Immediate Results!!! Molly & Dre are two very energetic boxers aged 4 & 2.5 respectively. We'd been having trouble with communication/control of them when they get into a hyperactive state (which was a lot!) in various situations such as when we get visitors, when they see people walk past the property, out on walks, in public settings etc - and we really needed to figure out how to break this behaviour which was getting gradually more difficult over time. When Mark arrived, he was immediately able to gauge the personality/needs of both dogs just from initial behaviours and was able to diagnose the best starting point for us to try tackle the multiple issues we were having with very simple and clear leadership and communication strategies. The thing my wife and I were most worried about with looking into dog-training was fear of being judged, but Mark's approach was the complete opposite of this, he was able to articulate to us how the dogs get to this level of anxiety/hyperactivity and how we can best manage it via communication-based training (rather than food-motivated training or physical-based punishment or reward). This was exactly how we want to be able to manage our dogs behaviour - by tackling these problems at their source. As the session went on, we were able to address each area of concern we had one step at a time, and just having the dogs' focus on us and our leadership for this amount of time was so amazing for us - we couldn't believe the transformation happening before our eyes! When Mark introduced the included barkbusters equipment (such as leads, collars, and harness options) we were further amazed by how much having the right equipment can help with training. When practicing lead walking there was no pulling, no overexcitement, and most importantly no anxiety from the dogs feeling like they need to be aware of everything happening around them (distraction was always one of the biggest issues for us). We'll be booking a follow up appointment with Mark in a few weeks' time to start building out the walking practice to situations with a bit more stimuli, so are really looking forward to the next steps. But 4 days on post-appointment, we couldn't be more impressed! The dogs seem so much happier and as a result so are we! We really highly recommend this trainer to anyone facing any type of issue with their dogs - with Mark there seems to be a solution for any problem, no matter how big or small! Thanks Mark! :)

I am very happy with all the advice and training that Mark gave me. Lily is already walking beside me while on the leash. I would certainly recommend him for anyone needing dog training. .

We had a great session with Mark and we were really impressed with the change in Ernie's behaviour after just one lesson. Our wee guy is headstrong and is definitely a work in progress so we are so grateful that we have Mark's ongoing support.

Darci responded really well to her training

Very pleased with progress so far after one session. Rebel has completed her first walk on a lead outside and behaved well. Still has a bit of a problem with recall but that is more my fault than hers.

Mark was great.

Mark was great and Steve responded straight away. Steve is like a different dog now and can’t wait to do more work with Mark

I found Mark very friendly and approachable. I am learning to be the leader of the house not Marlo and I have found the techniques Mark gave me are helping. We still have a wee way to go but I am sure we will get there

We are very happy with everything we learned. He’s like a different dog and actually seems much happier in himself and relaxed. Even though he wasn’t and we weren't, as result of frustration around his behaviour which was aggressive to visitors and dogs. Very pleased we found Mark and would recommend very highly.

Our case is a little different. In July 2023 our dog, Ruger, a 4yr old staffy cross would not get into his crate for our flight to Perth, Western Australia. We had to leave him with a family friend. We contacted Mark and he discussed Bark Busters philosophy. However, Mark had to work with our family friend rather than us. He did amazing work with our family friend and Ruger was not only going into the crate but was sleeping in it all night - all within a couple of days. His separation issues have been a work in progress. Unfortunately our family friend was unable to keep him and he went to stay with another friend. Mark carried on working with them on Ruger's issues. Eventually those friends could no longer care for him due to moving and other circumstances so Mark and his wife Heather made the decision to foster Ruger themselves at their home until he could fly to Perth and handle the crate and airport in a relaxed manner. 2.5 months later our boy was on a plane and bound for Australia. Mark went over and beyond his job as a trainer to give Ruger one on one attention needed. We are forever grateful for Mark's training as on 31st May 2024 Ruger arrived in Australia. We would recommend Mark for his love of the job. He is truly amazing at what he does.

Mark was fabulous, he was understanding, non judgemental and offered advice that worked very quickly. In one lesson our dogs have had huge improvement. We were having issues with our dogs attacking each other. Since the training we have had only 2 fights (it’s been a week) this was happening three times per day at a minimum before the training. My partner and I are so surprised how quickly our dogs have started to learn new commands and respond to the training. We are still in early days and understand we have to be consistent but the results we are already starting to see have been such a pleasant experience. Thank you so much Mark. So excited for our next lesson! We are hoping when Mark next visits, we will have full door control and our dogs will be sitting on their beds while he enters the house rather than barking their heads off at the door.

Great first session with Mark, he is extremely knowledgeable in his craft and took to my Rottweiler puppy with ease and skill. Noticed immediate results and corrected a myriad of mistakes that I was making unknowingly. Roman now does not leave the crate until I invite him out, is getting better at staying off the couch, and his walking on lead has improved drastically. I am still unable to calm Roman down when he goes into shark mode and loses the plot, but I will address this separately in a different session, as we had covered a lot in the first one.