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"Our 2 year old Spaniel, Leo had recently started growling at children and jumping up on them as well as being extremely hyper when guests came over, barking at neighbours and pulling on the leash. Keiko was incredible right from the get go. She clearly explained to us that Leo lacked respect and thought he was top of the pecking order in our household. Once she explained his behaviours to us, and all the little things we didn’t realise we were doing to promote these behaviours, we had a big break through moment. Leo has responded incredibly well to the training so far and we can’t wait to get Keiko back to help us continue the training."

Rebecca

Trainer: Keiko Ruwhiu

"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 "

Ellen

Trainer: Mark Gall

"We had a wonderful first training session with Keiko. I was very pleasantly surprised to see how quickly Tilly responded to her! Literally changing her behaviour within 10 minutes. I know we still have a way to go, but I have been well equipped with information and training to make it happen! I feel totally supported and confident in moving ahead with all our goals!"

Lenore

Trainer: Keiko Ruwhiu

"We have a hyper enthusiastic, people loving dog, who enjoys interacting with humans - whether they like it or not! Keith has taught us many ways to calm her enthusiasm and leave her in no doubt she is a dog and quickly becoming a well behaved one. Holly is so much calmer. Listens to instructions, loves her crate, walks quietly alongside, learning that jumping is not welcome. Knows about distance recall. Has stopped jumping all over people and furniture. Holly no longer barks at everything that passes our front window. We are very satisfied with the pleasant, highly skilled, dog behaviour therapist Keith. As owners we are a work in progress! Teresa & Peter"

Teresa and Peter

Trainer: Keith Mockett

"Mind blowing at the results, teaching dog behaviour and language to deal with any issues."

paul

Trainer: Keiko Ruwhiu

"I was surprised how quickly our dogs responded to the new techniques and her behaviour started to change straight away."

Mike

Trainer: Keiko Ruwhiu

"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!"

Thomas

Trainer: Mark Gall

"Thank you for helping us to be better leaders for our dog. We took away some awesome tools to help on our journey. He seems to be responding well already. Ngā mihi"

Tenysha

Trainer: Mark Gall

"Mark taught us a completely different way of how to let our dog know what kind of behavior is acceptable or not acceptable. He is also learning that he is not the boss! Having recently moved to a retirement village villa we needed Guiness to be better behaved es[pecially around barking issues."

Pauline

Trainer: Mark Gall

"It has only been a few days since Mark came to see us, and the changes have been instant. Mark explained our 5months old puppy’s behaviour and gave us valuable management strategies to correct behaviour and to more importantly reassure our anxious little girl. While there is still work to do, we feel a lot more comfortable and doing an early intervention like this will no doubt save us plenty of trouble later on."

Katarina

Trainer: Mark Gall

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Easter Holidays...

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How To Avoid Separation Anxiety...

Leaving your dog at home alone can be fraught with danger. Depending on your dog you never know what you might come home to. With us, all at home, our pets have gotten used to having our undivided attention. When that all changes, they may fret, and become destructive. That is mostly due to lack of attention and boredom. They may even bark and cry all day....

Back to school tips for families with dogs...

Before we know it, the kids will be heading back to school and everyone's routine will change. When children return to school, the stress on every family member can be huge - including the family dog. This abrupt change in routine can seriously affect our canine companions, who are creatures of habit. But with a little understanding and preparation before th...

Greeting unknown dogs in the correct way!...

If you are a dog lover, which you probably are if you are taking the time to read this article, you will enjoy greeting new dogs you meet whilst out and about. However, attempting to greet a dog in an inappropriate manner could cause you all sorts of problems, and could also put you, the dog, and the owner at risk. Dogs are taught by their mother f...