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Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

18th September 2024 - Mark Gall

It was expensive for me on a budget but worth every cent. I can now walk my wee girl as if she hasn't got a lead on. The training was very easy to follow and put into practice. A full folder of instructions and notes were left with me to refer to as I chose to do the one off lesson only. I feel as if I am the boss and not her! Mark also had a great way with dogs! I would love to do what he does and may even look into it in a couple of years!

- K.P, Invercargill (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Pearl is a lovely natured Staffy x but hasn't had much training and a rehome from a bad situation. She was a very strong puller some separation anxiety and jumped up ,barked a bit , got very over excited. Shes has now got a forever home and a great owner who as invested in her to end up with a very very good dog. They will have a lovely life together. So proud of wee Pearl and mum too.

12th September 2024 - Mark Gall

We feel like we have a new dog! Just having Mark around once has been a huge help! Tommy no longer pulls on the lead and walks next to us, he listens to us better, no longer barking at people walking past. So stoked we went ahead with this training, we learnt a lot!

- S.W, Chch (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Tommy is a Blue heeler but with an anxious disposition, a young teen dog trying to deal with things beyond his ability and the owners not sure how to help him. He was dispalying strong aggression to dogs and even some people due to stress. We started with basic focus exercises and then applied them to the problem situations, almost instant focus and a calmer dog started to appear. Great with the feedback and its seems the skills have stuck in place.

9th September 2024 - Mark Gall

Our training session with Mark was fantastic. I learnt so much about my dogs personality type, strategies to help us work with our puppy, and the ins and outs of creating the best environment for him. I am so grateful for these new strategies to enjoy my puppy and help him to be his best puppy self.

- R.W, Kaiapoi (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
the teenager in 8mth old Mana ,labradoodle was certainly starting to show. Not a bad dog but certainly the guidance needed to be applied to have great future family dog. The owners applied the techniques and get to see the results of good clean communication in a dog way. Speak dog to teach dog. Nice job guys.

9th September 2024 - Mark Gall

Mark was great! We appreciated his approach and how he explained the techniques and gave us an insight on the breed of the dog to help us better understand why he does certain things. We have seen a significant change in our dog from our session with Mark. Highly recommend!

- P.S, Rolleston (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Bentley is a Labrador border collie cross of just over a year old , and the owners struggled to walk him, new baby in a pram as well, a barker at the Neighbour's , jumped on the guests, recall and separation anxiety also issues. He responded very well to our techniques and we even went for a walk baby buggy and all . Great lesson and so long as the owners keep the program in place he'll be an awesome family dog.

7th September 2024 - Mark Gall

Probably an 80% improvement in his behaviour in the first lesson .A dog with a very strong temperament and needs constant reminders. Very pleased all round with Marks training and advice. We need to keep going to harness the final 20%. Thanks Kelvin

- K.M, Ashburton (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Kaiser is a Japanese x German Spitz, strong individual temperament and react to fence line activity, on a corner section. He's Been let get much higher in the pecking order than the owners intended through his passive skills and territorial inclinations. The lesson showed he can ignore the distractions with a little training and using the exercises on a daily basis

4th September 2024 - Keith Mockett

Keith was amazing. We are fostering a Frenchie who is 6years old. It was so obvious we had implemented good clear boundaries and rules in the past with our much larger breeds, and our past Frenchie. You can implement those rules as a puppy but rehoming and fostering you can allow leniency because you feel sorry or guilty they are adjusting to new people and new home. Still a work in progress but highly recommend for novice and experienced owners. It was great to have an expert like Keith provide us all with great advice and solutions.

- R.W, Tawa (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keith
Thanks Rebecca. It was a pleasure to help. He responded really well from the start which is a great sign. Lucky Frenchie getting this new home with people who care and understand it's not a smooth transition. As you recognise, clear boundaries and sticking to them is essential to helping him settle and feel at home in his new home. Good job!

3rd September 2024 - Keith Mockett

Keith was excellent. Provided a lot of info in a very digestible manner. We immediately realised we had been making some errors in the way we had been managing and teaching Nui but I’m pleased to say, after just a few days of the training lessons, we are already seeing some small improvements. We are very thankful and so pleased we contacted Keith when we did.

- K.P, Upper Hutt (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keith
Thank you. I'm pleased you found the info digestible. I do think the "why" is important, along with the "how". Hopefully Nui's big goofy younger sister will get with the programme as well. They do learn off each other, good and bad! I'm looking forward to seeing the improvements.

3rd September 2024 - Keiko Ruwhiu

Keiko - we cannot thank you enough! Your expert advice has been life changing! Buddy responded to the training during the very first session. Buddy constantly pulled on the lead which made walking him very stressful but Keiko taught us how to manage Buddy properly and now we can walk him around the streets with ease and calmness! His excessive and aggressive barking at people who walk past our house has greatly reduced (we are still working on this every day) and is something we were unable to control until Keiko showed us what to do! I was absolutely blown away at the first session when Buddy responded to the training like a perfect angel. Keiko has given us so many practical tools to use in our training with Buddy and it has made our lives so much easier and more enjoyable! Keiko is worth her weight in gold, I will recommend her to everyone!

- N.M, Auckland (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you for taking time to leave a review Natalie! I was very happy with the way Buddy (Mastiff cross 1 year old) responded to his sessions. He was just confused. Keep up the good work! My help is always available for you and Buddy 😊

1st September 2024 - Mark Gall

As expected, Mark was very informative, specific to my queries and incredibly helpful. I’m looking forward to learning a lot from Mark Please note this was a preemptive meeting to discuss preparing for my new puppies arrival. So pup wasn’t in attendance (hence the answers below reflect this)

- E.T, Rolleston (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
This client has done her research and got us in prior to their new Rotty puppy arriving , great for thought and all is set for pups new home from day one . As the puppy hasn't arrived yet the client has marked NO to dog responding . 1st lesson is soon mid Sept a week after arrival date

29th August 2024 - Keith Mockett

The training provided was amazing, taught us so many things we had no idea about. it has only been a couple of days but Storm is already responding so well to everything we have been implementing. Such a relief to finally have some control over storm and the household is so much calmer and happier now that he is listening and responding to us. I will be recommending the training to other friends and family.

- l.j, porirua (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keith
Thank you! Clear communication and an understanding of the principles of leadership are making it easy for him to be the Dachshund you want him to be. Well done all of you!! Don't forget, it is important to be consistent and persistent, they do test the boundaries every now and then to check that you're serious. The other dogs will be relieved to have a calmer happier home, especially at their ages. Calmer and happier dog = calmer and happier family!

27th August 2024 - Mark Gall

It has been a bit of a journey with our active Pippi. But Mark was always there to answer questions and especially motivate us to keep going with the training, using patience, consistency, persistence, and repetition. And all that work is now paying out. We now have a well-mannered young dog to go on lots of adventures with us. Thanks a lot!

- C.W, Christchurch/Halswell (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Mark
Pippi is an interesting combination of Border Colie smarts , Jack Russell full on and a tich of Labrador. The Collie and Jack Russell traits pull through very strongly and she's been a work in progress . Strong drive to be leading and high focus on everything aroud her. Great work to persivere and gain the wins long term. Well done team Pippi.

27th August 2024 - Keiko Ruwhiu

We enlisted Keiko's help with Frankie, our 4 year old English staffy, as her behaviour left a lot to be desired. Barking, pulling on her lead, poor recall and more. There were tangible improvements by the end of the first lesson, and we are 3 days on and I am genuinely stunned by the improvements Frankie has made already. I recommend Keiko's services, I only wish I had started this journey sooner.

- H.P, Massey (Testimonial)

Trainer note from Keiko
Thank you Hamish. Great to hear Frankie (4 years old English Staffy) is doing well! Keep up the good work!! My help is always available for you and Frankie 😊

 

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