Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
27th January 2018 - Mark Gall
8 months on and just had another check up and Mark has been fantastic. He always has ideas on how to improve her behaviour in various situations. Originally our dog Macey was very hyperactive and distracted and being part collie she also got quite nervous in certain situations. Mark helped us on our first session with pulling, jumping, barking and nervousness. She showed improvement on day one. She is now a calmer dog for majority of the time ,walks well on the lead. Still some work to do but all of Mark's advice has been awesome.
Trainer note from Mark
Macey was an extremely active dog, jumped , pulled , didn't focus, very fearful of new people and would nip out of fear defence. I was called in when she was about 6-7 mths old and have had a couple of revisits since our first lesson to adjust and check on the owners progress. She's now much more relaxed , reasonably confident and a responding well dog. Still a work in progress but great strides have already been made . With consistent focus work and praise she'll be a well adjusted dog in the near future. These owners have embraced our system to help an otherwise difficult dog through to a settled dog.
Macey was an extremely active dog, jumped , pulled , didn't focus, very fearful of new people and would nip out of fear defence. I was called in when she was about 6-7 mths old and have had a couple of revisits since our first lesson to adjust and check on the owners progress. She's now much more relaxed , reasonably confident and a responding well dog. Still a work in progress but great strides have already been made . With consistent focus work and praise she'll be a well adjusted dog in the near future. These owners have embraced our system to help an otherwise difficult dog through to a settled dog.
28th December 2017 - Mark Gall
Really enjoyed the training and seeing the progress that we made with Lottie. It was clear, concise and we were able to understand what we needed to do. Leaving 'homework' written down helped us do the training in the busy Christmas buildup.
24th December 2017 - Mark Gall
Mark was amazing with our dog Axel.After just one lesson we felt at ease knowing that we had support and the start of some great knowlege and skills to use with our dog.
Trainer note from Mark
Axel is a Staffy Cross who has had sight issues which have deteriorated very rapidly, and thus his reactions to things around him. He currently only has 20% vision left. He barks a lot at passers by and separation issues but his reactiveness to other dogs has increased since losing his sight. So our lesson was focussed on him focusing on the owners and not the problem and responded well but will be a work in progress for little while. We are trained to deal with both Blind and deaf dogs.
Axel is a Staffy Cross who has had sight issues which have deteriorated very rapidly, and thus his reactions to things around him. He currently only has 20% vision left. He barks a lot at passers by and separation issues but his reactiveness to other dogs has increased since losing his sight. So our lesson was focussed on him focusing on the owners and not the problem and responded well but will be a work in progress for little while. We are trained to deal with both Blind and deaf dogs.
7th December 2017 - Mark Gall
Mark is amazing!!!! He gave me big and very good lesson how to teach my dog the right way.
I'm more then happy already after first session😉
Trainer note from Mark
Super awesome little 11wk Staffy, clever and already focussing well. Great work by Veronika to apply our technique with almost instant results.
Super awesome little 11wk Staffy, clever and already focussing well. Great work by Veronika to apply our technique with almost instant results.
14th November 2017 - Mark Gall
Methods taught were effective and easy to implement. We looking forward to our 2nd visit
Trainer note from Mark
Great dog and team to impart our knowledge. Nice work guys.
Great dog and team to impart our knowledge. Nice work guys.
2nd November 2017 - Mark Gall
Training was really great - Mark was so easy going and extremely knowledgeable, he engaged well with both us and Brachan. He made the whole experience understandable and effortless. Cant believe how quickly Brachan responded. Looking forward to putting in to practice what Mark taught us.
So pleased we were referred by Our Vets to Bark Busters.
Trainer note from Mark
Awesome dog but had a bad start to life, committed family to work through the aggressive issues and will still be a work in progresss dog.
Awesome dog but had a bad start to life, committed family to work through the aggressive issues and will still be a work in progresss dog.
17th October 2017 - Mark Gall
We frequently recommend Mark Gall of Bark Busters to other dog owners. Mark is the dog whisperer of the century. He made a huge difference to the behaviours that were upsetting us about our Papillion. Mark restored peace to our home because the barking reduced from 90 to 5% overnight. He was excellent and Toto responded to Mark very well. Mark understands dogs and as importantly knows how to teach the owners how to train their own dog. He is a great communicator and uses humour well.
Trainer note from Mark
Toto was a great temperament dog but ruled the house and as a slightly nervous dog, reacted to anything close to his environment. Great owners who have taken on board the techniques and reaped the benefits. Well done.
Toto was a great temperament dog but ruled the house and as a slightly nervous dog, reacted to anything close to his environment. Great owners who have taken on board the techniques and reaped the benefits. Well done.
30th September 2017 - Mark Gall
The three hour training session was amazing. Within the first 10mins of the session I noticed a dramatic change... from a dog that would jump up all over you and be over excited with everything to a dog that was happily sitting at my feet waiting to see what we were doing next. I can now walk my dog happily along the fence line of where stock is without him going at them. He now follows rather than leads when taken on walks! Been amazing at home since our session with Mark. I’m no longer frustrated with him, as I now actually understand that I need to speak his language for him to understand what is right and wrong in the human world. I feel like Kaiser and I are now a team!
Trainer note from Mark
Kaiser is a blue heeler and was absolutely full on. living in the country and chasing everything. Great focus now and the client has taken onboard the training techniques . awesome work guys.
Kaiser is a blue heeler and was absolutely full on. living in the country and chasing everything. Great focus now and the client has taken onboard the training techniques . awesome work guys.
26th September 2017 - Mark Gall
Excellent! Mark was obviously very experienced and had a good teaching style, very patient. Comprehensive notes and information were presented, and I felt well supported.
Trainer note from Mark
Bit of a barking issue and had bitten a couple of people, a change in the house members had created a stressed Charlie. Charlie responded well and will follow up with more work but the owner took it all on board and will apply well.
Bit of a barking issue and had bitten a couple of people, a change in the house members had created a stressed Charlie. Charlie responded well and will follow up with more work but the owner took it all on board and will apply well.
20th September 2017 - Mark Gall
I cannot tell you how happy we were after just one session. We noticed the change straight away and it has been easy to maintain and follow through. We looked at other places and even take Mouse to dog training however, she was always good when we were out...the problems were at home and other places want you to go to them... which we did think would be helpful. With a small toddler and both of us working we were extremely thankful to Mark for his assistance with Mouse. We now know "dog speak" and how to manage her quirks in a way she understands. Massive difference with her after the first session and she continues to do extremely well! Super happy!
We had a follow up appointment four weeks later just to help a bit more with walking and we feel confident that this will continue to improve from the extra tips and work from Mark.
Trainer note from Mark
Mouse was an interesting extremely clever Shepherd, hence the help call. Mouse would be a boisterous beast at home and good at group training, First inside visit she was in a enclosed area so that now not necessary, would jump on everyone, now not an issue, a few in home exercises and focus tools and this dog will continue to be an awesome asset to the family. Great work and consistency to all.
Mouse was an interesting extremely clever Shepherd, hence the help call. Mouse would be a boisterous beast at home and good at group training, First inside visit she was in a enclosed area so that now not necessary, would jump on everyone, now not an issue, a few in home exercises and focus tools and this dog will continue to be an awesome asset to the family. Great work and consistency to all.
8th September 2017 - Mark Gall
Mark had Ash sorted very soon after arriving. He pointed out simple things we were doing that was exacerbating Ash's behavior and how we could easily change this. He was here for 3 hours and we covered an enormous amount in that time, from simple things like learning his position in our "pack" and obedience, to walking on the lead and long lead work. Ash changed from that day due to Mark's advice. When Ash had a "relapse" Mark quickly came back to work with us all again.
Trainer note from Mark
Ash is a pushy wee man and clever at getting his way, Speak dog training for the family and improvements seen almost immediately. A recent revisit for a neck up check up has ironed out a couple more things. This family are keen to get it right. Nice work guys.
Ash is a pushy wee man and clever at getting his way, Speak dog training for the family and improvements seen almost immediately. A recent revisit for a neck up check up has ironed out a couple more things. This family are keen to get it right. Nice work guys.
5th September 2017 - Mark Gall
Right from the time Mark walked in the door it was clear that our dog understood that something new was about to happen. Mark showed by example how to best manage a rather noisy excitable small dog.
Trainer note from Mark
Little Misty was in charge of this house, not a dominant dog but definitely a rather clever one and had the family sussed. The family took on board what was being taught to them and Misty responded well in the lesson. Great work guys.
Little Misty was in charge of this house, not a dominant dog but definitely a rather clever one and had the family sussed. The family took on board what was being taught to them and Misty responded well in the lesson. Great work guys.