Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
20th June 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Pulling, Puppy management, Recall
Very comprehensive and well paced delivery.
18th June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Mark came to help us with our 11 month Cavoodle Casper who has always been overexcited and has never taken to training. Over the course of the last week with the techniques Mark has shown us, Casper and the rest of our family have seen massive improvement with an acknowledgment of a long road to go. Casper is now respecting boundaries (not sitting on couch, jumping on coffee table, licking dishwasher etc) 95% of the time. He is now much better at recall and we all are learning lead walking together. All in all, can see the benefits of time and training ahead of us!
Trainer note from Mark
Casper is a full of life and over top behaviour Cavoodle. Table surfing , jumping , pulling , estatic barking for guests. With a new baby very shortly arriving the owners of the 4 legged baby new something had to change. Great work so by the owners and Casper for taking onboard the dogs language and rules to retrain little Casper. Still more to go but he's heading in the relaxed direction and the house hold is more relaxed. Nice job team.
Casper is a full of life and over top behaviour Cavoodle. Table surfing , jumping , pulling , estatic barking for guests. With a new baby very shortly arriving the owners of the 4 legged baby new something had to change. Great work so by the owners and Casper for taking onboard the dogs language and rules to retrain little Casper. Still more to go but he's heading in the relaxed direction and the house hold is more relaxed. Nice job team.
18th June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Our first visit with Mark yesterday 17th June 2023. He was very easy to deal with, and extremely informative and so helpful with Meg, who can be very strong willed!!. There was alot of info to take in, but Mark left with us with everything we went over during our visit, which I have found so helpful to go over. Myself and Meg were pretty tired after the lesson, but taking her out today to go over some of the lessons, I have found her to be much more relaxed calm. Looking forward to continue working with Meg and having my furbaby out to new places to walk. Would recommend Mark to others.
Trainer note from Mark
A great couple who took on board and from this review have already applied our Bark Busters speakdog communication. Meg is a young 14mth old very exuberant Heading dog x Huntaway whos pulling , jumping and full on head strong nature meant she really wasn't focussing well . She was blasting around well though. So time to calm the farmlet herder with some daily focus exercises to let her think and use her brain as it should be. Much more relaxed dog even after just a couple of simple applicatipons of her own dog rules. Well done guys and gals , see you soon for a checkup.
A great couple who took on board and from this review have already applied our Bark Busters speakdog communication. Meg is a young 14mth old very exuberant Heading dog x Huntaway whos pulling , jumping and full on head strong nature meant she really wasn't focussing well . She was blasting around well though. So time to calm the farmlet herder with some daily focus exercises to let her think and use her brain as it should be. Much more relaxed dog even after just a couple of simple applicatipons of her own dog rules. Well done guys and gals , see you soon for a checkup.
14th June 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Sibling rivalry
Keiko was amazing and the dogs responded really well to her. Her way of teaching is amazing… Very calm and very patient.
12th June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Jumping up, Recall, Sibling rivalry
Friendly, knowledgeable and all information and training techniques clearly communicated. However there was a lot of information to take in, in one session. Both Locky and I were tired afterwards. I will need some information repeating at the next session.
Trainer note from Mark
Great little Staffy cross who after being attacked by other dogs changed from friendly to fear aggressive and defensive. The lesson went very well as the basics of a good dog were there but needed some more dog speak to get the focussing on the owner a bit better. Locky will be a work in progress as his anxiety is high but so far great skills showing. I'm looking forward to a catch up and recap revisit soon. Great job guys.
Great little Staffy cross who after being attacked by other dogs changed from friendly to fear aggressive and defensive. The lesson went very well as the basics of a good dog were there but needed some more dog speak to get the focussing on the owner a bit better. Locky will be a work in progress as his anxiety is high but so far great skills showing. I'm looking forward to a catch up and recap revisit soon. Great job guys.
6th June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Puppy management, Sibling rivalry
Even after our first session we have seen a huge change in Dashi’s behaviour. Family and friends have commented on how relaxed she seems to be now.
Trainer note from Mark
Dashi is a wee ShihTzu x Maltese who had serious separation anxiety, barker, pulled , attention seeking ,very dog reactive after some dogs attacked her. Great response in the initial lesson and took on board the process of letting the humans lead her well. Still some progress to go and 2nd session soon to fine tune . Nice job guys.
Dashi is a wee ShihTzu x Maltese who had serious separation anxiety, barker, pulled , attention seeking ,very dog reactive after some dogs attacked her. Great response in the initial lesson and took on board the process of letting the humans lead her well. Still some progress to go and 2nd session soon to fine tune . Nice job guys.
5th June 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Recall
We never thought this huntaway cross will stop patrolling the fence and with that stop barking as much to ‘warn off’ potential invaders (passers by). Well he started to do just that after only one session with Keiko during which she explained and demonstrated the whole picture and where his behaviour stems from. Now that we know how to do what is required as Frankie’s ‘pack leaders’ he does not need to protect us anymore and the balance is being restored and THIS is what is helping us to help him not to patrol the fence and ‘keep his pack safe’ (barking). Barking is for when there are real invaders.
4th June 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Recall, Sibling rivalry
Keiko is a very informative and competent trainer and knows exactly what she was doing. After Keiko had the owners 'trained', Missy produced immediate results, which was very pleasing. We are first dog owners and our training technique left a bit to be desired. Keiko helped us with how to train Missy and now, only a few days on, she is a different dog. Thank you so much.
4th June 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management
Keiko gave us an awful lot to think about. We realise we have to be clearer and more consistent with our expectations. The results of her advice have been absolutely amazing and made life with Charlie an absolute pleasure. Can't wait to see where this takes us.
3rd June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other
Really enjoyed it Mark was great
Trainer note from Mark
Benny a Cavaliar King Charles was lunging at some dogs, pulled, barked, jumped up and not great at recall. Benney and the family responded very well to the training and refocusing process, a good dog but guidance and consistency is needed to reveal a great wee dog .
Benny a Cavaliar King Charles was lunging at some dogs, pulled, barked, jumped up and not great at recall. Benney and the family responded very well to the training and refocusing process, a good dog but guidance and consistency is needed to reveal a great wee dog .
2nd June 2023 - Keith Mockett
Keith dealt with Barking, Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Sibling rivalry
Excellent first session. Very informative, we felt like we left the session with lots of great tools to progress forward. Keith provided us great insight into the background of their behaviours, so we understood beyond just the training methods. Aki and Luna were very receptive to the training methods provided by Keith immediately, we're keen to see how they progress even further with persistence :)
Trainer note from Keith
Thanks Nicole. 2 dogs can be challenging with them winding each other up and a bit of sibling rivalry and anxiety. Aki and Luna responded well as did the 2 humans, so progress should be good. Now that you have our Lifetime Support Guarantee we are always here to help. I'm looking forward to seeing how you all progress. Thanks. Keith.
Thanks Nicole. 2 dogs can be challenging with them winding each other up and a bit of sibling rivalry and anxiety. Aki and Luna responded well as did the 2 humans, so progress should be good. Now that you have our Lifetime Support Guarantee we are always here to help. I'm looking forward to seeing how you all progress. Thanks. Keith.
1st June 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Digging, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall
Mark has a fantastic way of delivering his training, easy to understand. It was a very thorough 3 hours. We have lots to work on with our dog, but have the confidence that eventually it will happen.
Trainer note from Mark
Marley is 4yr old Maltese x Jack Russell with chasing and barking issues on a lifestyle block, room to move and chance to distrupt. He responded weel but has a strong temperament, and needs consistent input by the family . 1st lesson and more to come with our lifetime support guarantee. see you in a couple of weeks for an update. ell done.
Marley is 4yr old Maltese x Jack Russell with chasing and barking issues on a lifestyle block, room to move and chance to distrupt. He responded weel but has a strong temperament, and needs consistent input by the family . 1st lesson and more to come with our lifetime support guarantee. see you in a couple of weeks for an update. ell done.