It has only been a few days since Mark came to see us, and the changes have been instant. Mark explained our 5months old puppy’s behaviour and gave us valuable management strategies to correct behaviour and to more importantly reassure our anxious little girl. While there is still work to do, we feel a lot more comfortable and doing an early intervention like this will no doubt save us plenty of trouble later on.

Mark taught us a completely different way of how to let our dog know what kind of behavior is acceptable or not acceptable. He is also learning that he is not the boss! Having recently moved to a retirement village villa we needed Guiness to be better behaved es[pecially around barking issues.

Mark from Bark Busters provided heaps of reading to get is started before we even met him, which was very informative. He spent quite a long time with us initially which was great so we developed a trust his methods were the way forward for our very reactive rescue young huntaway girl. We've had good improvement walking on the lead and reactivity towards wheels on prams etc. has lessened a lot. Reactivity towards dogs when she's on lead is still huge and we're practicing our exercises hoping for gradual improvement with time. It's been very stressful for us, we're in our 60's so definitely don't handle the aggression well, Especially the pulling and lunging at dogs. We've had 2 sessions so far, we may need a few more to gain confidence in dealing with the reactivity and recall training to follow. Overall, a good start with Mark, he's very professional and kind.

Mark from South Island Bark Busters is phenomenal! He’s patient but takes no S**t ! I already feel so much more confident (and supported) from just our first session. I personally think one-on-one training is so much more effective so I’m stoked to have been referred by a friend to Mark for my anxious growing Boxer Rocco.

Mark was amazing ,we saw a change in our dogs behaviour with in the first hour. We can now cook in the kitchen without tripping over dogs, and food staying on the bench . Walking the dogs has become so much better. Indy is less stressed when cars passing her while out walking.

Mark was great, noticed a difference straight away. Has stopped pulling on the lead and work in progress to stop her jumping up.

We were a wee bit skeptical that Mark could give us the tools to have Ed behaving as a member of our family rather that a issue. After our first Ed was a changed dog. We learnt a lot of valuable information about how to connect with Ed in a way he understands. We still have a way to go but all signs are good that the new skills we have are going to give us an awesome dog for many years. Highly recommend Mark's service.

A great morning. Knowledgeable beyond belief. It was a very informative lesson and 3 days in and im seeing results and a demeaned change already. Can’t wait for follow up lessons.

Mark came into our home, we sat down discussed our concerns and what we wanted to work on. He put some plans into place and then showed us how to go about the plan and use the tools provided. Mark is very good at what he does. Tui and Murphy are both doing well with the training. I would reccommend Bark Busters to anyone looking for help with there dogs.

Mark was very informative, friendly and clear. We were worried with our dog Goose sometimes showing aggression to strangers entering the home but Mark talked us through everything and we had no problems. Goose’s leash walking, selective hearing and reactivity at the window have all improved. We have a way to go with his excitable tendencies but at eh appt with improvements so far!

Wow! What a transformation in such a short time. Totally worth having Bark Busters guide us through the training with wee Gino 5.5mth old Mini Schnauzer with a big attitude and loud and often bark issue. But also help with all other obedience problems.

Mark was fantastic, he didn't just cover training, he also gave us recommendations for our dogs diet, exercise and tips on how to manage them in our home environment. We have a 3yr old Labrador and a 2 yr old Husky, and within half an hour of Mark being with the dogs we noticed a huge difference in their obedience and behaviour, so much more relaxed. I especially loved that it was all based on positive interactions with our dogs and wasn't treat based (we have a rather overweight Labrador) and the Husky is more interested in being on a mission than food.