Bark Busters Reviews and Customer Testimonials
2nd August 2016 - Mark Gall
Mark was able to arm me with the skills to provide constant training with very encouraging results...even during the lesson Paddy was starting to show results.
Trainer note from Mark
Not an easy dog as Paddy at 5 years old had some ingrained habits, Pulled, jumped up, wasn't great at recall. we managed to walk him past a street cat with out mayhem. Great effort by the owners to in still some basic obedience .
Not an easy dog as Paddy at 5 years old had some ingrained habits, Pulled, jumped up, wasn't great at recall. we managed to walk him past a street cat with out mayhem. Great effort by the owners to in still some basic obedience .
28th July 2016 - Keiko Ruwhiu
Keiko was very nice and friendly. She taught me a lot in the space of 3 hours, even taught my dog a lot in that time and am very pleased with that. I have recommended 3 other people to Bark Busters. So hopefully you will hear from them soon. :)
28th July 2016 - Mark Gall
A wonderful, positive experience for us and our sensitive, untrained, family dog. A year after getting our poodle puppy for the family, we were completely floundering. Buddy was still not toilet trained, suffered from separation anxiety, was unable to walk on the lead, wouldn't respond to calls to come - running wildly across roads etc if off the lead, and constantly jumping up on our legs, - the result of coming from a poor breeder who had never trained him and then compounded by our lack of knowledge to correct the situation. Mark took control from the moment he walked in the front door, sizing up Buddy and his issues straight away. It is such a huge relief to have Mark guiding and supporting us for the life of Buddy. I love that his approach is so simple and so loving and our whole family is able to apply the training. Mark was very patient listening to all our concerns and we were able to get Buddy responding straight away - I feel like we are finally communicating with our dog and as a result he is able to finally 'get' what we have been asking him to do for the last year!!! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mark and I already have been spreading the word amongst friends and neighbours with dogs.
Trainer note from Mark
Awesome family, awesome dog 1.5 years old but didn't know what to do. This dog has come from a crazy dog lady house,with no rules, toilet inside ,bark behaviours from the day it was born. Thanks goodness the new owners have cared enough to take on board a dog such as this. we're proud of these folk for pure commitment and now they've started speaking dog ,little Buddy is heading in the right direction
Awesome family, awesome dog 1.5 years old but didn't know what to do. This dog has come from a crazy dog lady house,with no rules, toilet inside ,bark behaviours from the day it was born. Thanks goodness the new owners have cared enough to take on board a dog such as this. we're proud of these folk for pure commitment and now they've started speaking dog ,little Buddy is heading in the right direction
27th July 2016 - Mark Gall
A quick message to say a BIG thank you. Jack is a changed dog. Even more changed after I added window adhesive to the corner window to slow down the vision of the street. Even when going out the dog door, no barking. Awesome result!
Trainer note from Mark
A quick revisit after the owner moved house to reset the dog rules all part of the Gold support guarantee. New house, low windows and full street view constantly had created a stressed (I got to guard all this ) problem. Well done on putting back in place the skills to relax Jack again.
A quick revisit after the owner moved house to reset the dog rules all part of the Gold support guarantee. New house, low windows and full street view constantly had created a stressed (I got to guard all this ) problem. Well done on putting back in place the skills to relax Jack again.
27th July 2016 - Mark Gall
The training session was excellent. At times we could see that it was us (!) that was undergoing the training. They say that "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"...that isn't the case in our situation. Our dog has responded well to new commands and ways of interacting with us.
Trainer note from Mark
This dog is 5 years old very lovely girl but a major puller and excitable with guests. The owners did very well at putting in place the focus exercises , she's a very persistent dog. but getting it.
This dog is 5 years old very lovely girl but a major puller and excitable with guests. The owners did very well at putting in place the focus exercises , she's a very persistent dog. but getting it.
17th July 2016 - Mark Gall
For us the real bonus was that Mark came to our home and went for a walk with us to see the issues we had at first hand. He quickly saw what needed to be corrected and we were able to immediately put Marks training into practice. All under his watchful eye. A lot of written information was left with us so we didn't have to try and remember everything! It is amazing to have Shadow walk alongside us instead of being a husky and pulling us along! Very glad we found Barkbusters.
Trainer note from Mark
Love this dog and his owners are committed to getting him right. Husky X Rotty 3 years old Cool dog but strong nature and very good at manipulating to get his way. Clever boy our Shadow. well done guys
Love this dog and his owners are committed to getting him right. Husky X Rotty 3 years old Cool dog but strong nature and very good at manipulating to get his way. Clever boy our Shadow. well done guys
16th July 2016 - Keiko Ruwhiu
In the time we had the training was amazing, full of tool I can use, very educational. Covered a lot in the time given. Saw small progression today which was a breakthrough for me to see. Because I let my dogs rule the house the session was long enough to cover the basics especially since the dogs need leadership which I have not given them.
13th July 2016 - Mark Gall
Training was great. Mark sat down and talked us through everything and made it so easy to understand. Then we went through the training. After this we saw changes in Harry in just one day.
Trainer note from Mark
Awesome couple with a scared dog who thought he needed to be in charge. Once they changed the tables he just chilled out and was happy do as told with out any fuss, Great effort guys
Awesome couple with a scared dog who thought he needed to be in charge. Once they changed the tables he just chilled out and was happy do as told with out any fuss, Great effort guys
2nd July 2016 - Mark Gall
Mark was amazing! He explained everything in a very simple way to understand and used easy to follow training techniques. My dog responded immediately and the change in her behaviour was instantly noticeable.
Trainer note from Mark
Fantastic work by Poppy to focus and respond to the simple techniques applied. awesome work by the whole household and flatmates . Well done .
Fantastic work by Poppy to focus and respond to the simple techniques applied. awesome work by the whole household and flatmates . Well done .
1st July 2016 - Mark Gall
I found Mark very friendly with clear instructions on how to correct Marco's bad habets. The training programme he suggested has given us more pleasure in walking marco and confidence in his behaviour when people come to the door.
Trainer note from Mark
Awesome effort by both owner and Marco the dog. Marco's 8, Owners retired with a knee op just mending. Problems were jumping up excitable Barking at door and pulling . Both did very well. Great work guys.
Awesome effort by both owner and Marco the dog. Marco's 8, Owners retired with a knee op just mending. Problems were jumping up excitable Barking at door and pulling . Both did very well. Great work guys.
13th June 2016 - Mark Gall
Thank you Mark for your clear explanation and support for establishing my mother wolf status. Joe Gibbs was in such a state he had done lots of damage to himself until his kennel wasn't a safe place for him during the day. It was really reassuring to hear that we could tackle the big problem without having to give up everything that's neat about having a small, sometimes smoochy dog. After a month of probably 90% consistency and a few small changes I found Joe tucked up in his kennel on Friday ready for me to go to work!, The biggest problem - now almost sorted. what a relief. I'm sure its not going to be perfect all the time but I feel really confident I'm on the right track.
Trainer note from Mark
Joe was an interesting and desperate case He had significantly damaged himself escaping his kennel where he goes during the day, because of his extreme separation anxiety ,the section would no longer contain him also barking issues and territorial barking problems. The owner rang Bark Busters from Council referral,very upset and not sure whether she would be able to keep Joe, a very spirited loveable Jack Russell. We booked a lesson and the next day I had a call from the owner , she'd heard a rumour about our training and wasn't sure about Bark Busters. I explained our system and back up and we continued to do the lesson a few days later. Big improvements on the first lesson 1st revisit more steps in place, we've now had two revisits with a Text early last Friday morning "couldn't find Joe in the house before work, he'd taken himself to his kennel ready for the day relaxed and happy". Major success. Consistency, leadership applied in the correct way ,good rules and biff loads of praise for the right behaviours and nearly all problems can be overcome. Awesome effort Joe boy and Human Mum.
Joe was an interesting and desperate case He had significantly damaged himself escaping his kennel where he goes during the day, because of his extreme separation anxiety ,the section would no longer contain him also barking issues and territorial barking problems. The owner rang Bark Busters from Council referral,very upset and not sure whether she would be able to keep Joe, a very spirited loveable Jack Russell. We booked a lesson and the next day I had a call from the owner , she'd heard a rumour about our training and wasn't sure about Bark Busters. I explained our system and back up and we continued to do the lesson a few days later. Big improvements on the first lesson 1st revisit more steps in place, we've now had two revisits with a Text early last Friday morning "couldn't find Joe in the house before work, he'd taken himself to his kennel ready for the day relaxed and happy". Major success. Consistency, leadership applied in the correct way ,good rules and biff loads of praise for the right behaviours and nearly all problems can be overcome. Awesome effort Joe boy and Human Mum.