Reviews & Testimonials For Mark Gall

We can’t recommend Bark Busters highly enough. Our dog Acorn used to bark and show aggression toward anyone visiting our home, which made having guests stressful. Within just one day of Mark’s training, we had a completely different dog — calm, relaxed, and welcoming. The training was simple, effective, and based on common-sense methods that worked straight away with out food treats constantly. We can now enjoy having visitors again without worry. Thank you, Mark, for giving us (and Acorn) such peace of mind!

I sought help from Mark in relation to my two dogs. Both Staffies. I was having major issues with them thinking they owned our place, hyperactive , barking at the passers by and walking Arlo was a nightmare with pulling. From the minute Arlo thought we were going for a walk, he would scream around the house, be really pushy, jumpy, totally unfocussed and then proceed to drag me around the streets. Just one lesson with Mark has made a massive difference. I can now identify Arlos triggers and have him settle before even leaving the house which is leading to better walks. Still a long way to go but I feel as though we are on the right track now! Mark was my last hope after already using three different trainers, and I wish I had of just used him from the beginning!!

Mark was fantastic, he was knowledgeable and provided instant results and showed us how to keep the techniques in place, would highly recommend Mark and the Bark Busters to anyone.

Mark was great, we've implemented many of the techniques he taught us and our dog changed instantly on many fronts. Mark also didn't make us feel like idiots as you don't know what you don't know, he was patient, clear and great to work with, would highly recommend the investment.

Excellent service from Mark. Very patient with inexperienced owners. Given us clear instructions and we know we can go back to him at any point for clarification, further support or advice. Looking forward to fruitful collaboration during the difficult puppy months ahead of us. Thanks Mark.

This training was a great help. I suspected that my dog did not see me as the "boss," but needed help to know how to show her that I am. She is already listening better and pulling less on the lead. With practice I think we will improve even more.

Baxter was such an anxious boy who was also quite stubborn. He also loves to run away which is how he ended up a rescue dog and being adopted by us. Baxter has made incredible progress since starting the training program with Mark at Bark Busters South Island. Baxter’s potential was always there, and this experience has truly brought out the best in him. Our training sessions are enjoyable and our walks have become so much more pleasant. Baxter is now no longer pulling on the lead, he comes back when called (most times) and is also able to have fun on walks OFF the lead with confidence that he will come back. Thank you, Mark - you are amazing!

Herbie responded very well to the training and we were given lots of resources to refer back to in the future.

Absolutely brilliant experience, Mark knows what he's talking about. saw results immediately

We had a very productive session with Mark and put all the information to practical use on a walk outside with the dogs which was very helpful. It was good to see everything covered in the lesson time and put into practice. The dogs are less pushy and more responsive.

I have an energetic 6-month-old Jack Russell named Gem who is full of life. The biggest challenge has been managing her misbehaviors, especially her aggression towards our older dog Pearl. I’ve only just started on my Bark Busters training with Gem, and I am already seeing huge changes. Mark has shown me clear ways to correct Gem’s behaviours, and every day she’s improving. She’s such a smart little dog, and I’m slowly learning how to adjust to what she needs from me as her owner. What I appreciate most is how Mark made training very easy to follow, yet enjoyable. I love getting to bond with Gem while we practice, and I’m so grateful for his help in bringing out the best in her. Thanks Mark

We recently adopted a 3month old springer spaniel and had no idea what we got ourselves into, we searched Murihiku (Southland or Tail end of the land) for a trainer to help us get started and we found Mark from Bark Busters NZ. His communication with us from first contact was impeccable and we knew we wanted to work with BBNZ because of that. Great communication and prompt. Rusty the Springer Spaniel reacted so well to our first meeting with Mark, all three of us were taught some great things, and we are putting them in place. Feeding time is now my favourite time of the day where rusty sits and waits to be told "free" Its eating time buddy. We recommend Bark Busters and we are only a week out from our first session already seeing huge improvements, we are looking forward to a refresher in a few weeks. To learn new things as a pack!