Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
25th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Chewing, Digging, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Mark visited my home yesterday to help me with my neo mastiff who is 20mths old. She scored so high I didn’t think we would be able to have a breakthrough with her but we did! First session she is completely different and the more and more I work with her I can see not all is lost. Mark was cool calm and collected a very welcoming person and also very non judgmental entering my home. Bell has up until yesterday run this house and now the tables have turned. I look forward to working more with Mark and training my beautiful girl. Can’t thank you enough.
Trainer note from Mark
Bell is a large and young Neo Mastiff, 161 0n our behaviour quiz which is extreme. Her issues are extremely people and dog reactive, pulls , won't listen in many situations and the owner has struggled to communicate effectively with Bell. Food hasn't been a draw for her. And a busy household with Dad working out of town making it even harder. The listen was conducted with safety so most of the interaction was not by me but the owner and me instructing her what the exercises are ,why and then how. A challenging dog but she responded quite quickly and actually got to the stage of not reacting to my presence at the door or window. Certainly a work progress and our lifetime support guarantee is there for that. Great work Bell and Mum.
Bell is a large and young Neo Mastiff, 161 0n our behaviour quiz which is extreme. Her issues are extremely people and dog reactive, pulls , won't listen in many situations and the owner has struggled to communicate effectively with Bell. Food hasn't been a draw for her. And a busy household with Dad working out of town making it even harder. The listen was conducted with safety so most of the interaction was not by me but the owner and me instructing her what the exercises are ,why and then how. A challenging dog but she responded quite quickly and actually got to the stage of not reacting to my presence at the door or window. Certainly a work progress and our lifetime support guarantee is there for that. Great work Bell and Mum.
24th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Recall, Sibling rivalry
Mark was very informative and what he advised made sense. He was great when encouraging our daughter with training and Jack responded very well
Trainer note from Mark
Jack is a Cross breed of many small fluffy dogs but terrier is a common thread. His guarding of the property and barking were too extreme as he's nipped people visiting. Strong little temperament and with the Bark Busters refocus programming toned his reactions down a huge amount even with in the lesson time. He'll be a great dog but needs guidance. Well done for applying the techniques well and we'll touch base soon
Jack is a Cross breed of many small fluffy dogs but terrier is a common thread. His guarding of the property and barking were too extreme as he's nipped people visiting. Strong little temperament and with the Bark Busters refocus programming toned his reactions down a huge amount even with in the lesson time. He'll be a great dog but needs guidance. Well done for applying the techniques well and we'll touch base soon
23rd April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling, Recall
We are getting good results .still work in progress but seeing a marked improvement thank you.
Trainer note from Mark
Tough wee dog with big fear aggression issues. A puppy farm bred dog who has had many homes already due to unresolved aggressive issues. She responded well and I even got a pat of wee Sophie ,a 5yr old Pomeranian but has deep lying problems that will take time and patience and consistent speakdog processes to iron out. Committed owners and a forever home which she now has. Nice work guys . Call me for a revisit soon.
Tough wee dog with big fear aggression issues. A puppy farm bred dog who has had many homes already due to unresolved aggressive issues. She responded well and I even got a pat of wee Sophie ,a 5yr old Pomeranian but has deep lying problems that will take time and patience and consistent speakdog processes to iron out. Committed owners and a forever home which she now has. Nice work guys . Call me for a revisit soon.
21st April 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Barking, Jumping up
Your visit was a 100% success and more than we expected. Already the girls have stopped barking and jumping up. You were kind, extremely helpful and we are delighted with everything. It was a real pleasure to spend time with you and we can't thank you enough. The dogs seem happy and seem to understand what we want from them. If one word can describe your visit, it is BRILLIANT.
20th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall
Mark was great to deal with
Trainer note from Mark
Walter is an anxious nervous Briard who needed his humans to step up and be in charge for Walter so he could relax. All took on board thee easy dog speak process and Walter showed he got it by responding well . Nice work team . See you soon for a recap.
Walter is an anxious nervous Briard who needed his humans to step up and be in charge for Walter so he could relax. All took on board thee easy dog speak process and Walter showed he got it by responding well . Nice work team . See you soon for a recap.
19th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Mark has helped us out a lot. He explained a few things we didn't realize we were doing and helped us to put in place strategies that have really helped with our dogs. sometimes you just need someone to show you where you might be going wrong and Mark was easily able to do that. We have already seen vast improvements in the issues we were experiencing with the dogs. thank you for your help.
Trainer note from Mark
Great session with these two Corgis, Chase and Jackson , both barkers and pullers , double trouble but all responded well to the speakdog process. Nice work guys. Thanks for the review and I'll see you again soon for a checkup.
Great session with these two Corgis, Chase and Jackson , both barkers and pullers , double trouble but all responded well to the speakdog process. Nice work guys. Thanks for the review and I'll see you again soon for a checkup.
17th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Chewing, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Mark was so helpful and explained everything clearly. We learned how to train our puppy and our puppy learned what is expected of her. Fantastic advice and easy to repeat techniques.
Trainer note from Mark
Previous clients from Many years ago , They've come back to Bark Busters for their new puppy. 12 wk old Lasa Apso x Cavoodle. Great to start things in the right direction and the owners applied well. Great job guys. Next session soon.
Previous clients from Many years ago , They've come back to Bark Busters for their new puppy. 12 wk old Lasa Apso x Cavoodle. Great to start things in the right direction and the owners applied well. Great job guys. Next session soon.
9th April 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling
Mark was great, he took time to walk through the basics of leadership with the dog, walked through some scenarios and gave us a solid plan to work on in the coming weeks. Our dog made changes on the day and we are looking forward to seeing how the training will help curb his aggression towards intact male dogs going forward.
Trainer note from Mark
Stanley is a GSP x Pointer and 4 years old responded well to the Barkbusters Speakdog communication process. The owners took it on board and applied the techniques well and are already seeing results . Stanley was getting reactive to some dogs and just needed refocussing . pulled a bit , barked at the door and the reactiveness to some dogs was the major concern. Great job guys , I look forward to an update soon.
Stanley is a GSP x Pointer and 4 years old responded well to the Barkbusters Speakdog communication process. The owners took it on board and applied the techniques well and are already seeing results . Stanley was getting reactive to some dogs and just needed refocussing . pulled a bit , barked at the door and the reactiveness to some dogs was the major concern. Great job guys , I look forward to an update soon.
6th April 2023 - Keith Mockett
Keith dealt with Aggression, Jumping up, Recall, Separation anxiety
Good first session
1st April 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Right from the start Loki began to realise that he was not in charge and started to focus more on me. The correction stopped him and the worst of his behaviours was starting to get under control. I do like that he now knows that he is not in charge of what he does when it is not acceptable to me or the wellbeing of my two small dogs. I am so grateful to Keiko, the trainer, for her time and effort that she put into me and teaching Loki who is in control and that he has boundaries that he has to adhere to. Keiko was not pushy but did correct me when I got things wrong with Loki so that I could keep him on the right track. With time and consistency on my part and the help of Keiko I now know that Loki can have the life that he deserves. Looking forward to further improvements as the training moves forward.
30th March 2023 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Jumping up, Pulling
Great session with Mark, very experienced and helped us understand why River was behaving as he was. Mark has given us great techniques to work with as we help River grow into the well behaved dog we know he can be.
Trainer note from Mark
Kate and Jeremy were great at applying the techniques shown . River is a young very over enthusiastic GSD . The owners have never been able to walk him with out serious pulling but other problems too of jumping up , rushing doors , and general hyper behaviour and young children as well. River responded well to the easy to apply process and clearly s doing well having better guidance. Great job guys, keep up the awesome work.
Kate and Jeremy were great at applying the techniques shown . River is a young very over enthusiastic GSD . The owners have never been able to walk him with out serious pulling but other problems too of jumping up , rushing doors , and general hyper behaviour and young children as well. River responded well to the easy to apply process and clearly s doing well having better guidance. Great job guys, keep up the awesome work.
28th March 2023 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko dealt with Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management, Recall, Sibling rivalry, Toileting
Keiko is an incredibly knowledgeable, patient and accommodating trainer. We've seen great improvement in our pup in just a few sessions with her and we're excited to see the dog Otis will become thanks to Keiko's help. Keiko has given us tools to help Otis be more confident on his own at home, walk without pulling on the lead, develop better recall as well as door and food manners. We'd recommend her and Bark Busters to anyone with a new puppy!