Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
1st December 2024 - Mark Gall
We learned a lot from Mark and we realized how important it is to be the leader of the pack. In order to be a good leader, in this instance for our dog, we think we have to learn something new and exam our habits. The problems with Inka arose mainly because she tries to show us that she is happier if she has some rules in place, less cuddles. Otherwise she will be confused . Thank you Mark for your help and we do our best to apply all the information you shared with us so Inka will be the happiest dog she can be. Kerstin & Jurgen
Trainer note from Mark
Inka is an 11mth old teenage GSD , very attention seeking , jumps , pulls , mouthy , recall is an issue. She pretty much assumes her boos job. The owners have had several GSDs before but never a temperament like Inkas. Full on but due to over loving and and less structure. Shes a dog who likes structure to work to. Great lesson , but eventually she knew what we were requiring and her listening and focusing has increased heaps after only a couple of days. Retraining the owners went well and they are applying our Speakdog techniques already.
Inka is an 11mth old teenage GSD , very attention seeking , jumps , pulls , mouthy , recall is an issue. She pretty much assumes her boos job. The owners have had several GSDs before but never a temperament like Inkas. Full on but due to over loving and and less structure. Shes a dog who likes structure to work to. Great lesson , but eventually she knew what we were requiring and her listening and focusing has increased heaps after only a couple of days. Retraining the owners went well and they are applying our Speakdog techniques already.
27th November 2024 - Mark Gall
So happy with the training Mark has put in place for Daisy (me). We're a work in progress but family and friends have noticed a marked difference in Daisy's behaviour. I find Mark so easy to talk to, he has immense knowledge and understands how dogs tick. Can't recommend Mark enough, he's bought peace and serenity to my home.
Trainer note from Mark
Daisy was a very reactive dog #yr old Shih Tzu x Poodle , lives in a caravan with lots of vineyard and activity all around her. She'd bark at everything in sight and noises heard. Huge improvements on our second session from the first . Hugely relaxed but still a work in progress. Speaking her language helps and she's responded to the techniques. Greta work team Daisy.
Daisy was a very reactive dog #yr old Shih Tzu x Poodle , lives in a caravan with lots of vineyard and activity all around her. She'd bark at everything in sight and noises heard. Huge improvements on our second session from the first . Hugely relaxed but still a work in progress. Speaking her language helps and she's responded to the techniques. Greta work team Daisy.
26th November 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark is an expert trainer and a nice person to help train us.
The method is clear, needed the dog owner's effort input and patience to continue the training.
Trainer note from Mark
Crystal is a 12mth border collie , quite submissive but a dog barker and car chaser. pulled a lot , very active with out good guidelines . The owners did great at applying the dogs rules to calm Crystal down and settle her from her wired Border Collie way of being the leader. Awesome work guys , Check in soon.
Crystal is a 12mth border collie , quite submissive but a dog barker and car chaser. pulled a lot , very active with out good guidelines . The owners did great at applying the dogs rules to calm Crystal down and settle her from her wired Border Collie way of being the leader. Awesome work guys , Check in soon.
24th November 2024 - Mark Gall
Would definitely recommend. Sadie border collie and my first dog. She reacted to noises and dogs.
Trainer note from Mark
Sadie is a submissive but anxious border collie. Gets worried and a barker reactor to the neighbour's dogs also the walkway over the fence. She was in charge of the house via passive dominance and difficult to walk due to pulling. Both the owner and dog responded well to the training techniques and lots of praise once the dog refocused. Great work guys . Keep me in touch on progress
Sadie is a submissive but anxious border collie. Gets worried and a barker reactor to the neighbour's dogs also the walkway over the fence. She was in charge of the house via passive dominance and difficult to walk due to pulling. Both the owner and dog responded well to the training techniques and lots of praise once the dog refocused. Great work guys . Keep me in touch on progress
18th November 2024 - Mark Gall
This is our first dog, and since we have younger kids, only one of us has been through puppy school and on the puppy training journey so far. I think in retrospect (and to my surprise) the best thing that came out of our training was that the family were included, and now we are all working in the same direction when it comes to managing and raising a new puppy. It was a lot to take in and absorb, so we are grateful for all the notes to refer to and the lifetime support guarantee from Bark Busters.
Trainer note from Mark
As new to dogs this family really needed the guidance that in home training can give. Rosie is a very active 6mth old Foxy x Poodle who's barking with separation anxiety had already upset the neighbour but even with out that, the family needed to know how and why she does things . Teaching speak dog to people really does get the proper communication going in the right direction. keen to catch up with Rosie and family soon for round two.
As new to dogs this family really needed the guidance that in home training can give. Rosie is a very active 6mth old Foxy x Poodle who's barking with separation anxiety had already upset the neighbour but even with out that, the family needed to know how and why she does things . Teaching speak dog to people really does get the proper communication going in the right direction. keen to catch up with Rosie and family soon for round two.
16th November 2024 - Mark Gall
Excellent session with heaps of value for the whole family
Trainer note from Mark
Spencer is a Tibetan terrier 11mths old, Barker ,hyper , jumper , puller , not come backer. We have only done a single lesson for Spencer as he really only needed that and he responded well to the speak dog techniques . The owners keeping the daily programming and focus exercises in place will do wonders for Spencer's focus and obedience.
Spencer is a Tibetan terrier 11mths old, Barker ,hyper , jumper , puller , not come backer. We have only done a single lesson for Spencer as he really only needed that and he responded well to the speak dog techniques . The owners keeping the daily programming and focus exercises in place will do wonders for Spencer's focus and obedience.
15th November 2024 - Mark Gall
I throughly enjoyed my appointment with Zoe, within a day she was already doing so much better. She is even getting in her travel crate by herself! Knowing the best way to deal with her makes so much difference!
Trainer note from Mark
Zoe is a foxy of a 1.5 yrs old. Very anxious and barks at lots , Separation anxiety was the main issue. Shes a very needy dog but with the correct refocusing and application of the pack rules has already shown improvement. On going improvements are reliant on the owners sticking to the house rules and pack rules for Zoe to feel relaxed and not needing to be in charge.
Zoe is a foxy of a 1.5 yrs old. Very anxious and barks at lots , Separation anxiety was the main issue. Shes a very needy dog but with the correct refocusing and application of the pack rules has already shown improvement. On going improvements are reliant on the owners sticking to the house rules and pack rules for Zoe to feel relaxed and not needing to be in charge.
21st October 2024 - Mark Gall
We had our first session with Mark three weeks ago and we feel that Bella is getting the picture that she's not in charge ha ha... her reactivity on lead has improved dramatically, we are able to effectively intercept her charging to the front gate when next door dogs go off and most importantly the game of jumping on our bed is over YAY!!! Highly recommend Mark and the Bark Busters training - Mark was enthusiastic, the session was fun and the techniques work.
Trainer note from Mark
Bella is a large 2 yr old ridgeback x mastiff or similar, strong , loud bark and anxious of new people on her territory and dog reactive. She just needed mum and dads guidance , speaking dog to teach her to refocus and relax. Her response to our training lesson was great , hardest part is getting the habits of not letting her be in charge in a nice way. Then desensitizing and lowering adrenalin in the high reactive problems. Great feed back so far. Nice job team Bella.
Bella is a large 2 yr old ridgeback x mastiff or similar, strong , loud bark and anxious of new people on her territory and dog reactive. She just needed mum and dads guidance , speaking dog to teach her to refocus and relax. Her response to our training lesson was great , hardest part is getting the habits of not letting her be in charge in a nice way. Then desensitizing and lowering adrenalin in the high reactive problems. Great feed back so far. Nice job team Bella.
20th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Absolutely amazing! Our dog Delta was always pulling on the lead literally hurting my back when walking her! She had zero recall and would escape and run away embarrassingly so many times!
After just 3 hours Mark had taught us and her how to come on demand, how to walk loose leash beside us -EVEN while a girl was delivering phamlets! She was able to remain focused on me and not get too excited and distracted! Absolutely amazing! A whole new relationship between our dog and I it’s incredible! I look forward to walking her! She also had harness regression and wouldn’t put her harness on to walk! We were given a special training harness from Mark and today our dog actually rolled over onto her back to get her harness on! Everything was explained clearly ,demonstrated and we were also taught hands on
Absolutely and very highly recommend mark from bark busters!!
Trainer note from Mark
Delta is a headstrong wee French Bulldog . refused to come back , pulled , jumped up , lunged at people for attention, quite hyper and all in the name of game playing. fun temperament but frustrating for the owners. Their other Frenchie is the good focused boy. The day of the lesson was the day of house move too. Quite a bit of Chaos but both the dogs and the owners did very well and clearly have applied the techniques so far. I'm keen to catch up shortly and take any next steps needed. Great work guys.
Delta is a headstrong wee French Bulldog . refused to come back , pulled , jumped up , lunged at people for attention, quite hyper and all in the name of game playing. fun temperament but frustrating for the owners. Their other Frenchie is the good focused boy. The day of the lesson was the day of house move too. Quite a bit of Chaos but both the dogs and the owners did very well and clearly have applied the techniques so far. I'm keen to catch up shortly and take any next steps needed. Great work guys.
15th October 2024 - Mark Gall
We had Mark come in on Saturday for our first session to help us with our dogs Xena and Kobe. Mark is awesome, he was so good at explaining what was going on and then what we need to do differently. He was patient and we loved his sense of humour.
This is still a work in progress but with Mark’s help and support we will get there!
Trainer note from Mark
I was called in for mainly Kobe a 16mth old Staffy with dog reactive issues along with full on no stop button problems. Also, Zena who needed lots of tweaking too. From pulling to barking at everything. Both dogs did very well once the right body language and communication was applied. Check up in a week or two. Great job team, see you again soon.
I was called in for mainly Kobe a 16mth old Staffy with dog reactive issues along with full on no stop button problems. Also, Zena who needed lots of tweaking too. From pulling to barking at everything. Both dogs did very well once the right body language and communication was applied. Check up in a week or two. Great job team, see you again soon.
13th October 2024 - Mark Gall
1st session went really well, Charlie is progressing nicely, Mark is really patient and helped me immensely as I am not an overly confident person when learning new techniques, looking forward to our next session. Pulling and recall , as well as jumping up were the main issues as the other problems we managed to get on top of.
Trainer note from Mark
Charlie is a rehome from a couple of homes due to circumstance beyond the owner's controls, very little initial training from the first owners, was let run the yard and was bought as a pup for a disabled child, second owner was elderly and again not much investment in him but had passed away. Pam a previous client from dogs gone by, has given Charlie his forever home and needed some recall and walking guidance, in house rules by using our system have improved immensely but getting his focus on their lifestyle block was different matter. Great 1st steps and he's learning already. Nice job team.
Charlie is a rehome from a couple of homes due to circumstance beyond the owner's controls, very little initial training from the first owners, was let run the yard and was bought as a pup for a disabled child, second owner was elderly and again not much investment in him but had passed away. Pam a previous client from dogs gone by, has given Charlie his forever home and needed some recall and walking guidance, in house rules by using our system have improved immensely but getting his focus on their lifestyle block was different matter. Great 1st steps and he's learning already. Nice job team.
9th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Incredible, instant difference. I was struggling with cujos teenage stage as he was becoming nervous around strangers, pulling on the lead, barking, and ignoring me in general. The first 10 minutes I noticed an instant change, my boy became less shy and was happy to follow direction. I'm glad I've learnt better communication for cujo and I look forward to all his progress he will be making now that we can understand each other better. I highly recommend Bark Busters, their method is fantastic and easy to understand. Thank you so much for the help.
Trainer note from Mark
Cujo is a 10.5 mth old American Bulldog cross. Very wary and reactive to strangers due to fear. Also unneutered so a little pushier as well as being a teenage dog. Once Eliott started guiding and talking Cujos language the dynamic between them changed and Cujo was happy to not have to deal with the scary visitors. He'll be a work in progress but is essentially the wrong soft temperament to be let lead. Elliott will be keen to further Cujos skills and let him chill out instead of freak out . Great pair these two. Hear from you soon with an update.
Cujo is a 10.5 mth old American Bulldog cross. Very wary and reactive to strangers due to fear. Also unneutered so a little pushier as well as being a teenage dog. Once Eliott started guiding and talking Cujos language the dynamic between them changed and Cujo was happy to not have to deal with the scary visitors. He'll be a work in progress but is essentially the wrong soft temperament to be let lead. Elliott will be keen to further Cujos skills and let him chill out instead of freak out . Great pair these two. Hear from you soon with an update.