4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Scent work and 1 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
Dog trainers in Kent
Kent has 107 listed dog trainers across 28 towns, from Maidstone, which has the most, to smaller places like Cranbrook and Dover.
Ranked by member recommendations and the BarkScore. How we rank them
4.8BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- PPG
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 5 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, Residential training, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression, Fear, Agility and 2 more
- Credentials
- KCAI
4.7BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 6 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression, Fear, Gundog training and 1 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Separation anxiety and 2 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, APDT UK
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Basic obedience
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.6BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 4 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT, APDT UK, APBC
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, In your home, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 4 more
- Credentials
- ABTC
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 4 more
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.5BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Separation anxiety
- Credentials
- IMDT
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Lead pulling, Scent work, Assistance dog work
- Credentials
- ABTC
4.4BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Online
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
- Credentials
- IMDT, APDT UK
4.3BarkScore
- How you can train
- In your home, Online, Residential training, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 4 more
4.3BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression, Fear and 2 more
4.2BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Reactivity, Aggression and 2 more
4.2BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Fear, Agility and 2 more
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT
4.2BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Lead pulling
- Credentials
- ABTC, IMDT
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Aggression, Basic obedience
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Reactivity, Fear, Scent work
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression, Separation anxiety
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home, Online, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression, Separation anxiety and 3 more
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one, In your home
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Aggression, Separation anxiety, Gundog training and 1 more
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Puppy classes, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Basic obedience
4.1BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, Puppy classes, One to one
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Reactivity, Aggression, Agility
4.0BarkScore
- How you can train
- One to one, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Recall, Lead pulling, Aggression
4.0BarkScore
- How you can train
- Group classes, In your home, Behaviour consultations
- Helps with
- Puppy training, Scent work
More about dog trainers in Kent
Nearly half offer one to one sessions, and nearly four in ten run group classes or offer behaviour consultations, where someone looks at what sits behind a problem and helps you plan a way forward. About three in ten can come to your home, and a similar share run puppy classes. Help with aggression is listed by nearly four in ten trainers, a little more often than help with reactive dogs.
About half describe their methods on their website, and nine in ten of those say they train force-free.
At a glance
Dog training in Kent, by the numbers
- 107dog trainers listed in Kent
- 28towns with a trainer
- 91%of trainers who describe their methods say they train force-free
How they train
- Force-free
- 48%
- Balanced
- 5%
- Not stated
- 48%
How you can train with them
- One to one
- 49%
- Group classes
- 39%
- In your home
- 32%
- Online
- 26%
- Residential training
- 9%
- Day school
- 2%
What they help with
- Puppy training
- 61%
- Basic obedience
- 46%
- Recall
- 42%
- Lead pulling
- 42%
- Aggression
- 39%
- Reactivity
- 32%
Counted from all 107 trainers listed in Kent, from what their own websites say.
Towns in Kent
- Ashford eleven
- Birchington one
- Canterbury five
- Chatham three
- Cranbrook four
- Croftview one
- Dartford four
- Dover four
- Folkestone two
- Gillingham three
- Gravesend three
- Herne Bay four
- Longfield one
- Maidstone fourteen
- Ramsgate two
- Rochester seven
- Romney Marsh two
- Sevenoaks six
- Sittingbourne nine
- Snodland two
- Swanley one
- Swanscombe one
- Tenterden one
- Tonbridge four
- Tunbridge Wells three
- West Malling four
- Westerham one
- Whitstable four
Questions people ask
Which town in Kent has the most dog trainers?
Maidstone has the most, with fourteen, followed by Ashford with eleven and Sittingbourne with nine.
Do Kent dog trainers help with aggressive dogs?
Yes, 42 of the listed trainers in Kent say they help with aggression. It’s worth asking how they’d work with your dog, and a vet check first can help rule out pain.