Guiding Paws
Guiding Paws in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, is run by Karen, who teaches science-based training methods, including clicker training. Puppy classes cover recall and loose lead walking, and there are one to one sessions, home visits, online courses and behaviour consultations for everything from reactivity and aggression to fear and separation anxiety, plus agility, scent work and gundog skills. Training is force-free. Their website names the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, the Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and the Karen Pryor Academy, among others.
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- BarkScore™Gold Rated Trainer
- 4.5 / 5
- Reputation
- 3.4
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 5.0
- Service breadth
- 4.5
- Training methods
- Force-free
Guiding Paws reviews
Public reviews
Guiding Paws’s reputation score is 3.4 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 26% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is Guiding Paws rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 3.4
- 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 Institute of Modern Dog Trainers, the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, the Pet Professional Guild, the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors, the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers, the Karen Pryor Academy. This comes from what they tell us, so it’s worth asking them about it.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 4.5
- 5 ways to train (puppy classes, one to one, in your home, online, behaviour consultations), and help with 11 kinds of problem.
How does Guiding Paws compare with other Clacton-on-Sea dog trainers?
Counted from the 2 trainers listed in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Number 2 of 2 scored trainers in Clacton-on-Sea by BarkScore.
- One of 2 force-free trainers listed in Clacton-on-Sea.
- The only trainer in Clacton-on-Sea listing one to one.
- The only trainer in Clacton-on-Sea listing in your home.
- Offers online, like 1 other trainer in Clacton-on-Sea.
- Overall BarkScore higher than 84% of the trainers we list.
What to ask Guiding Paws 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?
- What will I need to practise between sessions?
About Guiding Paws
- Helps with
- Puppy training, recall, lead pulling, reactivity, aggression, separation anxiety, fear, agility, scent work, gundog training, basic obedience
- How they train
- Puppy classes, one to one, in your home, online, behaviour consultations
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT, APDT UK, PPG, APBC, CCPDT, KPA
- Opening hours
- Mon 9am–5pmWed–Fri 9am–5pmSat 9am–12pm
- Address
- 23 Sandpiper Gardens, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex CO16 7FA
- Phone
- +44 7368 433131
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