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Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

13th November 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Sibling rivalry

Mark was great and within minutes Dotti responded to him and we had a different dog. He taught us how to work with her and by the next day walking was no longer a nightmare for us. We still have work to do with the separation anxiety, but it's early days.

- T.M, Christchurch (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Dotti is a 2 yr old Collie with separation anxiety issues , house move and family change hasn't helped her manage things . Great dog , bright willing to learn and the owners applied our speakdog techniques really well. She'll do great but the separation anxiety will be a work in progress initially. Great work guys.

13th November 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu

Keiko dealt with Aggression, Barking, Sibling rivalry

Keiko has changed my life in 3 days. Our dog Loki was so aggressive with visitors that I was scared to ask people over. With a baby on the way I was starting to become very anxious about how I would handle the situation. On her first visit she taught us so much that we saw a huge change in Loki's behavior without treats or yelling. Her calm, clear, friendly manner and incredible depth of knowledge are exactly what we needed. A huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders now that I have Keiko’s strategies under my belt. I’m looking forward to learning more from her in our next lessons. My entire family is astonished by the results she has achieved in just 3 days since our first lesson. Loki seems so much happier and calmer too.

- L.W, Waima (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
That's wonderful Liz 👍 Thank you for taking time to leave a review, it was my pleasure to work with you and Loki (3 years old Labrador cross). He was shy and confused. Now he has leaders who understand him better and speak his language!! He is not confused any more 😊 Keep up the good work!

13th November 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall

Well worth it

- J.M, Grovetown (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Basic lesson to tweak some minor recall and pulling issues ,. Good dog with good skills just needed extra skills for the owners.

3rd November 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other

Mark and Bark Busters have saved the day and my confidence in handling my beautiful sweet 1 year old border collie x Billie Jean. Because she’s grown in a big strong dog I was struggling to walk her on the lead because of her pulling… it was becoming a danger to me and to Billie I was also becoming very frustrated…. There were other issues too that I wanted help with. Marks approach and training method was gentle but firm and I felt she has responded very well especially to the praise when she does what is asked of her … there is a huge turn around with in a couple of days and is no longer pulling on the lead or taking up her posie on the sofa and is listening to me It’s early days and I understand that she will still test me but I now have the tools to be in control instead of the other way around !! Thank you Mark for helping me to understand my beautiful girl.

- K.E, Oamaru (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Billie Jean was not her lover , just a girl who thought that she was the one , Lovely temperament but just big ,strong and not listening at all. very strong young Collie x Staffy possibly mastiff. Billie and mum responded very well and with the simple , easy exercises to develop focus and leadership Billie has learned to walk very well very quickly , at 1yr old she's still a teen and will need regular daily programming but its looking like a much happier house already.

2nd November 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling

Fantastic! We have had other trainers for our wee girl and didn't want to have too much hope for a new trainer. Mark has given us hope again! He equipped us with very effective tools to handle our problems and our 2 year old rescue has never been calmer. Can't wait for our second session.

- S.K, christchurch (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Certainly Betsy was a nervous girl of men and visitors she's not common with. Being a street rescue from up north any number of adverse situations could have caused her reactions. But by getting the mums to refocus her, speakdog and communicate in a way she can understand them and talk her language she did actually come round to enjoying the man pats and focus on tasks way better. Still some ways to go but a great start and the next session should get her moving forward in confidence and focus. Keen to catch up soon and well done ladies.

29th October 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Sibling rivalry

Our 7 yr old Australian/Cairn Terrier is super lovable but can have a mind of his own and is territorial. Mark gave us the tools to communicate what we needed from Max so that he behaved in a better way. It quickly became apparent during the time Mark was with us that Max was keen to listen. Although we know that there is still alot of work to be done with Max, we are confident that both he, as well as us together with the on-going help from Mark, that a positive outcome will be achieved.

- J.H, BRYNDWR (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Little Max , well highly loveable but certainly leader his pack, quite reactive to noises and especially carers coming to the granny flat for mums care. Enemy number one. The owners took on board the dog theories and applied our speak dog processes with Max responding very well . I'm keen to catch up in a week or two to check on progress. Well done team Max

26th October 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Pulling, Other

Mark was super generous with his time, he even called to see us on his way to an appointment to offer some advice without payment prior to us confirming a lesson, we were super impressed and engaged him to help with Sylvie. Her travel anxiety was a real worry for us which threatened to derail our caravanning plans, Mark has provided us with the tools and a plan to overcome her issues, we feel so much better and confident, which is half the battle. thank you Mark we look forward to our next catch up.

- R.J, Bannockburn (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Sylvie is a Cavoodle 18mths old , lives in Bannockburn near Cromwell and very little access to training or advice. Her issues are those of an anxious but also very passively pushy dog, she Barks , dog reactive to the neighbours dogs, jumps , pulls , very anxious of car travel . I stopped in to give some quick pointers which helped their cause and then on the next trip to the region they booked in a lesson , Huge improvements almost instantly. I'm looking forward to catching up in the near future

24th October 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall

Incredibly happy with my first lesson from Mark..can totally see where I have been going wrong with koby..I have quiet a few things to tackle but mark has given me the tools in how to go about it.

- L.H, Timaru (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Koby is a GSD 3 yrs old with dog reactive issues pulled , jumps Barks etc. He responded well and improvements could be seen during the lesson using the Bark Busters speakdog communication techniques. With our program and lifetime support guarantee further steps forward can be achieved soon in subsequient revisits. Nice job team and Koby.

11th October 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu

Keiko dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Sibling rivalry

Thank you so much Keiko, after just one session Poppy is a much happier, calmer dog, I wouldn't believe the results if I didn't see them for myself! Our training sessions are so much more enjoyable now that we're speaking the same language.

- L.B, Auckland (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
That's wonderful Lisa 👍 Poppy (18 months old Sighthound cross) was shy and confused. Now she has leaders who understand her better and speak her language!! She is not confused any more 😊 Keep up the good work!

9th October 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu

Keiko dealt with Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall, Sibling rivalry

We were absolutely overjoyed and amazed at the difference in our dog after just a few hours with Keiko. Even a day later it feels like we have a different dog, even though we know there's lots more work to do. If you're on the fence at all about calling BarkBusters please do it. Keiko was very friendly and professional and made the whole process of understanding why our dog acts the way he does very engaging and intuitive.

- K.B, Glendene (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Katharine for taking the time to leave a lovely review, I was very happy how Barney (1.5 year old American Staffy) responded to his first session. I am so glad that you are seeing the results. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Barney 😊

9th October 2023 - Mark Gall

Mark dealt with Barking, Pulling

Mark was incredible! When mark said the first three hour session would make a huge difference, I didn’t really expect to see so much of a change in Kygo, he’s a completely different dog. Mark gave us really simple and practical tasks to do with him, and explained the reasons behind each one. He also fitted him with a Wagg Walker harness. Highly recommend Mark and looking forward to seeing Kygo get even better over the next couple weeks. Money well spent

- J.C, Pegasus (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Kygo is a Lab x Huntaway 2yrs old . The property looks straight onto the street with see through fencing so Barking and rushing was an issue also attention seeking, a bit dog reactive and pulling a major problem. All the household responded well to training, and applying the Bark Busters methods. A big improvement in the lesson but Kygo will still need a little more focus work all part of teh lifetime support guarantee. Nice job guys. See you in a few weeks.

9th October 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu

Keiko dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling

Fabulous first session with Keiko. We’ve learnt so much already and have noticed a difference in our boy’s behaviour after just one session. We look forward to seeing the results after completing his 6weeks of home practice. Keiko made the whole experience enjoyable and provided loads of information and tools for support. We would highly recommend her.

- J.C, Piha (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Jasmin for taking time to leave a review, it is my pleasure to work with you and Ziggy (Shar Pei Mastiff cross 4 years old). I was very happy to see how he responded to his first session. Keep up the good work! Ziggy just needed a clear rules and boundaries 😊

 

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