Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials

Our Dog Gus is young but as ex farmers we'd never had issues training a dog before. Gus is a lowland polish sheepdog , and needs grooming but also the basics that we were struggling with. Mark came to us in Geraldine,a 2 hour drive from his home town to spend time walking us through the program. We saw immediate results and Gus responded well to us ,as the training was for us to teach him. We liked that no food was used and found he responded to the praise so well. Dealt with all manner of our lifestyle as we live on the land and needed good control off lead. Mark was patient and clear and never bothered by anything..

I was nervous but Mark made me and dog feel at ease.

Keiko was very clear and patient. She demonstrated clearly everything she said. Poppy was listening more and definitely responding. The techniques were clear, gentle and easy to understand. Made complete sense. The time went really fast and I was encouraged to keep going. Looking forward to further interactions and help from Keiko and I've already sung her praises to family and friends.

We are very happy with the progress both our dogs are making. The changes are great. They now both sleep through the night in crates and we can leave the house without the neighbours complaining about barking. We are all a lot happier, us and our dogs.

We were desperate to get some help as Mya had two very distressing habits - digging veges out of the garden and chasing cats. Mark immediately gave us confidence that he would be able to help with these issues. While we couldn't get results on the issues at our first training there was a noticeable change once we took a more dominant and didn't allow her to lead us. Mya responded quickly when using the techniques Mark described and demonstrated. He was encouraging and supportive during the training. We understand that we need to get this right and perservere before we can expect to see changes on the big issues but Mark assurred us that he would be there to help.

Keiko has been a great trainer, very patient and not afraid to tell it like it is, direct and straight to the point. Our most recent session was a massive breakthrough for me as I have been struggling to walk Ripley properly, but now I have renewed confidence. I know that as Ripley grows I know that Keiko is but a phone, email or skype away!

Mark has visited twice. He is a calm, confident trainer who helped us understand our female KBT pup. Riley respects my husband as top dog but she tries to dominate me. Mark demonstrated how I should use 'passive dominance' more consistently. Her other issues were barking/guarding front door if anyone tried to leave; barking/attention-seeking whilst we talk on phone/ vacuum cleaner etc; whining in the car; jumping & biting me at the park when excited! She's a sweetie most of the time - loves her family and other people and loves to play with other dogs. We just need to stop her bad habits. It's a work in progress but good to know Mark is available if we need further guidance.

Was totally amazed with the progress I saw in myself and bear in the first training session we had. Can now understand bear a lot better than I did, am forever grateful and glad I made the decision to contact Keiko.

Keiko is professional and an amazing observer. She has a calm and effective approach toward training. The session was absolutely valuable and educational for our puppy as well as us!

I felt so relieved that Keiko's approach was very detailed and thorough. She took the time to really understand Beau, and didn't rush. I got the impression she genuinely enjoys training, loves dogs and wants to help them to be happier. I appreciated her patience and thoroughness in answering my questions.

It was actually so simple once Keiko explained how it works. Ty was walking beautifully by the time Keiko left! I was astonished. The techniques were simple and easy to follow. We all learnt a lot about a dogs natural behaviour and now to get the best out of ours.

We found Mark's training to be a turning point in our relationship with our dogs. Since the first training a week ago, the dogs have been more settled and focused on us in positive ways. Mark trained us all as a family, particularly focusing on our teenagers so that they have more confidence and competence to manage the dogs. Consequently they are taking more responsibility in their care and walking and we are all having more fun. The dogs are now pulling minimally on their walks and we are trying new things with them. The training collars and training pillows which came with the lessons are really effective. When we have needed to contact Mark because of issues he has been available to us. Mark's training style helped us feel more calm and confident which is essential when trying to manage challenging behaviours. We would definitely recommend Mark to others needing help with their dogs.