Reviews & Testimonials For Mark Gall
Back to Trainer21st October 2024 - Mark Gall
We had our first session with Mark three weeks ago and we feel that Bella is getting the picture that she's not in charge ha ha... her reactivity on lead has improved dramatically, we are able to effectively intercept her charging to the front gate when next door dogs go off and most importantly the game of jumping on our bed is over YAY!!! Highly recommend Mark and the Bark Busters training - Mark was enthusiastic, the session was fun and the techniques work.
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Bella is a large 2 yr old ridgeback x mastiff or similar, strong , loud bark and anxious of new people on her territory and dog reactive. She just needed mum and dads guidance , speaking dog to teach her to refocus and relax. Her response to our training lesson was great , hardest part is getting the habits of not letting her be in charge in a nice way. Then desensitizing and lowering adrenalin in the high reactive problems. Great feed back so far. Nice job team Bella.
Bella is a large 2 yr old ridgeback x mastiff or similar, strong , loud bark and anxious of new people on her territory and dog reactive. She just needed mum and dads guidance , speaking dog to teach her to refocus and relax. Her response to our training lesson was great , hardest part is getting the habits of not letting her be in charge in a nice way. Then desensitizing and lowering adrenalin in the high reactive problems. Great feed back so far. Nice job team Bella.
20th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Absolutely amazing! Our dog Delta was always pulling on the lead literally hurting my back when walking her! She had zero recall and would escape and run away embarrassingly so many times!
After just 3 hours Mark had taught us and her how to come on demand, how to walk loose leash beside us -EVEN while a girl was delivering phamlets! She was able to remain focused on me and not get too excited and distracted! Absolutely amazing! A whole new relationship between our dog and I it’s incredible! I look forward to walking her! She also had harness regression and wouldn’t put her harness on to walk! We were given a special training harness from Mark and today our dog actually rolled over onto her back to get her harness on! Everything was explained clearly ,demonstrated and we were also taught hands on
Absolutely and very highly recommend mark from bark busters!!
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Delta is a headstrong wee French Bulldog . refused to come back , pulled , jumped up , lunged at people for attention, quite hyper and all in the name of game playing. fun temperament but frustrating for the owners. Their other Frenchie is the good focused boy. The day of the lesson was the day of house move too. Quite a bit of Chaos but both the dogs and the owners did very well and clearly have applied the techniques so far. I'm keen to catch up shortly and take any next steps needed. Great work guys.
Delta is a headstrong wee French Bulldog . refused to come back , pulled , jumped up , lunged at people for attention, quite hyper and all in the name of game playing. fun temperament but frustrating for the owners. Their other Frenchie is the good focused boy. The day of the lesson was the day of house move too. Quite a bit of Chaos but both the dogs and the owners did very well and clearly have applied the techniques so far. I'm keen to catch up shortly and take any next steps needed. Great work guys.
15th October 2024 - Mark Gall
We had Mark come in on Saturday for our first session to help us with our dogs Xena and Kobe. Mark is awesome, he was so good at explaining what was going on and then what we need to do differently. He was patient and we loved his sense of humour.
This is still a work in progress but with Mark’s help and support we will get there!
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I was called in for mainly Kobe a 16mth old Staffy with dog reactive issues along with full on no stop button problems. Also, Zena who needed lots of tweaking too. From pulling to barking at everything. Both dogs did very well once the right body language and communication was applied. Check up in a week or two. Great job team, see you again soon.
I was called in for mainly Kobe a 16mth old Staffy with dog reactive issues along with full on no stop button problems. Also, Zena who needed lots of tweaking too. From pulling to barking at everything. Both dogs did very well once the right body language and communication was applied. Check up in a week or two. Great job team, see you again soon.
13th October 2024 - Mark Gall
1st session went really well, Charlie is progressing nicely, Mark is really patient and helped me immensely as I am not an overly confident person when learning new techniques, looking forward to our next session. Pulling and recall , as well as jumping up were the main issues as the other problems we managed to get on top of.
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Charlie is a rehome from a couple of homes due to circumstance beyond the owner's controls, very little initial training from the first owners, was let run the yard and was bought as a pup for a disabled child, second owner was elderly and again not much investment in him but had passed away. Pam a previous client from dogs gone by, has given Charlie his forever home and needed some recall and walking guidance, in house rules by using our system have improved immensely but getting his focus on their lifestyle block was different matter. Great 1st steps and he's learning already. Nice job team.
Charlie is a rehome from a couple of homes due to circumstance beyond the owner's controls, very little initial training from the first owners, was let run the yard and was bought as a pup for a disabled child, second owner was elderly and again not much investment in him but had passed away. Pam a previous client from dogs gone by, has given Charlie his forever home and needed some recall and walking guidance, in house rules by using our system have improved immensely but getting his focus on their lifestyle block was different matter. Great 1st steps and he's learning already. Nice job team.
9th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Incredible, instant difference. I was struggling with cujos teenage stage as he was becoming nervous around strangers, pulling on the lead, barking, and ignoring me in general. The first 10 minutes I noticed an instant change, my boy became less shy and was happy to follow direction. I'm glad I've learnt better communication for cujo and I look forward to all his progress he will be making now that we can understand each other better. I highly recommend Bark Busters, their method is fantastic and easy to understand. Thank you so much for the help.
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Cujo is a 10.5 mth old American Bulldog cross. Very wary and reactive to strangers due to fear. Also unneutered so a little pushier as well as being a teenage dog. Once Eliott started guiding and talking Cujos language the dynamic between them changed and Cujo was happy to not have to deal with the scary visitors. He'll be a work in progress but is essentially the wrong soft temperament to be let lead. Elliott will be keen to further Cujos skills and let him chill out instead of freak out . Great pair these two. Hear from you soon with an update.
Cujo is a 10.5 mth old American Bulldog cross. Very wary and reactive to strangers due to fear. Also unneutered so a little pushier as well as being a teenage dog. Once Eliott started guiding and talking Cujos language the dynamic between them changed and Cujo was happy to not have to deal with the scary visitors. He'll be a work in progress but is essentially the wrong soft temperament to be let lead. Elliott will be keen to further Cujos skills and let him chill out instead of freak out . Great pair these two. Hear from you soon with an update.
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark's training is pure magic. Worth every cent. Great outcome. Still areas to work on but can't believe how much has changed overnight.
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Rosebud is a Tibetan spaniel 6 yrs. old, had big issues with resource guarding, food agro , barking, vet fear recall and pulling as well as separation anxiety. Huge leaps forward in the one lesson, Teaching the owners how to talk and read her language and nicely asserting themselves as this packs leaders to let Rosebud relax and destress and not have to do all the jobs that were too hard for her temperament to deal with. I'm looking forward to seeing her improvements on another session. Awesome work guys.
Rosebud is a Tibetan spaniel 6 yrs. old, had big issues with resource guarding, food agro , barking, vet fear recall and pulling as well as separation anxiety. Huge leaps forward in the one lesson, Teaching the owners how to talk and read her language and nicely asserting themselves as this packs leaders to let Rosebud relax and destress and not have to do all the jobs that were too hard for her temperament to deal with. I'm looking forward to seeing her improvements on another session. Awesome work guys.
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
We rescued Poppy locally and really needed some help with her general behaviour, a very timid girl and being part Staffy made her strong, and difficult to handle at times. Mark came in with a really empathetic, gentle but confident way. Helping us teach Poppy we were her pack leaders and to communicate in her language! Amazing results seen immediately, and the past two days coming ahead in leaps and bounds. She even let a strange man pat her at the park today and sat nicely at his feet, when usually she would cower and show real fear.
The methods work and they work quickly! Highly recommend and my only regret is we didn't get in touch at the very start of our journey.
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Poppy is a timid and fearful Staffy. Lovely dog who just needed her owners to lead her so she could relax. Great lesson and she shows huge promise to be a relaxed, happy, gaining confidence dog. Great job guys.
Poppy is a timid and fearful Staffy. Lovely dog who just needed her owners to lead her so she could relax. Great lesson and she shows huge promise to be a relaxed, happy, gaining confidence dog. Great job guys.
8th October 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark was Brilliant, like he just knew my dog's nature and helped us address his issues of barking and getting aggressive to us. our also was a puller and jumper most undesirable in a large German shepherd.
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Caesar is a large and clever GSD. He was bailing the owners up in certain situations mainly when the hubby wanted him to come with him, but Caesar wanted to stay home with the wife. With intense in face barking and aggression. Not easy to deal with in such a large, dominant boy. The owners aren't novice dog owners , they both have had dogs before and including GSDs. Once we sat down and explained how he thought and what he was doing the picture came clear. Changing the way, they interacted and especially the passive skill set of not getting sucked in, leading through the house and giving Caesar boundaries and structure his attitude changed very quickly. He has the potential and will be a great dog for them. Nice work guys , catchup soon.
Caesar is a large and clever GSD. He was bailing the owners up in certain situations mainly when the hubby wanted him to come with him, but Caesar wanted to stay home with the wife. With intense in face barking and aggression. Not easy to deal with in such a large, dominant boy. The owners aren't novice dog owners , they both have had dogs before and including GSDs. Once we sat down and explained how he thought and what he was doing the picture came clear. Changing the way, they interacted and especially the passive skill set of not getting sucked in, leading through the house and giving Caesar boundaries and structure his attitude changed very quickly. He has the potential and will be a great dog for them. Nice work guys , catchup soon.
24th September 2024 - Mark Gall
I know we still have alot of work to do! Totally impressed how the house already feels more peaceful. Walking is now enjoyable for everyone (muzzles are off - only used when they are let off at the park, more for my anxiety ) Sucess last night as Jager started & stayed in the green zone when let off at the park! Furgie followed my every turn during training.
Mark was an absolute pleasure to work with!!!
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These two Staffy's have had recent sibling rivalry issues mainly in high adrenalin park play that quickly turns into very aggressive fights as the young dog asserts his so-called dominance over the older dog especially when initially let off the lead. Lots of other behaviours have also been addressed as one behaviour solution will help another. The owners are committed and put in place the program very well on lesson day. Early days and a work in progress but great initial results. Well done The Garth pack.
These two Staffy's have had recent sibling rivalry issues mainly in high adrenalin park play that quickly turns into very aggressive fights as the young dog asserts his so-called dominance over the older dog especially when initially let off the lead. Lots of other behaviours have also been addressed as one behaviour solution will help another. The owners are committed and put in place the program very well on lesson day. Early days and a work in progress but great initial results. Well done The Garth pack.
23rd September 2024 - Mark Gall
Already lots of changes following the first visit, clear instruction, quick results and lots of learning around properly reading body language of the dog ,applying the right body language ourselves and voice controls.
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Fritz is a 4.5 yr Border terrier. we were called in for Barking, pulling, Dog aggressive and not keen on toddlers. Separation anxiety also on occasions. Fritz responded well and the owners were good at applying our techniques of reading and applying the correct body language to communicate well with Fritz. Great work guys, looking forward to a checkup in a week or two.
Fritz is a 4.5 yr Border terrier. we were called in for Barking, pulling, Dog aggressive and not keen on toddlers. Separation anxiety also on occasions. Fritz responded well and the owners were good at applying our techniques of reading and applying the correct body language to communicate well with Fritz. Great work guys, looking forward to a checkup in a week or two.
22nd September 2024 - Mark Gall
A great lesson and some very easy to establish practices - Dolly is responding really well to almost all we are trying
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Little Dolly is far too cute and has worked her magic to be in charge of the household. Only 8mths old but important to get on top her behaviours before she gets in the habit too much. She was barking, not wanting to lead walk, recall not great and hyper when mum came home. Barking at all she could see. Everyone did a great job of applying the dog rules to calm little miss cuties attitude. Keen to see the results of a couple of weeks of Speak dog to teach dog.
Little Dolly is far too cute and has worked her magic to be in charge of the household. Only 8mths old but important to get on top her behaviours before she gets in the habit too much. She was barking, not wanting to lead walk, recall not great and hyper when mum came home. Barking at all she could see. Everyone did a great job of applying the dog rules to calm little miss cuties attitude. Keen to see the results of a couple of weeks of Speak dog to teach dog.
21st September 2024 - Mark Gall
Mark was absolutely fantastic during our first session today, he has so much knowledge and truly understands and gets to know your dog! After a few hours with Mark we learnt so much about our dog and how to communicate more effectively with her. It’s like we have a new dog tonight. She is so much calmer and responded well to the strategies very quickly, not to mention walking so much nicer on the lead. Mark left us with an amazing folder of resources for us to refer to when training. We are very pleased with the results after only a few hours and we can’t recommend Mark enough!!
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Eva is a 5yr old GSD and was exceedingly attention seeking, barker, whining, pulling, jumping up, far too enthusiastic on the guests coming in. A great temperament but just too loving all over. She responded well to the process of passive dominance and also the exercises to help her focus. She'll need a second lesson to fine tune but very good results so far. Nice work guys and gals
Eva is a 5yr old GSD and was exceedingly attention seeking, barker, whining, pulling, jumping up, far too enthusiastic on the guests coming in. A great temperament but just too loving all over. She responded well to the process of passive dominance and also the exercises to help her focus. She'll need a second lesson to fine tune but very good results so far. Nice work guys and gals