Walkies & Waggietails
Walkies & Waggietails in Richmond, Greater London, takes a fun, positive, force-free approach to training and behaviour, using rewards rather than corrections. It runs puppy classes, junior and adolescent classes and intermediate levels, plus Walkies in the Park sessions for recall, play and lead walking outdoors, and offers one to one sessions, home visits, online sessions and behaviour consultations for reactivity, aggression and separation anxiety. Their website names the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, the Kennel Club Accredited Instructor scheme and the International Companion Animal Network.
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- BarkScore™Gold Rated Trainer
- 4.7 / 5
- Reputation
- 4.2
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 5.0
- Service breadth
- 4.5
- Training methods
- Force-free
Walkies & Waggietails reviews
Public reviews
Walkies & Waggietails’s reputation score is 4.2 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 80% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is Walkies & Waggietails rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 4.2
- 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, Kennel Club Accredited Instructor. This comes from what they tell us, so it’s worth asking them about it. It also names the International Companion Animal Network, which the BarkScore doesn’t count yet.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 4.5
- 6 ways to train (group classes, puppy classes, one to one, in your home, online, behaviour consultations), and help with 10 kinds of problem.
How does Walkies & Waggietails compare with other Richmond dog trainers?
Counted from the 3 trainers listed in Richmond.
- Highest of 3 scored trainers in Richmond by BarkScore.
- One of 2 force-free trainers listed in Richmond.
- Offers one to one, like 1 other trainer in Richmond.
- The only trainer in Richmond listing in your home.
- The only trainer in Richmond listing group classes.
- The only trainer in Richmond listing online.
- Overall BarkScore higher than 97% of the trainers we list.
What to ask Walkies & Waggietails 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 Walkies & Waggietails
- Helps with
- Puppy training, recall, lead pulling, reactivity, aggression, separation anxiety, agility, basic obedience, therapy dog work, assistance dog work
- How they train
- Group classes, puppy classes, one to one, in your home, online, behaviour consultations
- Credentials
- ABTC, KCAI, ICAN
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 9am–7pm
- Address
- Kew Pavillion, Darell Rd, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4LB
- Phone
- +44 7813 069816
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