Top Notch Kennels
In Modesto, California, Top Notch Kennels offers boarding and dog daycare next to private 1:1 training. The business dates from 2002. Training is force-free and covers puppy work, basic obedience, recall and walking on the lead, plus preparation for the AKC CGC test, with Behavior Modification among the services. Two credentials are listed, KPA-CTP and CPDT-KA, and it serves Modesto and the surrounding areas.
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- Bark ScoreGold Rated Trainer
- 4.7 / 5
- Reputation
- 4.3
- Ethics
- 5.0
- Credentials
- 5.0
- Service breadth
- 3.3
- Training methods
- Force-free
Top Notch Kennels reviews
Public reviews
Top Notch Kennels’s reputation score is 4.3 out of 5, worked out from the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile. That’s higher than 69% of the trainers we list.
Read their Google reviewsHow is Top Notch Kennels rated?
Four parts, each out of 5, weighted into one score. Member reviews never change it. How we score
- Reputation 30% of the score
- 4.3
- From the star rating and number of reviews on their Google Business Profile.
- Ethics 40% of the score
- 5.0
- Force-free. They train with rewards and positive reinforcement, without aversive tools. This scores highest.
- Credentials 25% of the score
- 5.0
- CPDT-KA: Certified Professional Dog Trainer, Knowledge Assessed, from the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers (CCPDT). KPA-CTP: Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, from the Karen Pryor Academy.
- Service breadth 5% of the score
- 3.3
- 1 way to train (private 1:1), and help with 5 kinds of problem.
How does Top Notch Kennels compare with other Modesto dog trainers?
Counted from the 2 trainers listed in Modesto.
- Highest of 2 scored trainers in Modesto by Bark Score.
- The only force-free trainer listed in Modesto.
- Offers private 1:1, like 1 other trainer in Modesto.
- Overall Bark Score higher than 97% of the trainers we list.
What to ask Top Notch Kennels 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 Top Notch Kennels
- Helps with
- Basic obedience, puppy, recall, leash, AKC CGC Test Prep
- How they train
- Private 1:1
- Credentials
- CPDT-KA, KPA-CTP
- Established
- 2002
- Service area
- Modesto, California & surrounding areas
- Good to know
- Established 2002
- Opening hours
- Mon–Sat 7:30am–6pmSun 2pm–6pm
- Address
- 3302 Beckwith Ct, Modesto, California 95358
- Phone
- +1 209-523-3138
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