VANDERPETS
VANDERPETS in Colchester, Essex, offers puppy training, home visits and behaviour consultations, including a puppy and reactive dog introduction to scent work. It also trains protective companion dogs, and its listing covers reactivity, aggression and fear. Training is force-free, based on rewards rather than corrections.
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- BarkScore™Silver Rated Trainer
- 3.9 / 5
- Reputation
- 3.4
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 2.8
- Service breadth
- 3.5
- Training methods
- Force-free
VANDERPETS reviews
Public reviews
VANDERPETS’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 VANDERPETS 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
- 2.8
- Their website doesn’t name a body or credential we recognise yet. Ask what training they’ve had.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 3.5
- 2 ways to train (in your home, behaviour consultations), and help with 6 kinds of problem.
How does VANDERPETS compare with other Colchester dog trainers?
Counted from the 17 trainers listed in Colchester.
- Number 8 of 17 scored trainers in Colchester by BarkScore.
- One of 5 force-free trainers listed in Colchester.
- Offers in your home, like 2 other trainers in Colchester.
- Overall BarkScore higher than 55% of the trainers we list.
What to ask VANDERPETS 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 training or qualifications do you have?
- What will I need to practise between sessions?
About VANDERPETS
- Helps with
- Puppy training, reactivity, aggression, fear, scent work, basic obedience
- How they train
- In your home, behaviour consultations
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sun 9am–5pm
- Address
- 26 Straight Rd, Colchester, Essex CO4 5HJ
- Phone
- +44 7399 336375
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