Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark's training is pure magic. Worth every cent. Great outcome. Still areas to work on but can't believe how much has changed overnight.
Trainer note from Mark
Rosebud is a Tibetan spaniel 6 yrs. old, had big issues with resource guarding, food agro , barking, vet fear recall and pulling as well as separation anxiety. Huge leaps forward in the one lesson, Teaching the owners how to talk and read her language and nicely asserting themselves as this packs leaders to let Rosebud relax and destress and not have to do all the jobs that were too hard for her temperament to deal with. I'm looking forward to seeing her improvements on another session. Awesome work guys.
Rosebud is a Tibetan spaniel 6 yrs. old, had big issues with resource guarding, food agro , barking, vet fear recall and pulling as well as separation anxiety. Huge leaps forward in the one lesson, Teaching the owners how to talk and read her language and nicely asserting themselves as this packs leaders to let Rosebud relax and destress and not have to do all the jobs that were too hard for her temperament to deal with. I'm looking forward to seeing her improvements on another session. Awesome work guys.
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
We rescued Poppy locally and really needed some help with her general behaviour, a very timid girl and being part Staffy made her strong, and difficult to handle at times. Mark came in with a really empathetic, gentle but confident way. Helping us teach Poppy we were her pack leaders and to communicate in her language! Amazing results seen immediately, and the past two days coming ahead in leaps and bounds. She even let a strange man pat her at the park today and sat nicely at his feet, when usually she would cower and show real fear.
The methods work and they work quickly! Highly recommend and my only regret is we didn't get in touch at the very start of our journey.
Trainer note from Mark
Poppy is a timid and fearful Staffy. Lovely dog who just needed her owners to lead her so she could relax. Great lesson and she shows huge promise to be a relaxed, happy, gaining confidence dog. Great job guys.
Poppy is a timid and fearful Staffy. Lovely dog who just needed her owners to lead her so she could relax. Great lesson and she shows huge promise to be a relaxed, happy, gaining confidence dog. Great job guys.
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark was Brilliant, like he just knew my dog's nature and helped us address his issues of barking and getting aggressive to us. our also was a puller and jumper most undesirable in a large German shepherd.
Trainer note from Mark
Caesar is a large and clever GSD. He was bailing the owners up in certain situations mainly when the hubby wanted him to come with him, but Caesar wanted to stay home with the wife. With intense in face barking and aggression. Not easy to deal with in such a large, dominant boy. The owners aren't novice dog owners , they both have had dogs before and including GSDs. Once we sat down and explained how he thought and what he was doing the picture came clear. Changing the way, they interacted and especially the passive skill set of not getting sucked in, leading through the house and giving Caesar boundaries and structure his attitude changed very quickly. He has the potential and will be a great dog for them. Nice work guys , catchup soon.
Caesar is a large and clever GSD. He was bailing the owners up in certain situations mainly when the hubby wanted him to come with him, but Caesar wanted to stay home with the wife. With intense in face barking and aggression. Not easy to deal with in such a large, dominant boy. The owners aren't novice dog owners , they both have had dogs before and including GSDs. Once we sat down and explained how he thought and what he was doing the picture came clear. Changing the way, they interacted and especially the passive skill set of not getting sucked in, leading through the house and giving Caesar boundaries and structure his attitude changed very quickly. He has the potential and will be a great dog for them. Nice work guys , catchup soon.
1st October 2024 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Dumpling has been barking, jumping, running towards the door and pulling on his lead for years and we thought it was too late for him to change. Keiko came and straight away identified why he was behaving that way and gave us the knowledge and skills that we could use and put into action immediately to help him. We couldn’t believe it, straight away he responded and became like a different dog! We’ve been practicing the things Keiko has taught us everyday and cannot wait for our follow up session! It’s worth every penny!!
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you for taking time to leave a review Paris! I was very happy with the way Dumpling (French Bulldog 5 years old) responded to his first session. He was just confused. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Dumpling 😊
Thank you for taking time to leave a review Paris! I was very happy with the way Dumpling (French Bulldog 5 years old) responded to his first session. He was just confused. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Dumpling 😊
28th September 2024 - Keith Mockett
We have only had one session with Keith so far and we have already seen huge changes! Nala used to be quite aggressive towards my husband to the point where he couldn’t even sit down in the lounge in the evening without Nala biting him. It’s now been two weeks since we met Keith and Nala has not bitten my husband once! She has tried but using the tools Keith taught us has put Nala in her place immediately and it has made such a huge difference to her behaviour. She is now much more settled in the evening and doesn’t bark every time someone walks past our house. We still have a lot to work on, but I now have seen what this type of training can achieve and I am looking forward to making more improvements because it really is helping our whole family.
Trainer note from Keith
Thank you Fiona. It's amazing what communication and leadership do for anxious dogs like Nala. She's obviously calmer and happier. And you must have been doing the homework to get the results so far. Be consistent and persistent and she'll continue to improve. Looking forward to seeing the progress with my next visit as part of our Life of the Dog Support Guarantee. Well done everyone!
Thank you Fiona. It's amazing what communication and leadership do for anxious dogs like Nala. She's obviously calmer and happier. And you must have been doing the homework to get the results so far. Be consistent and persistent and she'll continue to improve. Looking forward to seeing the progress with my next visit as part of our Life of the Dog Support Guarantee. Well done everyone!
24th September 2024 - Mark Gall
I know we still have alot of work to do! Totally impressed how the house already feels more peaceful. Walking is now enjoyable for everyone (muzzles are off - only used when they are let off at the park, more for my anxiety ) Sucess last night as Jager started & stayed in the green zone when let off at the park! Furgie followed my every turn during training.
Mark was an absolute pleasure to work with!!!
Trainer note from Mark
These two Staffy's have had recent sibling rivalry issues mainly in high adrenalin park play that quickly turns into very aggressive fights as the young dog asserts his so-called dominance over the older dog especially when initially let off the lead. Lots of other behaviours have also been addressed as one behaviour solution will help another. The owners are committed and put in place the program very well on lesson day. Early days and a work in progress but great initial results. Well done The Garth pack.
These two Staffy's have had recent sibling rivalry issues mainly in high adrenalin park play that quickly turns into very aggressive fights as the young dog asserts his so-called dominance over the older dog especially when initially let off the lead. Lots of other behaviours have also been addressed as one behaviour solution will help another. The owners are committed and put in place the program very well on lesson day. Early days and a work in progress but great initial results. Well done The Garth pack.
23rd September 2024 - Mark Gall
Already lots of changes following the first visit, clear instruction, quick results and lots of learning around properly reading body language of the dog ,applying the right body language ourselves and voice controls.
Trainer note from Mark
Fritz is a 4.5 yr Border terrier. we were called in for Barking, pulling, Dog aggressive and not keen on toddlers. Separation anxiety also on occasions. Fritz responded well and the owners were good at applying our techniques of reading and applying the correct body language to communicate well with Fritz. Great work guys, looking forward to a checkup in a week or two.
Fritz is a 4.5 yr Border terrier. we were called in for Barking, pulling, Dog aggressive and not keen on toddlers. Separation anxiety also on occasions. Fritz responded well and the owners were good at applying our techniques of reading and applying the correct body language to communicate well with Fritz. Great work guys, looking forward to a checkup in a week or two.
22nd September 2024 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Amazing what we learnt in such a little time. Keiko showed her experience and has helped us a lot already. Thank you.
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Cliff. Great to hear you learnt a lot. Tank (7 months old Pitbull cross) and Kenzo (11 years old American Staffy) needed you to 😉 Keep remaining them who is in charge. My help is always available for you 😊
Thank you Cliff. Great to hear you learnt a lot. Tank (7 months old Pitbull cross) and Kenzo (11 years old American Staffy) needed you to 😉 Keep remaining them who is in charge. My help is always available for you 😊
22nd September 2024 - Mark Gall
A great lesson and some very easy to establish practices - Dolly is responding really well to almost all we are trying
Trainer note from Mark
Little Dolly is far too cute and has worked her magic to be in charge of the household. Only 8mths old but important to get on top her behaviours before she gets in the habit too much. She was barking, not wanting to lead walk, recall not great and hyper when mum came home. Barking at all she could see. Everyone did a great job of applying the dog rules to calm little miss cuties attitude. Keen to see the results of a couple of weeks of Speak dog to teach dog.
Little Dolly is far too cute and has worked her magic to be in charge of the household. Only 8mths old but important to get on top her behaviours before she gets in the habit too much. She was barking, not wanting to lead walk, recall not great and hyper when mum came home. Barking at all she could see. Everyone did a great job of applying the dog rules to calm little miss cuties attitude. Keen to see the results of a couple of weeks of Speak dog to teach dog.
21st September 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark was absolutely fantastic during our first session today, he has so much knowledge and truly understands and gets to know your dog! After a few hours with Mark we learnt so much about our dog and how to communicate more effectively with her. It’s like we have a new dog tonight. She is so much calmer and responded well to the strategies very quickly, not to mention walking so much nicer on the lead. Mark left us with an amazing folder of resources for us to refer to when training. We are very pleased with the results after only a few hours and we can’t recommend Mark enough!!
Trainer note from Mark
Eva is a 5yr old GSD and was exceedingly attention seeking, barker, whining, pulling, jumping up, far too enthusiastic on the guests coming in. A great temperament but just too loving all over. She responded well to the process of passive dominance and also the exercises to help her focus. She'll need a second lesson to fine tune but very good results so far. Nice work guys and gals
Eva is a 5yr old GSD and was exceedingly attention seeking, barker, whining, pulling, jumping up, far too enthusiastic on the guests coming in. A great temperament but just too loving all over. She responded well to the process of passive dominance and also the exercises to help her focus. She'll need a second lesson to fine tune but very good results so far. Nice work guys and gals
20th September 2024 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Although its only been a short period we can see the change in our dog as she learns where she stands in the chain of command.
Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Darryl! Daisy (2 years 8 months old Jack Russell) responded to her first session really well. She needed to understand there are rules, boundaries and manners. And most importantly who make them. She was happy for you to take the leadership! Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Daisy 😊
Thank you Darryl! Daisy (2 years 8 months old Jack Russell) responded to her first session really well. She needed to understand there are rules, boundaries and manners. And most importantly who make them. She was happy for you to take the leadership! Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Daisy 😊
18th September 2024 - Mark Gall
After 3 hours of Mark being with us we had a very calm, relaxed dog. I think George has had one eye open since the day he was born. It was wonderful to see him relaxed. He is enjoying his training and responding so well. Thank you 😊
Trainer note from Mark
$ year old George was a stressed Border Collie, getting worried about arrivals and more so people leaving, staring them down and nippy as they leave. He had worked himself up the house hold pecking order through the usual dog processes of manipulating passive dominance skills with out the owners realizing and reacting to everything moving or noisy around him. Puller, barker , intense at gate . but aggressive on leaving. A very clever dog but the wrong temperament to lead. Great work guys at applying Georges pack rules and calming his mind so he can relax. Keen to hear the update soon.
$ year old George was a stressed Border Collie, getting worried about arrivals and more so people leaving, staring them down and nippy as they leave. He had worked himself up the house hold pecking order through the usual dog processes of manipulating passive dominance skills with out the owners realizing and reacting to everything moving or noisy around him. Puller, barker , intense at gate . but aggressive on leaving. A very clever dog but the wrong temperament to lead. Great work guys at applying Georges pack rules and calming his mind so he can relax. Keen to hear the update soon.