Reviews & Testimonials For Mark Gall
Back to Trainer28th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Other
Mark was extremely responsive once we had filled out a questionnaire through Bark Busters.co.nz website. When he rung we were able to talk through our concerns with our dog's behaviour and straight away given a reason why they might be happening.
We organized a date ( on a public holiday even) that suited us as a whanau so we all could learn better ways in communicating with our dog.
At first we were skeptical that a three hour appointment could turn around our dogs
Behaviour. Mark started with some background regarding dogs natural
Habitat and how they live in the wild and gave us reasons as to why he was displaying territorial traits to other dogs and potentially protection for us.
He asked what each family member had concerns with and addressed all of these during the three hours.
We did lots of practical, real life scenerios, even walked over to the beach as a training run. Mark left written info to back up the training session, and we will touch base in two weeks.
Already we have seen a change in our dogs' behaviour. We were able to get ready for a walk, get out of the door and start our walk without one bark, completely unheard of in the past.
The next day! Huge win!
Homework is continuing each day in short manageable chunks that we integrate into every day life. We are looking forward to further improvements in our dogs behaviour as we learn more about how to communicate effectively with him, making for a happier household!
Thanks Mark for your amazing knowledge.
Trainer note from Mark
Wilson is a 5 yr Spoodle who has displayed aggression to other dogs on walks, very much in charge of a number of aspects at home . There is still some fine tuning to go in a few weeks but huge improvements on lesson day . Keep up the great work Team as Wilson needs to know someone else can make the decisions for him
Wilson is a 5 yr Spoodle who has displayed aggression to other dogs on walks, very much in charge of a number of aspects at home . There is still some fine tuning to go in a few weeks but huge improvements on lesson day . Keep up the great work Team as Wilson needs to know someone else can make the decisions for him
26th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety
Mark was very reassuring and clear in his instruction. We have seen immediate improvement in our dog. There’s a way to go yet, but it’s encouraging so far.
Trainer note from Mark
Tai is a labrador x Staffy , 4.5yrs old large and can be quite stubborn. His issues included barking at passers by and visitors, jumps up lots , pulls and is far too strong for the owners , recall ,attention seeking , . The owners have had a bit of trouble retraining him to focus on them and listen . He did well in the lesson mostly but his stubborn side certainly showed through and will take a little more work to get on top of but a good dog generally. We'll see you again soon Tai for a check up.
Tai is a labrador x Staffy , 4.5yrs old large and can be quite stubborn. His issues included barking at passers by and visitors, jumps up lots , pulls and is far too strong for the owners , recall ,attention seeking , . The owners have had a bit of trouble retraining him to focus on them and listen . He did well in the lesson mostly but his stubborn side certainly showed through and will take a little more work to get on top of but a good dog generally. We'll see you again soon Tai for a check up.
20th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Hyperactivity, Pulling
Early days and ongoing practice of techniques required, but Moseley already a much improved dog. Marks advice and control was impressive and clearly of huge benefit
Trainer note from Mark
Mosely is a super clever dog , border collie of 7yrs old , he started showing aggression to dogs close to his property or visiting dogs , pulls , jumps up , not so focused on recall , over enthusiastic about guest and attention seeking often. A lovely dog but let slip into annoying habits. One session should be enough for the owners to sort his problems as he is clever and did respond great to their application of our exercises and programming. Nice job team Mosely
Mosely is a super clever dog , border collie of 7yrs old , he started showing aggression to dogs close to his property or visiting dogs , pulls , jumps up , not so focused on recall , over enthusiastic about guest and attention seeking often. A lovely dog but let slip into annoying habits. One session should be enough for the owners to sort his problems as he is clever and did respond great to their application of our exercises and programming. Nice job team Mosely
17th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Pulling, Recall
I loved how Mark went through all of the psychology stuff and decided some of our boys behaviours so we can monitor where he's at. It will be easy to implement changes now and we have seen a vast improvement in our boys' behaviour already. I highly recommended Bark Busters. Thank you Mark you have made such a difference.
Trainer note from Mark
Arlo is a Ridgeback x Labrador, 5.5 yrs old and very visitor reactive , aggressive . Barking , aggression , pulls , recall and separation are all issues Arlo has problems with. He has only had one lesson and will need several although progress is already being seen. Great work guys . Will catch up next trip down to Southland
Arlo is a Ridgeback x Labrador, 5.5 yrs old and very visitor reactive , aggressive . Barking , aggression , pulls , recall and separation are all issues Arlo has problems with. He has only had one lesson and will need several although progress is already being seen. Great work guys . Will catch up next trip down to Southland
13th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Other
Mark was great. Within the three hours I had started to see progress in Max, he has learnt some manners, his separation anxiety is slowly getting better, still working on his pulling. I am very happy with the progress in the first visit!
Trainer note from Mark
Max is a large and almost untrained American Staffy , he's not lived with out other dogs before and been let have lots of freedom , not used to visitors and had started being too protective and slightly agro at visitors. Separation anxiety is a large issue since moving house . Good progress in the 1st lesson but still a work in progress. We'll catch up soon.
Max is a large and almost untrained American Staffy , he's not lived with out other dogs before and been let have lots of freedom , not used to visitors and had started being too protective and slightly agro at visitors. Separation anxiety is a large issue since moving house . Good progress in the 1st lesson but still a work in progress. We'll catch up soon.
8th April 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up
Great experience. The tips Mark gave me have been life changing .Still work to be done as Cuzz is only 12wks old with serious stranger fear aggression due to an unfortunate incident with lots of children and noise, but I feel that I have taken back control already. Excellent, highly recommended, Thanks Mark
Trainer note from Mark
Cuzz is a 12 wk old Rottweiler who had a situation of too many children invading his space loudly and quickly and has since become very fearful of any new people patting him. Even growled at me when I entered the home , unusual for a young pup. The Vet had recommended seeing me at Bark Busters to get on top of the issues very early. I've given the owners a full program to go by and seems he'll start back to trusting people reasonably easily. Cuzz is a big boy and this needs to be right prior to 6mths of age before the hormones kick in. Not all issues were covered in the first lesson as Cuzz is a puppy and we'll be addressing those in future lessons as he grows mentally and physically. Great job guys . I'll hear an update from you soon. Cheers Mark
Cuzz is a 12 wk old Rottweiler who had a situation of too many children invading his space loudly and quickly and has since become very fearful of any new people patting him. Even growled at me when I entered the home , unusual for a young pup. The Vet had recommended seeing me at Bark Busters to get on top of the issues very early. I've given the owners a full program to go by and seems he'll start back to trusting people reasonably easily. Cuzz is a big boy and this needs to be right prior to 6mths of age before the hormones kick in. Not all issues were covered in the first lesson as Cuzz is a puppy and we'll be addressing those in future lessons as he grows mentally and physically. Great job guys . I'll hear an update from you soon. Cheers Mark
18th March 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Separation anxiety
Mark was great. He came in we had a good chat about the issue we were having and gave us all the tools to start changing the unwanted behaviours.
Trainer note from Mark
Pippa is Staffy X 1yr old, a rehome rescue from what appears no a great background. She is fearful of visitors especially men and can be aggressive , barks at any noises , her gate , the TV, very reactive, is dog aggressive possibly from being on the streets alone, quite the anxious nervous girl. During the lesson she warmed to me slowly but always cautious. Awesome effort on Pippa's part . Great steps forward for the first lesson and I'll catch up with them soon to keep moving forward with Pippa' retraining
Pippa is Staffy X 1yr old, a rehome rescue from what appears no a great background. She is fearful of visitors especially men and can be aggressive , barks at any noises , her gate , the TV, very reactive, is dog aggressive possibly from being on the streets alone, quite the anxious nervous girl. During the lesson she warmed to me slowly but always cautious. Awesome effort on Pippa's part . Great steps forward for the first lesson and I'll catch up with them soon to keep moving forward with Pippa' retraining
14th March 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Barking, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall, Separation anxiety, Other
Mark was amazing with myself and Siku. After a very traumatic experience I feel reassured that Siku and I can progress through it with what maybe slow but consistent training. Great to know Mark is in the background if we need further assistance or have any questions.
Trainer note from Mark
Siku is a lovely Pomsky who up until 5mths of age was doing fine but got attacked by two dogs on her walk. From then on the owners couldn't control her or even get her to walk outside her house and garden. Would pull constantly , very over reactive to people and especially dogs , barking manically on seeing a dog. Extremely hard to focus and control. We have done two sessions now with improvement on each . Even walked down the street twice in good control mostly. Time and consistent focused training will see her getting better each walk. She can already sit stay for the front door knock , previously impossible, walk to heel with minor distractions. She''ll be a work in progress for a while. Great work team Siku
Siku is a lovely Pomsky who up until 5mths of age was doing fine but got attacked by two dogs on her walk. From then on the owners couldn't control her or even get her to walk outside her house and garden. Would pull constantly , very over reactive to people and especially dogs , barking manically on seeing a dog. Extremely hard to focus and control. We have done two sessions now with improvement on each . Even walked down the street twice in good control mostly. Time and consistent focused training will see her getting better each walk. She can already sit stay for the front door knock , previously impossible, walk to heel with minor distractions. She''ll be a work in progress for a while. Great work team Siku
17th February 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Hyperactivity, Pulling, Recall
Mark has really helped me with my nervous dog. Since our session she has become a pleasure to walk with. She seems much more settled, relaxed and far happier. Thank you Mark, for helping me to work with my best friend.
Trainer note from Mark
The owner has used our services a long time ago but was struggling with his resent rehomed dogs behaviours of dog aggression toward other dogs. With in the lesson we encountered a number of dogs on a walk and she was well behaved using the Bark Busters Refocusing techniques then praise so she could relax. We'll do a revisit soon to work on any fine tuning but great work by the owner to apply our system once again.
The owner has used our services a long time ago but was struggling with his resent rehomed dogs behaviours of dog aggression toward other dogs. With in the lesson we encountered a number of dogs on a walk and she was well behaved using the Bark Busters Refocusing techniques then praise so she could relax. We'll do a revisit soon to work on any fine tuning but great work by the owner to apply our system once again.
11th February 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Puppy management, Toileting
Second time back with Mark, originally had help with my american bulldog cujo who is now doing so much better and is like a new dog. Got a puppy, Hannibal (bull terrier x staffy) who is very excitable, chases the cat and didnt understand boundaries. After only a week Hannibal now doesn't chase the cat, waits when told and is a lot more easier to train. Will always recommend Mark to everyone, he helps make training dogs simple and easy to understand. Can't wait to see how Hannibal progresses as he gets older
Trainer note from Mark
Receipt number 67573 Cujo was a dog I saw many years ago as the Owner struggled with his size and wariness of new people etc. He came across and fairly aggressive , all of which is gone now so the owner called me in very early for his new dog a Hannibal , a Staffy x Bull Terrier, great pup totally different temperament and now he can channel things in the right direction. Starting from day one is important so bad behaviours don't start and then later have to be rectified. We do have some things to cover as Hannibal is a very young pup and not fully vaxed yet. Great work with both dogs team. See you next trip to Marlborough.
Receipt number 67573 Cujo was a dog I saw many years ago as the Owner struggled with his size and wariness of new people etc. He came across and fairly aggressive , all of which is gone now so the owner called me in very early for his new dog a Hannibal , a Staffy x Bull Terrier, great pup totally different temperament and now he can channel things in the right direction. Starting from day one is important so bad behaviours don't start and then later have to be rectified. We do have some things to cover as Hannibal is a very young pup and not fully vaxed yet. Great work with both dogs team. See you next trip to Marlborough.
9th February 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Jumping up, Sibling rivalry, Other
Mark was calm, thorough and explained things clearly. He responded promptly to questions both before and after the session. I could see the dogs settle quite quickly in his presence and am already seeing huge changes in Dina's behaviour and feeling more confident that I can handle the problems we were experiencing and generally more positive about our future. It may seem like a lot of money up front, but, when you break it down to an hourly rate and recognise that you have lifetime access and we will certainly be using up more than 6 hours of his time, this compares very well with other trainers that I have engaged with previous dogs with varying success.
Trainer note from Mark
Dina is a Heading dog cross of dubious back ground. Rehomed in a poor state of health and very skinny so some behaviours are related to extreme hunger , recall , pulling and basic obedienc were all lacking and now much more controlled and responsive. Off lead skills are coming along very well. Her dog reactive behaviours are almost gone after just one session. Great work Dina
Dina is a Heading dog cross of dubious back ground. Rehomed in a poor state of health and very skinny so some behaviours are related to extreme hunger , recall , pulling and basic obedienc were all lacking and now much more controlled and responsive. Off lead skills are coming along very well. Her dog reactive behaviours are almost gone after just one session. Great work Dina
8th February 2026 - Mark Gall
Mark dealt with Aggression, Barking, Hyperactivity, Jumping up, Pulling, Puppy management
I have two 12 month old Coltriever pups who were getting a bit boisterous around the house and hard to handle out on walks.
Mark sussed them out very fast and after our first visit we learnt how even small tweaks to our daily household lifes can be valuable training tools for the pups. He left us with the knowledge to keep their energy levels down and they have been a joy to walk ever since.
I would highly recommend Mark to anyone wanting a better relationship with their dog. The home visit is invaluable with Mark being able to see your own family dynamics. I look forward to learning more in his next visit.
Trainer note from Mark
Trooper and Rey were quite full on and pretty much running the house. Both very different temperaments but also both clever Collie brains. After explaining the way, they think and apply our speak dog to teach dog process the household has calmed dramatically, and only fine tuning is left as well as Reys dog overreactive tendencies. A good response in the lesson and some back up for the owners and things are looking up.
Trooper and Rey were quite full on and pretty much running the house. Both very different temperaments but also both clever Collie brains. After explaining the way, they think and apply our speak dog to teach dog process the household has calmed dramatically, and only fine tuning is left as well as Reys dog overreactive tendencies. A good response in the lesson and some back up for the owners and things are looking up.