Dobby.
31st August 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Many years ago Mark assisted us with issues we were having with our dog at the time . The outcome was obvious and immediate and we had nofurther issues with that dog.. We were very happy to work with him again for our new dogs. Now we have two teenage dogs who need to learn the absolute basics. No previous training at as rehomed dogs at 11mths of age. We are working on the tools he has provided for our situation and already are beginning to see some progress. We would certainly recommend Mark to anyone needing help and guidance for their dogs.
Trainer note from Mark
Cello and Panna are Toy poodles imported from overseas at a much older age than usually would happen . Hence some very basic puppy issues were not trained by the breeders plus plane travel which can be very stressful on dogs. We have had to discuss and work through simple things like toilet training , recall ,pulling , separation and jumping up issues. They started responding well and we'll do more sessions as needed. Great work so far guys , Catch up soon.
Cello and Panna are Toy poodles imported from overseas at a much older age than usually would happen . Hence some very basic puppy issues were not trained by the breeders plus plane travel which can be very stressful on dogs. We have had to discuss and work through simple things like toilet training , recall ,pulling , separation and jumping up issues. They started responding well and we'll do more sessions as needed. Great work so far guys , Catch up soon.
29th August 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Over a video call and in house session, Mark helped us to understand our 17 week Vizsla's behaviours and communicated this to us very clearly. Although we noticed significant changes after the online coaching session, the in house call was really amazing and the response from our pup was incredible. Mark was very comfortable to have in our home and was great with our human children too.
Trainer note from Mark
Solaris is a lovely but highly exuberant young Vizsla. Quite different to their previous dog who was very easy to train pre small children. We have done a video session and an in home session with Solaris responding very well but he is a young pup so naturally a work in progress too. Great work guys and we'll catch up next time I'm in Invercargill.
Solaris is a lovely but highly exuberant young Vizsla. Quite different to their previous dog who was very easy to train pre small children. We have done a video session and an in home session with Solaris responding very well but he is a young pup so naturally a work in progress too. Great work guys and we'll catch up next time I'm in Invercargill.
26th August 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Jumping up, Puppy management, Separation anxiety
Excellent service as always. Would recommend Mark to anyone having difficulties with training. 2nd time around for Bark Busters and us & our dogs. The first was many years ago and great results so we called Mark in as soon as we could for the new pup.
Trainer note from Mark
Great owners who put huge amounts of effort and care into their dogs , many over the years with some with serious anxiety issues and rescue dogs. Alfie is a 15 week old Golden Retriever learning from day one to listen , respond , relax. See you soon with a second session for the next steps forward.
Great owners who put huge amounts of effort and care into their dogs , many over the years with some with serious anxiety issues and rescue dogs. Alfie is a 15 week old Golden Retriever learning from day one to listen , respond , relax. See you soon with a second session for the next steps forward.