Competent Canines
Competent Canines in Bristol is run by a veterinary nurse and accredited positive reinforcement trainer, using force-free methods. It offers a puppy socialisation and training course, recall workshops, group classes, one to one sessions, home visits and online sessions, covering loose lead walking and settling, reactivity, aggression and separation anxiety. Their website names the Animal Behaviour and Training Council and the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.
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- BarkScore™Gold Rated Trainer
- 4.5 / 5
- Reputation
- 3.5
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 5.0
- Service breadth
- 3.8
- Training methods
- Force-free
Competent Canines reviews
Public reviews
Competent Canines’s reputation score is 3.5 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 37% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is Competent Canines rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 3.5
- From the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile.
- Ethics 40% of the score
- 5.0
- They describe their training as force-free: rewards and positive reinforcement, without aversive tools. This scores highest.
- Credentials 25% of the score
- 5.0
- Their website names the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. This comes from what they tell us, so it’s worth asking them about it.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 3.8
- 4 ways to train (group classes, one to one, in your home, online), and help with 6 kinds of problem.
How does Competent Canines compare with other Bristol dog trainers?
Counted from the 42 trainers listed in Bristol.
- Number 7 of 42 scored trainers in Bristol by BarkScore.
- One of 25 force-free trainers listed in Bristol.
- Offers one to one, like 28 other trainers in Bristol.
- Offers in your home, like 10 other trainers in Bristol.
- Offers group classes, like 21 other trainers in Bristol.
- Offers online, like 11 other trainers in Bristol.
- Overall BarkScore higher than 86% of the trainers we list.
What to ask Competent Canines before you book
- What does a typical session look like, and what happens when a dog gets something wrong?
- What does a session or programme cost, and what’s included?
- How many dogs are in a class, and how many trainers?
- What will I need to practise between sessions?
About Competent Canines
- Helps with
- Puppy training, recall, lead pulling, reactivity, aggression, separation anxiety
- How they train
- Group classes, one to one, in your home, online
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
- Opening hours
- Mon–Fri 9am–5pmSat 9am–12pm
- Address
- Community Building, Bristol BS30 9TL
- Phone
- +44 7966 599467
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